Events Tagged: "hide"

Ine of Wessex codifies hide system - establishes 'hide' as standard land unit (120 acres, enough to support one family), basis for taxation and military service

Alfred organizes fyrd system - every 5 hides must provide one armed man for militia, thegns serve as mounted warriors

Burghal Hidage established - Alfred assigns hides to maintain fortified burghs, 1 man per 4 feet of wall, revolutionary defense system

Domesday records land measurements - southern England uses hides, Danelaw uses carucates (ploughlands), both equal ~120 acres