Events Tagged: "thegn"

Ine's laws define thegn status - nobleman holding 5 hides of land, owes military service, wergild (man-price) of 1200 shillings vs 200 for ceorl

Thegnship becomes hereditary - shift from service-based to land-based nobility, 'bookland' (chartered land) can be inherited

Thegns become knights - Norman feudalism transforms Anglo-Saxon thegns into knights, similar military obligations but different legal status