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What features did the thegnly class and the knightly class both have?
Strong bonds of loyalty to their lords, principal warriors of the age, cemented ties with symbolic acts
What did land form the basis of for an enfeoffed knight?
Both his military service and loyalty to his lord
Why was the bond between knight and lord far stronger than the first generation of conquerers?
Due to their shared experiences of war and danger
What did a thegn's military service stem from?
His rank rather than the terms of his land tenure
What ways were there of securing loyalty?
The granting of land, a thegn might follow a lord as a result of personal commendation
What did a thegn have to possess?
5 hides of land
What was different about a knight's estate in comparison to a thegn's?
The knight's varied in size
Who filled the great Baronial households?
A class of landless knights in Norman England
Who were the landless knights more akin to?
The housecarls of Anglo Saxon times
Whose service was more military orientated?
Knights
What did knights, landed or household, typically fight on?
Horseback
What did a knight's service include?
Periods of garrison duty or active service in the royal army
What could a thegn's military service also form?
Just one part of their wider duties to their locality
What were thegns also?
Country gentlemen
What did thegns fight on?
Foot
How long did thegns hold their land for?
A lifetime or for three lifetimes
What was it known as when a thegn held their land for three years if granted to them by a charter?
Book land
What did estate of knights become towards the end of William's reign?
Hereditary
