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Allegiance
The loyalty of a citizen or subject to their government or king.
Danegeld
A tax raised to pay the Vikings (often Danish) to stop them from plundering from England.
Earldoms
The land owned by earls.
Fealty
loyalty
Illegitimate
A child born to unmarried parents.
Sub-regulus
Literally ‘below the king’ but meaning acting as the king’s deputy.
Wessex
The richest part of England and an earldom controlled by the Godwin family prior to the Conquest.
Witan
Members of the national council in England advising the king before the Norman Conquest.
Fyrd
Working men, mainly peasants, called to serve the king in times of trouble.
Housecarl
The household troops or bodyguard of English kings.
Thegn
A nobleman in Anglo-Saxon culture.
Vassal
A person granted the use of land, in return for promising to be loyal. In addition they usually provided military service or its equivalent to a lord VERNACU LAR: the native language.
Papal banner
A flag given by the Pope to show that a mission had h is, and therefore, God's blessing.
Hauberks
Chain mail protection - a shirt reaching at least to mid-thigh and including sleeves.
Barons
An important lord in the Feudal System.
Besieged
To surround a place with armed forces in order to capture it or force its surrender.
Burhs
Fortified settlement established to protect towns against Viking invasion.
Conciliatory
Doing something with intention of goodwill.
Disinherited
Preventing someone from inheriting another's property or title.
Domain
An area of territory owned or controlled by a particular ruler or government.
Domesday Book
A record of a survey of the lands of England, giving ownership, size, and value of the properties.
Garrison
The troops stationed in a castle or town to defend it.
Harrying of the North
The brutal slaughter and pillaging of the North by William the Conquer and his army.
Legitimacy
Having the right to do something (e.g. rule England).
Patronage
The power to control appointments to office or the right to privileges such as holding land.
Plunder
To steal.
Motte and bailey
A castle with a wooden or stone keep situated on a raised earthwork called a motte, surrounded by an enclosed courtyard.
Royal writs
A formal written order, issued by the king. Essentially a new law.
Treasury
Where the funds of the government (i.e. the king) are kept.
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