Thegn

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Thegn is a term given to landholders who owe military service to a lord or king. Thegn replaced the term gesith during the middle Anglo-Saxon period of English history. The role of the thegn consisted of both statecraft and warrior, but became overshadowed by the introduction of the Housecarle class.

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