England on the eve of the conquest (OCR GCSE History A (Explaining the Modern World)): Flashcards
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When did Anglo-Saxons invade England?
When did Anglo-Saxons invade England?
5th century
How long was England Anglo-Saxon?
How long was England Anglo-Saxon?
Six centuries
Year Edward the Confessor became king
Year Edward the Confessor became king
1042
Type of late Anglo-Saxon society
Type of late Anglo-Saxon society
Agricultural, feudal society
Definition of vassal
Definition of vassal
Member of society with obligations to another
Percentage of population who were slaves
Percentage of population who were slaves
10%
Number of thegns in Anglo-Saxon England
Number of thegns in Anglo-Saxon England
About 5,000
Who were ceorls?
Who were ceorls?
Free men who made up the majority of Anglo-Saxons
What was the Witan?
What was the Witan?
Council that advised the king
Definition of wergild
Definition of wergild
Compensation paid by murderer's family to victim's family
King's wergild value
King's wergild value
30,000 thrymsa
Thegn's wergild value
Thegn's wergild value
2,000 thrymsa
What was a thrymsa?
What was a thrymsa?
7th-century Anglo-Saxon gold coin
Title for head of a shire
Title for head of a shire
Shire-reeve (sheriff)
Three types of earls' control in earldoms
Three types of earls' control in earldoms
Economic, legal, military