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Seal of Godwin the thegn (minister), first half of 11th century. British Museum

The term thegn (or thane or thayn in Shakespearean English), from OE þegn, ðegn "servant, attendant, retainer", is commonly used to describe either an aristocratic retainer of a king or nobleman in Anglo-Saxon England, or as a class term, the majority of the aristocracy below the ranks of ealdormen and high-reeves. It is also the term for an early medieval Scandinavian class of retainers.

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• Related: Thane (Scotland), Abthain

David Roffe, "The King's thegns on the eve of the ... David Roffe, "The King's thegns on the eve of the Norman Conquest" www.roffe.co.uk/thegns.htm - Web

Mats G. Larsson, "Rinkar, tegnar, karlar svenner" ... Mats G. Larsson, "Rinkar, tegnar, karlar svenner" in Populär Historia April 2002 www.catshamans.se/essae/0thegn.htm - Web

Canute, King of the English: Heriots and reliefs, ... Canute, King of the English: Heriots and reliefs, c. 1016 - 1035 www.fordham.edu/halsall/source/1035Cnutrelf.html - Web

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Charter of Wolverhampton, 985 AD: Charter of Wolverhampton, 985 AD: www.wolverhampton.gov.uk/.../charter.htm - Web

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