Anglo-Saxon nobility
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Anglo-Saxon nobility comprised the hereditary warrior-elite and landowning class that dominated early medieval England before the Norman Conquest.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Anglo-Saxon nobility canonical | 2 |
| Anglo-Saxon royal family | 2 |
| Anglo-Saxon earldoms | 1 |
Statements (54)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
landowning elite
ⓘ
nobility ⓘ social class ⓘ warrior elite ⓘ |
| basedOn |
hereditary status
ⓘ
land ownership ⓘ military service ⓘ service to the king ⓘ |
| country | Kingdom of England ⓘ |
| developedFrom | Germanic warrior aristocracy ⓘ |
| duty |
attendance at royal assemblies
ⓘ
maintenance of local order ⓘ military service to the king ⓘ support of the church ⓘ |
| endCause | Norman Conquest of England ⓘ |
| endTime | 1066 ⓘ |
| hasPart |
ealdormen
ⓘ
earls ⓘ gesiths ⓘ high-ranking clergy of noble birth ⓘ royal housecarls ⓘ royal kin ⓘ thegns ⓘ |
| heldRight |
to administer justice on estates
ⓘ
to attend the king’s court ⓘ to collect dues and renders ⓘ to command military forces ⓘ to hold land in bookland (bocland) ⓘ to participate in the witan ⓘ to receive royal charters ⓘ |
| influenced |
English legal customs
ⓘ
early English political institutions ⓘ patterns of land tenure in England ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Christian Church
ⓘ
surface form:
Christian church
Roman landholding practices ⓘ |
| language | Old English ⓘ |
| notableMember |
Edwin, Earl of Mercia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Godwin, Earl of Wessex ⓘ Harold Godwinson ⓘ Leofric ⓘ
surface form:
Leofric, Earl of Mercia
Morcar, Earl of Northumbria ⓘ |
| partOf |
Anglo-Saxons
ⓘ
surface form:
Anglo-Saxon society
|
| practiced |
feud and vengeance customs
ⓘ
lordship over dependants ⓘ patronage ⓘ warfare ⓘ |
| religion |
Anglo-Saxon paganism
ⓘ
Latin Christian Church ⓘ
surface form:
Latin Christianity
|
| replacedBy | Norman aristocracy ⓘ |
| socialRankAbove |
ceorls
ⓘ
slaves ⓘ |
| socialRankBelow | king ⓘ |
| useInPeriod |
early medieval period
ⓘ
pre-Conquest England ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Anglo-Saxon royal family
subject surface form:
Cristina
this entity surface form:
Anglo-Saxon royal family
this entity surface form:
Anglo-Saxon earldoms