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Definitions of thanes in various dictionaries:
noun - a feudal lord or baron
noun - a man ranking above an ordinary freeman and below a noble in Anglo-Saxon England (especially one who gave military service in exchange for land)
noun - a man holding land by military service in Anglo-Saxon England
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| "Beowulf" features several of these feudal warriors who serve their liege |
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| The term thegn (thane or thayn in Shakespearean English), from Old English þegn, ðegn, "servant, attendant, retainer", "one who serves", 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. |