Ranks/Terminology
Ranks
King- The male ruler of an independent state, especially one who inherits the position by right of birth.
Baron/Lord- A feudal superior; the proprietor of a manor.
Knight-A man who served his sovereign or lord as a mounted soldier in armour.
Villein- A peasant.
Serf- An agriculture labourer bound be the feudal system who was tied to working on his lords estate.
Housecarl- A member of the bodyguard or household troops of a Danish or Anglo-Saxon king or noble.
Militia- A military force that is raised from the civil population to supplement a regular army in an emergency.
Thegns- An English Thane.
Fryd- The English militia before 1066.
Thane-A man who held land granted by the king or by a military nobleman, ranking between an ordinary freeman and a hereditary noble.
Armiger - A squire
Bard - A singer and/or musician who sings tales of the deeds of people.
Earl- In Europe it is the highest rank that can be attained by a person without having royal blood.
Page - A young boy around the ages of 8-10 who would work for a knight usually doing household work or grooming and care of horses.
Squire - A young teen boy who was a personal assistant to a knight. He often carried messages and weapons/armor for the knight. He would help the night in his preparation for battle.
Free-lance - a knight or mercenary soldier who held no particular allegiance except to those who would hire him for pay.
Sergeant - A knight of lesser rank
Vavasseur - A landed free man who has not attained the rank of knight
Terminology
Week Work- Work done by a peasant each week on the lords land.
Tithe- A tax on produce paid to the Church.
Manor- An area of land owned by a Lord.
Fallow-Empty
Crop Rotation- Farming System used on the manor.
Cruck House- Typical peasants cottage.
Coat of Arms - A symbolic bade that a knight would wear to show he belonged to a certain family, king or duke. These coats of arms were also often displayed on shields.
Jousting - mock combat between mounted knights. this was often performed with Lances.
Melee - A battle with more than two combatants.
Shillings-A former British coin and monetary unit equal to one twentieth of a pound or twelve pence.
Pence- A plural for penny.
Penny-A British bronze coin. It is equal to one hundredth of a pound.
King- The male ruler of an independent state, especially one who inherits the position by right of birth.
Baron/Lord- A feudal superior; the proprietor of a manor.
Knight-A man who served his sovereign or lord as a mounted soldier in armour.
Villein- A peasant.
Serf- An agriculture labourer bound be the feudal system who was tied to working on his lords estate.
Housecarl- A member of the bodyguard or household troops of a Danish or Anglo-Saxon king or noble.
Militia- A military force that is raised from the civil population to supplement a regular army in an emergency.
Thegns- An English Thane.
Fryd- The English militia before 1066.
Thane-A man who held land granted by the king or by a military nobleman, ranking between an ordinary freeman and a hereditary noble.
Armiger - A squire
Bard - A singer and/or musician who sings tales of the deeds of people.
Earl- In Europe it is the highest rank that can be attained by a person without having royal blood.
Page - A young boy around the ages of 8-10 who would work for a knight usually doing household work or grooming and care of horses.
Squire - A young teen boy who was a personal assistant to a knight. He often carried messages and weapons/armor for the knight. He would help the night in his preparation for battle.
Free-lance - a knight or mercenary soldier who held no particular allegiance except to those who would hire him for pay.
Sergeant - A knight of lesser rank
Vavasseur - A landed free man who has not attained the rank of knight
Terminology
Week Work- Work done by a peasant each week on the lords land.
Tithe- A tax on produce paid to the Church.
Manor- An area of land owned by a Lord.
Fallow-Empty
Crop Rotation- Farming System used on the manor.
Cruck House- Typical peasants cottage.
Coat of Arms - A symbolic bade that a knight would wear to show he belonged to a certain family, king or duke. These coats of arms were also often displayed on shields.
Jousting - mock combat between mounted knights. this was often performed with Lances.
Melee - A battle with more than two combatants.
Shillings-A former British coin and monetary unit equal to one twentieth of a pound or twelve pence.
Pence- A plural for penny.
Penny-A British bronze coin. It is equal to one hundredth of a pound.