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[[File:DTVA - Anglo-Saxon knife.jpg|thumb|250px|An Anglo-Saxon iron long-bladed knife / 7th-9th cent.]] | |||
The fact that Latin texts identified them as ''{{Wiki|milites}}'', which meant "warriors," offers a good hint at what ''[[thegn]]s'' usually did in life. Thegns were well-trained to fight. They would act as bodyguards in peace or at war. The relatively high quality of their military gear was thus partially explained by their function in society. See for example this [[iron]] [[seax]], or [[Short blade|dagger]]. | The fact that {{Wiki|Latin}} texts identified them as ''{{Wiki|milites}}'', which meant "warriors," offers a good hint at what ''[[thegn]]s'' usually did in life. Thegns were well-trained to fight. They would act as bodyguards in peace or at war. The relatively high quality of their military gear was thus partially explained by their function in society. See for example this [[iron]] [[seax]], or [[Short blade|dagger]]. | ||
In the [[Wessex|West Saxon]] king {{Wiki|Ine of Wessex|Ine}}'s {{Wiki|Anglo-Saxon law|code of laws}} (c. 7th-early 8th), a ''thegn'' was usually a landowner. However, ''thegns'' who neglected their military service could be punished with a fine. | In the [[Wessex|West Saxon]] king {{Wiki|Ine of Wessex|Ine}}'s {{Wiki|Anglo-Saxon law|code of laws}} (c. 7th-early 8th), a ''thegn'' was usually a landowner. However, ''thegns'' who neglected their military service could be punished with a fine. | ||
[[Category:Discovery Tour: Viking Age]] | [[Category:Discovery Tour: Viking Age]] | ||
Revision as of 15:36, 11 December 2021
The fact that Latin texts identified them as milites, which meant "warriors," offers a good hint at what thegns usually did in life. Thegns were well-trained to fight. They would act as bodyguards in peace or at war. The relatively high quality of their military gear was thus partially explained by their function in society. See for example this iron seax, or dagger.
In the West Saxon king Ine's code of laws (c. 7th-early 8th), a thegn was usually a landowner. However, thegns who neglected their military service could be punished with a fine.