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A thegn or thane was a rank of nobleman in later Anglo-Saxon England, who owned land and served the king or other lords. The term also had different meanings in Scandinavia and Scotland, and was related to the word thane in Shakespearean English.
Comitatus was an armed escort or retinue of a warlord and his followers, bound by an oath of fealty. The term comes from Tacitus' Germania and describes the heroic, loyal, and violent ethos of Germanic warriors in ancient times.
A thane was a local administrator in eastern Scotland, equivalent to the son of an earl, who collected revenue and services from the estates under his control. The term thane was introduced by King David I in the 12th century, and later replaced by baron or regality.
Learn about the Anglo-Saxons, a cultural group who spoke Old English and inhabited England and south-eastern Scotland in the Early Middle Ages. Explore their origins, settlement, political development, religion, material culture and legacy.
Learn about the history and hierarchy of the British nobility, which consists of the peerage, the landed gentry, and the untitled nobility. Find out how the Monarch grants peerages, knighthoods, and arms to citizens of the United Kingdom and Commonwealth Realms.
Learn about the history, principles and practices of therapeutic community, a group-based approach to long-term mental illness, personality disorders and drug addiction. Compare different models and examples of therapeutic communities in the UK, US and elsewhere.
Learn about the hierarchy of biological structures and systems from atoms to biospheres, and how they are organised and function. Explore the concept of emergence, the origin of life, and the applications of biological organisation in various fields of science.
A systematic review is a scholarly synthesis of the evidence on a clearly presented topic using critical methods to identify, define and assess research on the topic. Learn about the characteristics, types, and reporting guidelines of systematic reviews, and how they differ from narrative reviews and meta-analyses.