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A thegn or thane was a nobleman who owned land and served the king or a lord in Anglo-Saxon England. The term also had different meanings in Scandinavia and Scotland, and evolved from the Old English word gesith, meaning companion or retainer.
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.
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.
Ealdorman was a high-ranking official in Anglo-Saxon England, who led a shire or an ealdormanry. The term evolved into earl in the 11th century, but the function remained the same.
Mormaer was the Gaelic name for a regional or provincial ruler in early medieval Scotland, equivalent to an earl or a count. Learn about the origins, history, and evolution of the mormaer office, and the different provinces and families that held it.
Thane is the headquarters of Thane district in Maharashtra, India, and a part of the Mumbai Metropolitan Region. It has a population of over 2.5 million, a tropical monsoon climate, and a history of being a Maratha Empire stronghold and a British colonial outpost.
His name could be read as eċġ + þēow, "edge-servant" (that is, sword-thane); alternatively, if his name was a compound of the ancient bahuvrihi type as were many other Germanic heroic names, it would indicate proficiency with the sword, meaning literally, "whose servant is the sword".
A baronet is a hereditary title created by the British Crown, ranking below barons and above knights. Learn about the origins, conventions and distinctions of baronets in England, Scotland, Ireland and the United Kingdom.