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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.
Thanage was the name of the land and rank held by a thegn in Anglo-Saxon England. In medieval Scotland, thanage also referred to the land and duties of the Scottish thanes introduced by David I.
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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.
Gowrie is a historical province in central Scotland, covering the eastern part of Perthshire. It includes the Carse of Gowrie, a fertile area south of the Sidlaw Hills, and the ancient royal site of Scone.
David I, whose introduction of feudalism into Scotland would have a profound impact on the government of the kingdom, and his heir Malcolm IV. Government in medieval Scotland, includes all forms of politics and administration of the minor kingdoms that emerged after the departure of the Romans from central and southern Britain in the fifth century, through the development and growth of the ...
Learn about the social organisation of Scotland from the fifth to the sixteenth century, including kinship, slavery, feudalism and clans. Find out how the introduction of feudalism under David I influenced the social structure and the system of clans in the Highlands.
The Picts were a group of peoples in Scotland north of the Firth of Forth in the Early Middle Ages. They are known for their distinctive Pictish stones with carved symbols, such as the serpent, the double disc and Z-rod, and the mirror and comb.