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The title of Earl was a rank or title given by the king to a man for his service. The world was a different place in this time because there wasn't "countries" like we know today. Instead it was a patchwork of holdings by men who were loyal to one man who had proven himself stronger. The less noble men were to provide the king with an army when needed, protection, and crops/money from the estates they ran. In turn they got titles and more power. An Earl would run his estate, hunt, hawk, have weapons practice, act as judge for problems on his estate, approve marriages, go to mass 3 times a day, and make sure the crops, taxes, and other matters are taken care of for the king.

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An earl used to be a British nobleman next in rank above a viscount and below a marquis, corresponding to a count in continental Europe.

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