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What was a 'thane'?

Updated: 11/1/2022
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The word 'thane' came from the Old English words 'then', 'thegn', and 'thegen'. The term originated from the landholding system in effect in Anglo-Saxon England. In the system, a freeman held land in return for military service to a noble.

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