2.7 Rise of the Thegns
Anglo Saxon England Podcast
English - April 17, 2024 07:00 - 50 minutes - 52.9 MB - ★★★★★ - 257 ratingsHistory anglo saxons english norman alfred vikings Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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The Danish wars from the 9th century had a enormous impact on the Anglo Saxon state. The national struggle to repel and survive meant the creation of a centralised bureaucratic state - to raise geld, armies, build burghs. The economy was stimulated, towns and markets grew, and a new class of Thegns was endowed to administer this new bureaucracy. These Thegns created and invested in their 'manors' and villages. They intensified the exploitation of their estates, built churches and endowed priests. Thus the lives of English people became inceasingly focussed on their local village
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