Ceorl may refer to any of the following: Ceorl, a rider of Rohan in J.R.R. Tolkien's fictional world of Middle-earth Churl, a social rank in Anglo-Saxon...
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status of slave (þræll, þēow) contrasts with that of the freeman (karl, ceorl) and the nobleman (jarl, eorl). Look up thrall in Wiktionary, the free dictionary...
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thegnly woman who married a ceorl retained her noble status. A successful thegn might hope to be promoted to earl. A prosperous ceorl could become a landlord...
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an amount reflected as the basic fee due for the death of a churl (or ceorl) both in later Anglo-Saxon and continental law codes. In the 8th century...
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meaning was "free man". The Old English descendant of this word was Ċearl or Ċeorl, as the name of King Cearl of Mercia, that disappeared after the Norman...
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but the word soon came to mean "a non-servile peasant", still spelled ċeorl(e), and denoting the lowest rank of freemen. According to the Oxford English...
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for a higher penalty than robbing a ceorl. On the other hand, a thane who thieved could pay a higher fine than a ceorl who did likewise. Men were willing...
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for a ceorl, incidentally revealing that ceorls were required to serve in the army. Scholars have disagreed on the military value of the ceorl, but it...
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Carla is the feminized version of Carl, Carlos or Charles, from ceorl in Old English, which means "free man". Notable people with the name include: Carla...
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Thegn (thane) Thingmen / housecarl (retainer) Reeve / Verderer (bailiff) Ceorl (churl, free tenant) Villein (serf) Cottar (cottager) Þēow (thrall, slave)...
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Thegn (thane) Thingmen / housecarl (retainer) Reeve / Verderer (bailiff) Ceorl (churl, free tenant) Villein (serf) Cottar (cottager) Þēow (thrall, slave)...
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Thegn (thane) Thingmen / housecarl (retainer) Reeve / Verderer (bailiff) Ceorl (churl, free tenant) Villein (serf) Cottar (cottager) Þēow (thrall, slave)...
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Thegn (thane) Thingmen / housecarl (retainer) Reeve / Verderer (bailiff) Ceorl (churl, free tenant) Villein (serf) Cottar (cottager) Þēow (thrall, slave)...
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Thegn (thane) Thingmen / housecarl (retainer) Reeve / Verderer (bailiff) Ceorl (churl, free tenant) Villein (serf) Cottar (cottager) Þēow (thrall, slave)...
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Cearl (or Ceorl) was an early king of Mercia who ruled during the early part of the 7th century, until about 626. He is the first Mercian king mentioned...
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of the Chorley cake. The name Chorley comes from two Anglo-Saxon words, ċeorl and lēah, probably meaning "the peasants' clearing". Ley (also lēah or leigh)...
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Thegn (thane) Thingmen / housecarl (retainer) Reeve / Verderer (bailiff) Ceorl (churl, free tenant) Villein (serf) Cottar (cottager) Þēow (thrall, slave)...
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Thegn (thane) Thingmen / housecarl (retainer) Reeve / Verderer (bailiff) Ceorl (churl, free tenant) Villein (serf) Cottar (cottager) Þēow (thrall, slave)...
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literally means "house man". Karl is cognate to the Old English churl, or ceorl, meaning a man, or a non-servile peasant. The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle uses...
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These farms are often falsely supposed to be "peasant farms". However, a ceorl, who was the lowest ranking freeman in early Anglo-Saxon society, was not...
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The weregild of a ceorl was 200 shillings while that of a thegn was 1200. In court, a thegn's oath was equal to the oath of six ceorls. Slavery was widespread...
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000 Hold/high-reeve 4,000 Mass-thegn/secular thegn 2,000 Prospering ceorl 2,000 Ceorl 200 Prospering Welshman 120s. Non-prospering Welshman 80s. Landless...
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they had fought they had lost the war. He and Ceorl, who once fought each other, escaped together - Ceorl being killed by pursuing guards but Garivald...
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preferring "Chorlbury". The similarity between "Ceorl" and the personal name "Charles" is no accident: "Charles", "ceorl" and "churl", along with the modern German...
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shillings for a ceorl and 1,200s for a thegn. Children inherited thegnly status from their father, and a thegnly woman who married a ceorl retained her noble...
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John Webb Haldir/Nazgûl/Nob/Minstrel: Haydn Wood Gamling: Patrick Barr Ceorl: Michael McStay Háma/A Nazgûl: Michael Spice Éothain/Otho Sackville-Baggins/Ruffian:...
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*ǵerh₂- "to grow old, mature" (See also *ǵr̥h₂-nó-, *gʰreh₁-) churl (< OE ċeorl, ċiorl "free man") Karl (< PGmc "free man") (> Slav korlǐ "king") gérōn...
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(1858–1936), New York politician Carol (disambiguation) Churl (also churl, ceorl, carl), freeman peasant in the Scandinavian caste system John L. Karle (1894–1953)...
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8th to 10th century, rare (used more rarely than ald- "old") karl, carl, ceorl man Y Y Carlofred, Carlman; Altcarl, Gundecarl rare; possibly extensions...
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Chorley) appeared in the 13th century, the likely derivation being from ceorl and lēah, meaning a "peasants' clearing". Although not mentioned in the...
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