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Anglo-Saxon England and the Norman Conquest, 1060-1066 - Coggle Diagram
Anglo-Saxon England and the Norman Conquest, 1060-1066
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Government
The Witan
The witan was a council of advisers to the king, made up of important people like earls and archbishops. they discussed threats and disputes, and had a large role in choosing a new king.
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Earldoms
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they collected taxes. earls kept a third of what they collected, so were very rich
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they had great military power. each earl had a group of highly trained bodygaurd soldiers called housecarls
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Local government
The country was divided into earldoms, controlled by an earl
Each earldom was divided into shires, overseen by a shire reeve
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shire reeves carried out the king's instructions in each shire, they collected fines, enforced the law provided men for the fyrd and maintained roads and defenses...they also collected the geld tax
The legal system
justice was based on collective responsibility - if someone refused to join the fyrd, there would be consequences for the whole thing
blood feuds - grudges between families which often lasted generations. if someone was killed, the victim's family had the right to kill someone from the murderer's family.
the wergild system meant that instead of taking revenge, the victim's family received compensation from the murderer's family.
The economy
England was well suited to growing crops, and likely traded wool and cloth too. The Anglo-Saxons traded with other countries. (e.g. silver for coins came from Germany)
Biggest cities were London and York, and important towns included Norwich and Lincoln.
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