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TOPIC 1 - ANGLO SAXON SOCIETY - Coggle Diagram
TOPIC 1 - ANGLO SAXON SOCIETY
THE KING + THE EARLS
KING
Law making
Money
Control
Religion
Taxation
Fyrd (ARMY)
Landownership
WITAN
Council
Advised king
EARLS
Most important
Collect taxes
Oversee laws
Military power
EDWARD THE CONFESSOR
PROS
God on his side
Respected lawman
Married to Edith, Daughter of Earl Godwin (Power)
CONS
Exiled in Normandy most of his life
No children
Struggled to control Earl Godwin
THEGNS
Local lords
Could complain to King about earls
DANELAW
1/2 country was Anglo Danish so had there own laws
THE ECONOMY + SOCIAL SYSTEM
RELIGION
LOCAL GOV + LAW
SHERIFF - SHIRE REEVE
3 - Judge cases in Shire court
4 - Ensure men are provided for Fyrd + all roads + defences are maintained
2 - Colllect fines from Shire
5 - To collect revenues from Kings land in the Shire
These are the official orders from the King
1 - Collect tax from Shire
Earldom divided into Shires
Shire divided into hundreds (100 hides of land)
A hundred was divided into a Tithing (10 households)
LAW + ORDER
MEHS
Wergild
CONS
Trial by Ordeal
Treason
Earls took advantage
PROS
Community focused
Hue + Cry