Re: thanes and carls

From: David Dunham <dunham_at_pensee.com>
Date: Sat, 15 Jan 2000 21:02:15 -0800


Gian Gero wrote

> weaponthanes were the professional warriors (opposed to the fyrd, militia
> levy) during the anglo-saxon age pre 1000 a.d. in England.

I'd love to see some reference for this -- so far as I know, Greg Stafford coined the term. (Certainly a quick search of the web didn't turn up "weaponthane" outside of a Gloranthan context.)

David Dunham <mailto:dunham_at_pensee.com> Glorantha/RQ page: <http://www.pensee.com/dunham/glorantha.html> Imagination is more important than knowledge. -- Albert Einstein


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