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Social Ladder

  • The highest postion
  • "Chosen by God" (divine right of kings)
  • Monarchy
  • Had a mead hall for parties
  • Owns all the land
  • Advised by Witan and Officers: Chancellor, Count of Stables, Treasurer

Princes of Blood/Aetheling

  • Aetheling means "noble family"
  • Related to the king by blood
  • Began as a term to describe anybody in the royal family, but then evolved into describing those in line for kingship

Eorls/Aristocrats

  • Wealthy land owners
  • King divides the land into shires(counties)and the Eorls are appointed to rule over a section of land
  • Eventually they would grow in power until they ruled over multiple shires

Thegns/Warriors

  • Warriors
  • Usually associated with military
  • Did not have to be of noble blood to retain his title
  • Thegns can be awarded rings, land , and gold

Theowas/Slaves

  • Theowas were made up of: captives, people with high debts, criminals, people born into slavery
  • They could sometimes buy their freedom
  • They could buy their freedom and freeing a slave was considered a commendable act

The Political+Social Hierarchy of Anglo-Saxon

By. Alexa K. Jes S. Noah K. Otie S. Nolan M.

http://doyoufancysomeenglish.wordpress.com/

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Theoden/King

Connection to Beowulf

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  • Warrior named Beowulf was loyal to the king Hrothgar
  • Greatest warrior alive, stated that strength was more important than wealth
  • Beowulf agrees to kill Grendel not for money, but for glory and adventure

Kinship

  • If you were killed or someone in your family was you were required to be avenged or to avenge them
  • An alternative was to pay the family compensation or wergild
  • Wergild was based on a peoples ranks in the social ladder

Hrothgar

  • Hrothgar was a respected king, willing to fight
  • Society valued a king who loved action
  • Stuck to his word and gave out rewards, wasn't greedy with wealth

The End

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