A Short History of Anglo-Saxon Freedom: The Polity of the English-speaking Race. Outlined in Its Inception, Development, Diffusion and Present ConditionC. Scribner's sons, 1890 - 420 páginas |
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... hold- ing , the common , and the land held by intermediate tenure ; as to the people , ceorl , læt , theow , ætheling , retained each his place . Above all , the moot remained the centre of life in the mark . It is probable , too , that ...
... hold- ing , the common , and the land held by intermediate tenure ; as to the people , ceorl , læt , theow , ætheling , retained each his place . Above all , the moot remained the centre of life in the mark . It is probable , too , that ...
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... holds of the preserved ships have been found still lying the weapons and armor held ready for the landing , the short seax , at once dagger and knife ; the sword , with its blade rune- inscribed ; the long spear of ash ; the falcon or ...
... holds of the preserved ships have been found still lying the weapons and armor held ready for the landing , the short seax , at once dagger and knife ; the sword , with its blade rune- inscribed ; the long spear of ash ; the falcon or ...
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... holds of the ships were led the horses , full of mettle from their long confinement , which pranced on the sand and filled the air with their neighing . Lastly , on the ship whose prow bore the brazen child , a tall , strong man ...
... holds of the ships were led the horses , full of mettle from their long confinement , which pranced on the sand and filled the air with their neighing . Lastly , on the ship whose prow bore the brazen child , a tall , strong man ...
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... hold from him mediately , if not immediately , for between him and the mass of the people , rank stood beneath rank in the feudal subor- dination . In place of the countless free - holders of the former time came fifteen hundred tenants ...
... hold from him mediately , if not immediately , for between him and the mass of the people , rank stood beneath rank in the feudal subor- dination . In place of the countless free - holders of the former time came fifteen hundred tenants ...
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... , destroyed their strong- holds , banished the mercenaries with whom the lords had confronted the Sovereign , and showed an inten- Henry II sup- great vassals . tion of ruling by means of , if not under MAGNA CHARTA . 43.
... , destroyed their strong- holds , banished the mercenaries with whom the lords had confronted the Sovereign , and showed an inten- Henry II sup- great vassals . tion of ruling by means of , if not under MAGNA CHARTA . 43.
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