Definition of Ealdormen. Meaning of Ealdormen. Synonyms of Ealdormen

- king. By the tenth century, ealdormen had become the local representatives of the West Saxon king of England. Ealdormen would lead in battle, preside...
- Surrey (/ˈsʌri/) is a ceremonial county in South East England and one of the home counties. It is bordered by Greater London to the northeast, Kent to...
- were royal appointments, but the latter in effect became hereditary.   Ealdormen of the Mercians (non-dynastic)   Earls of the Mercians (descendants of...
- Ealdormen before 1066 Ruler Accession End Notes Oslac 963×966 975 T****d 975×979 992x994 Ælfhelm c.994 1006 Uhtred of Bamburgh 1006 1016 Eiríkr Hákonarson...
- third lay (non-religious) rank in English society after the king and ealdormen. Dish-bearers and butlers probably also carried out diverse military and...
- date the reigns of each king. The monarchs were either known as kings or ealdormen. According to the charters, most kings did not govern alone: Nothhelm...
- Half-King's own brothers and sons, five of whom at one time or another were ealdormen. Since Half-King was an intimate of the reform circle, and St Dunstan...
- Thanes ranked at the third level in lay society, below the king and ealdormen. Thanage refers to the tenure by which lands were held by a thane as well...
- 750s – 778 780s ****imilation of the Hwicce into Mercia is completed. Ealdormen Æthelmund c. 796-802 Died in battle 802. ?Æthelric fl. 804 Son of Æthelmund...
- Northumbria (/nɔːrˈθʌmbriə/; Old English: Norþanhymbra rīċe [ˈnorˠðɑnˌhymbrɑ ˈriːt͡ʃe]; Latin: Regnum Northanhymbrorum) was an early medieval Anglo-Saxon...