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Definition of Housecarl

Housecarl
Housecarl House"carl`, n. [OE. huscarle. See House, and Carl.] (Eng. Arch[ae]ol.) A household servant; also, one of the bodyguard of King Canute.

Meaning of Housecarl from wikipedia

- A housecarl (Old Norse: húskarl; Old English: huscarl) was a non-servile manservant or household bodyguard in medieval Northern Europe. The institution...
- Karl has the same root as churl and meant originally a "free man". As "housecarl", it came back to England. In German, Kerl is used to describe a somewhat...
- personal armsmen, known as housecarls, who formed the backbone of the royal forces. Some earls also had their own forces of housecarls. Thegns, the local landowning...
- a mix of the fyrd (militia mainly composed of foot soldiers) and the housecarls, or nobleman's personal troops, who usually also fought on foot. The main...
- army. The king and magnates retained professional household troops (see housecarl), and all free men were obligated to perform military service in the fyrd...
- Ætheling (prince) Ealdorman (Earl) Hold / High-reeve Thegn Thingmen / housecarl (retainer) Reeve / Verderer (bailiff) Churl (free tenant) Villein (serf)...
- Ætheling (prince) Ealdorman (Earl) Hold / High-reeve Thegn Thingmen / housecarl (retainer) Reeve / Verderer (bailiff) Churl (free tenant) Villein (serf)...
- battle, "Harold and his housecarl bodyguard...fought on until an arrow struck the king in the eye." After Harold died, the housecarl bodyguard made a last...
- Ætheling (prince) Ealdorman (Earl) Hold / High-reeve Thegn Thingmen / housecarl (retainer) Reeve / Verderer (bailiff) Churl (free tenant) Villein (serf)...
- Ætheling (prince) Ealdorman (Earl) Hold / High-reeve Thegn Thingmen / housecarl (retainer) Reeve / Verderer (bailiff) Churl (free tenant) Villein (serf)...