Fyrd - Wikipedia A fyrd was a type of early Anglo-Saxon army that was mobilised from freemen or paid men to defend their Shire 's lords estate, or from selected representatives to join a royal expedition
Fyrd | Anglo-Saxon, Mercian, Wessex | Britannica fyrd, tribal militia-like arrangement existing in Anglo-Saxon England from approximately ad 605 Local in character, it imposed military service upon every able-bodied free male It was probably the duty of the ealderman, or sheriff, to call out and lead the fyrd
The Fyrd (Army) in Anglo-Saxon England - Part 1 - Regia The Old English word fyrd is used by many modern writers to describe the Anglo-Saxon army, and indeed this is one of its meanings, although the word here is equally valid In its oldest form the word fyrd had meant "a journey or expedition"
Life in Eleventh Century England: The Fyrd and the Housecarls Beneath the Housecarls, the fyrd was drawn from the general population of England They responded to territorial obligations and were roughly divided into two categories, sometimes known as the select fyrd and the great fyrd
fyrd - Wiktionary, the free dictionary Learned borrowing from Old English fyrd Below the king were the eoldermen, the ruling nobility The eolderman was the king's 'viceroy' in a shire, responsible for administration and justice, for calling out the fyrd and leading its forces in the field
Fyrd: Militia in Early Medieval England - Brewminate A fyrd was a type of early Anglo-Saxon army that was mobilized from freemen to defend their shire, or from selected representatives to join a royal expedition Service in the fyrd was usually of short duration and participants were expected to provide their own arms and provisions