Look up: fyrd

1. fyrd
   Anglo-Saxon local militia in Britain. All freemen were obliged to defend their shire but, by the 11th century, a distinction was drawn between the great...
   Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/20688
   
   
2. Fyrd
   • (v. i.) Alt. of Fyrdung
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3. fyrd
   tribal militia-like arrangement existing in Anglo-Saxon England from approximately 605. Local in character, it imposed military service upon every ... [1 related articles]
   Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/f/73
   
   
4. Fyrd
   Obs. the military service of free-men, the popular militia.
   Found on http://www.lectlaw.com/def/f064.htm
   
   
5. Fyrd
   The fyrd was an Anglo-Saxon period English levy of free men raised from each hundred liable to serve in the English army for a period of two months annually. During that time they were paid and provisioned by the Shires, however if they're period of service was extended then they were charged to the state.
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