1) Anglo-Saxon freeman 2) Old English freeman 3) Villein 4) Was king of mercia in 615 
• (n.) A freeman of the lowest class; one not a thane or of the servile classes; a churl.
the free peasant who formed the basis of society in Anglo-Saxon England. His free status was marked by his right to bear arms, his attendance at ... [2 related articles]
Freeman of the lowest class in Anglo-Saxon England. ...
Ceorl (kĕôrl or chẽrl) noun [ Anglo-Saxon See Churl , noun ] (O. Eng. Hist.) A freeman of the lowest class; one not a thane or of the servile classes; a churl. 
Ceorl was king of Mercia in 615.
churl (def. 4).