1) Anglo-Saxon militia 
The fyrd, in early Anglo-Saxon times, was an army that was mobilized from freemen to defend their shire, or from select 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. The composition of the fyrd evolved over the years, particular...
• (v. i.) Alt. of Fyrdung
tribal militia-like arrangement existing in Anglo-Saxon England from approximately 605. Local in character, it imposed military service upon every ... [1 related articles]
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...
Obs. the military service of free-men, the popular militia.
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.
the militia in Anglo-Saxon England. · the duty to serve in this militia.