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Encyclopedia > Ealdorman

An Ealdorman, or Alderman, was the prior magistrate of a British shire in A. D. 900 to A. D. 1100. Ealdormanship was the highest form of nobility, up until after A. D. 1100, when ranks such as Barons were introduced. The Ealdormen were the commanders of the armies in the surrounding district (the shire). The Old English word for Ealdormen is Ældormenn, meaning, "older men".


See also: ealdormancy


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Ealdorman - Biocrawler (102 words)
An Ealdorman, or Alderman, was the prior magistrate of a British shire in AD 900 to 1100.
Ealdormanship was the highest form of nobility until after 1100, when ranks such as Barons were introduced.
An Ealdormancy was an Anglo-Saxon governing body over several shires, made up of more than one Ealdorman.
Timeline of Anglo Saxon England 978 AD-1066 AD (823 words)
Manx Vikings led by King Godfred I ally themselves with Prince Custennin of Gwynedd and raid Anglesey and the Lleyn Peninsula.
- King Aethelred the Unready appoints Aelfhelm as Ealdorman of Northumbria in place of the aging Waltheof I. Re-foundation of Sherborne Abbey.
Uhtred, son of Ealdorman Waltheof I of Northumbria, is appointed to his father's old position.
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