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    In Scandinavian history, what was the Thinglith?

    Question #102367. Asked by Pagiedamon. (Jan 15 09 9:41 PM)


    guitargoddess

    		The first regular standing army, composed of the English and the Danish (also called Thingmannalith)

    http://books.google.com/books?id=TecDAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA111&lpg=PA111&dq=Thingmannalith&source=bl&ots=r1Uq3JtAAq&sig=cn5YiWeFRoTngta7xrTtT_01DA0&hl=en&sa=X&oi=book_result&resnum=1&ct=result


    Jan 15 09, 10:18 PM
    zbeckabee

    		It's the old Norse name for Canute's corps of housecarles.

    See bottom of page 134:

    http://books.google.com/books?id=xH-ZxCwCHt4C&pg=PA134&lpg=PA134&dq=Thinglith+scandinavia&source=bl&ots=2lT7kUFsGw&sig=v_3LQ1AVGv7TlJJxtIL_mlpUxvw&hl=en&sa=X&oi=book_result&resnum=3&ct=result#PPA135,M1

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canute_the_Great

    Jan 15 09, 11:48 PM
    author

    		It was the royal guard for Danish kings of England.
    The first one to have a Thinglith was Sweyn Forkbeard, although I'm not sure it says in this reference.

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sweyn_Forkbeard

    Jan 16 09, 11:21 PM

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