[Regia-NA] How many?

[Phil Scott]

Best guess that I've ever come across is about 1.5million at Domesday, and
as I understand it there were about 200 tenants in chief and 1,000 under
tenants - I'd be surprised if pre-conquest figures were that much different.

Phil

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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "J K Siddorn" <kim.siddorn at blueyonder.co.uk>
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Subject: [Regia-NA] How many?


> Hello all,
>
> I've had an interesting question lobbed at me by a MotP. How many
Thegns/Other Ranks in England in "our period"
>
> I'm guessing, of course, but a good average figure for any agrarian
society is about ten to one of governors to the
> governed. At the time of Domesday, there were about three million people
living in Britain, so perhaps 30,000 Thegns
> across the whole country? What do you think?
>
> Apparently, our website says " ... around 2,000 Thegns for Wessex and
Mercia. " we then go on to describe the
> stratification of Ceorls and bondsmen/slaves, but with no estimate as to
numbers. I realise that to do so would be
> something of a 'guestimation', but...
>
> Regards,
>
> Kim Siddorn,
> Regia Anglorum
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