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Category:Anglo-Saxon ealdormen

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Anglo-Saxon ealdormen, men of high status, including some of royal birth, whose authority was independent of the king. It evolved in meaning and in the eighth century was sometimes applied to the former kings of territories which had submitted to great powers such as Mercia. See also Category:Anglo-Saxon earls.

Subcategories

This category has the following 3 subcategories, out of 3 total.

E

Earls and ealdormen of East Anglia (1 C, 6 P)

M

Ealdormen of Mercia (8 P)

Y

Earls and ealdormen of York (6 P)

Pages in category "Anglo-Saxon ealdormen"

The following 27 pages are in this category, out of 27 total. This list may not reflect recent changes.

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