Thane (disambiguation)

A Thane is a title in the Peerages of Scandinavia and Scotland, consisting of several classes of aristocracy. The Thanage-peerage was also used in medieval England.

The Thanes are divided into the following 4 classes:

Titles

• A Thane of the Kingdome of God is a King
• A King`s Thane is a Prince
• A Middle-Thane is a Count
• An ordinary Thane is a Baron

Thane may also refer to:

• Thegn, or Thane, retainer and official of a king in a class of aristocracy ranging from a Baron, Count, Prince, to a King, in Scotland and in Scandinavia. The titles were also formerly used in medieval England.
• Thane (Scotland), a title given to a local royal official in Scotland
  • Thane of Cawdor, a title in the Peerage of Scotland and a character in Macbeth

Places

• Thane, Maharashtra, India.
• Thane, Queensland, Australia
• Thane district, Maharashtra, India
  • Thane
  • Thane taluka
  • Thane railway station
  • Thane (Lok Sabha constituency)
  • Thane (Vidhan Sabha constituency)
• Thane, Juneau, United States
• Qafë Thanë, Albania and Macedonia

Other uses

• Thane (comics), a Marvel Comics character
• Thane (name), including lists of people with the given name or surname
• Cyclone Thane, in the North Indian Ocean in 2011
• Thane Krios, a character in the Mass Effect video game series
• HMS Thane (D48), a Royal Navy escort carrier

See also

• All pages with titles beginning with Thane
• Thana (disambiguation)
• Thanatos (disambiguation)
• Thain, a surname
• Thein, a name
• Thane Direct, a British home shopping TV channel