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| Earl | A powerful local leader of one of the six areas of England. Acted as a judge, governor, general and tax-collector for the king. |
| King | In charge of making laws and leading the army. Elected by a council of earls and clergy. |
| Witenagemot | A kind of parliament to advise the king and elect the king's successor. |
| Vikings | Warriors from Scandinavia who invaded and settled in England from the 9th Century AD. |
| Romans | Powerful Italian empire-builders who left England in the 4th Century AD and caused a collapse in infrastructure. |
| Winchester | Capital city of England by 1066. |
| Anglo-Saxons | Name given to the 'English' people at this time. |
| Clergy | Those who worked for the church, for example in copying out old books or spreading the Christian faith. |
| Canute | Last Viking King who ruled England until 1034. |
| Pope | The head of the Christian church who was based in Rome. God's representative on earth. |
| Peasants | People who worked on the land as farmers and labourers. |
| Warriors | Those who fought in the army of the earls under the command of the king. |
