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Housecarl
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A housecarl was a non-servile manservant or household bodyguard in medieval Northern Europe.
The runestone U 335 at Orkesta commemorates the housecarl of a local lord.
The runestone U 335 at Orkesta commemorates the housecarl of a local lord.
Runestone U 330, one of the Snottsta and Vreta Runestones in Uppland, Sweden, mentions Assurr/Ôzurr, the housecarl of the owner of the Snottsta estate
Runestone U 330, one of the Snottsta and Vreta Runestones in Uppland, Sweden, mentions Assurr/Ôzurr, the housecarl of the owner of the Snottsta estate in whose memory the stone was raised.
The Skarthi Stone (DR 3), placed by king Sveinn "in memory of his housecarl [heimþega], Skardi"
The Skarthi Stone (DR 3), placed by king Sveinn "in memory of his housecarl [heimþega], Skardi"
The Bayeux Tapestry depicts an English housecarl (left), wielding a Dane axe with two hands.
The Bayeux Tapestry depicts an English housecarl (left), wielding a Dane axe with two hands.
Slavery in medieval Europe
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Slavery was widespread in medieval Europe. Europe and North Africa were part of an interconnected trade network across the Mediterranean Sea, and this included slave trading. During the medieval perio
Housecarl
…A housecarl (Old Norse: húskarl; Old English: huscarl) was a non-servile manservant or household bodyguard in medieval Northern Europe. The institution originated amongst the Norsemen of Scandinavia, and was brought to…
Slavic (saqaliba) and African slaves in Córdoba, Muslim Spain, 1200s
Slavic (saqaliba) and African slaves in Córdoba, Muslim Spain, 1200s
Slave chain lock and key. Sweden, Viking Age (8th–11th centuries)
Slave chain lock and key. Sweden, Viking Age (8th–11th centuries)
Christian slaves stand with Jewish merchants while bishop pleads for their release with duke of Bohemia, 1100s
Christian slaves stand with Jewish merchants while bishop pleads for their release with duke of Bohemia, 1100s
13th-century slave market in Yemen
13th-century slave market in Yemen