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knight service
knight service, a duty the medieval lay elite owed for tenure of their lands. Royal grants in Ireland were specific: in 1172 Hugh de Lacy received Meath for the service of 50 knights. In the late 13th century the entire service of Ireland was assessed as c.427 knights. Lords granted land on similar terms to their followers; indeed lordships tended to contain more knights than services owed to the king. Service normally involved 40 days on campaign, but occasionally took the form of castleguard. The crown increasingly commuted it to a tax, known as ‘royal service’ or ‘scutage’.
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"knight service." The Oxford Companion to Irish History. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 29 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "knight service." The Oxford Companion to Irish History. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (May 29, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O245-knightservice.html "knight service." The Oxford Companion to Irish History. 2007. Retrieved May 29, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O245-knightservice.html |
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knight service
knight service see knight . |
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"knight service." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. 29 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "knight service." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. (May 29, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-X-knightse.html "knight service." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Retrieved May 29, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-X-knightse.html |
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