The hide was a variable unit of land area used in medieval England outside the Danelaw, defined according to its arable yield and taxable potential rather than its exact dimensions. Area is a Quantity expressing the two- Dimensional size of a defined part of a Surface, typically a region bounded by a closed Curve. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland The Danelaw, as recorded in the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle (also known as the Danelagh; Old English: Dena lagu; Danish: This gave it a range of approximately 60 to 120 old acres, or 15 to 30 modern acres (6 to 12 hectares). Explanation The hectare is commonly used in most countries around the world especially in domains concerned with land planning and management such as Agriculture, The Danelaw equivalent was the carucate. The carucate was a unit of assessment for tax used in most Danelaw counties of England, and is found for example in Domesday Book.
This definition was articulated by King Athelstan:
| “ | If a ceorl throve, so that he had fully five hides of land, church and kitchen, bell-house and back gatescal, and special duty in the king's hall, then he was thenceforth of [thegn]-right worthy. Bell House may refer to A Housing for a bell Places Structures on the United States National Register of A thegn or thane was an attendant servant retainer or official in Early Medieval Scandinavian and Anglo-Saxon culture. | ” |
- A hide could agriculturally support one household
- Five hides were expected to produce one fully armed soldier in times of war. The household is the basic unit of analysis in many Social, Microeconomic and Government models A soldier is a general English term that refers to a member of a land component of National Armed forces.
- Ten hides were formed into a tithing. A tithe (from Old English teogoþa "tenth" is a one-tenth part of something paid as a (usually voluntary contribution or as a Tax or levy
- Ten tithings made a hundred.
- A variable number of hundreds would be grouped to form a shire. A shire is an Administrative division of Great Britain and Australia.
External links
- "Hide" on sizes.com - a highly detailed description
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