twelfhynde

It is worth noting that in later times the heriot of an "ordinary thegn" (_medema þegn_) -- by which is meant apparently not a king's thegn but a man of the _twelfhynde_ class -- consisted of his horse with its saddle, &c. and his arms, or two pounds of silver as an equivalent of the whole.

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In Ine's Laws (cap. 70) we find a list of payments specified for a unit of ten hides, perhaps the normal holding of a _twelfhynde_ man -- though on the other hand it may be nothing more than a mere fiscal unit in an aggregate of estates.

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The distinction between the _twelfhynde_ and _sixhynde_ classes was also in part at least hereditary, but there is good reason for believing that it arose out of the possession of land.

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_twelfhynde_ class to whom the land had been granted.

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_twelfhynde_, _sixhynde_ and _twihynde_ from the amount of their wergilds, viz. 1200, 600 and 200 shillings respectively.

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