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In Anglo-Saxon England, a thane would have been a man who held land granted by the king or by a military nobleman, ranking between an ordinary freeman and a hereditary noble.

In relation to Scottish history, a thane was a man who was often the chief of a clan who held land from the king and ranked equal with an earl's son.

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