Thursday, April 18, 2019

Fact of the Day: Earl

The earl noble rank in England came from the word jarl from Scandinavia. It basically meant "chieftain" in modern English. Earls are of equal rank to counts in the rest of Europe.   
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7 comments:

  1. SandraApril 18, 2019 at 9:52 AM

    I did not realize that. Great historical trivia.

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  2. Al PenwasserApril 18, 2019 at 11:37 AM

    But...and this is a totally serious question...what's the difference between an earl, baron, or duke?

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    1. AdamApril 19, 2019 at 11:50 AM

      Rank and importance. Duke is the highest, earl is pretty high up, and baron is rather low.

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  3. Anna-AlinaApril 18, 2019 at 1:20 PM

    Nice fact , as always, I had no idea about it!

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  4. Debra She Who SeeksApril 18, 2019 at 2:34 PM

    Viking influence!

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  5. ChristineApril 18, 2019 at 5:23 PM

    Interesting.

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  6. MarthaApril 18, 2019 at 5:25 PM

    I didn't know that. Interesting.

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