°ARLY ENGLISH 
“NATFLUTIONS AND CUSTOMS. 
3. DANISEH KEKINGS Or ENGLAND. 
SWEYN. 
CANUTE (1617/30381, married— 
rn, EG 2. km of Nornandy, 
qei.tow of FEthrtred HL 
L 
1 
JAROLD I. (1935-1040). 
nd 
HAKDICANUTE (1040-1042.) 
4. NORMAN LINE, 
Rollo, A 
William, 
1 
Richard I, 
4 
Richard I11. 
Robert, Duke 
af Normandy. 
Richard IL 
Emma, married— 
1 Ethelred IL 
2. Canute the Greal, 
„ Diable), 
} 
WILLIAM (the Conquero’ ” 
Patıka of Flnauders. 
Richard. WILLIAM 
(Rufus). 
HENRY I 
= AMatilda of 
Scotfannf. 
1 
Matilda, 
anarriecd— 
‚ d£mperor 
Henry 1, 
2. GeoffreN 
ef Akon 
HENRY HL 
= Ze denn of 
AU EAUHE, 
Adela 
== Stephen 
ef BO 
STEPHEN., 
CHAPTER IX. 
FARLY ENGLISH INSTITUTIONS AND CUSTOMS. 
1. Succession to the kingly office was regulated, partly by descent, 
The King. partly by election. "There was a recagnized royal family 
* professing to trace its origin from the god Woden, but 
‚he nation, through its chief couwncil, held itself free to choose from 
ymong the near male relatives of the deceased monarch the most suit- 
able successor, CGenerally, a preference was admitted in favor of the 
aldest son. The sons and brothers of the King were called AKithel- 
ings, ® title which originally was not restrieted to members of the 
royal family. 
2. There were two grand divisions of the people, freemen and slaves, 
The latter, who were called thcowas, were in some parts 
Dilslann of of the country quite numerous. Those who were slaves 
* by birth were descendants of the conquered Celts, and 
were found in the greatest numbers in the districts adjacent to Wales 
and Cornwall. Freeborn Englishmen might incur slavery as a penalty