karl
sustantivocorriente en diálogos
A medieval Scandinavian freeman.
sustantivo
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históricoA medieval Scandinavian freeman.
The largest group in Viking society were the karls, who were free men and women. Many karls owned their own farmsteads; others rented land from rich landowners.
There were three kinds of Viking: thralls, karls and jarls. Thralls were the slaves. They were owned by karls and jarls. They did most of the hard work and the worst, dirtiest jobs. The karls were ordinary folk like farmers, craftsmen, blacksmiths and hunters.
Etimología
Learned borrowing from Old Norse karl. Doublet of carl, ceorl, and churl.
Formas
- plural
- karls