Legacy:Hird

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Hirdsmen are a special village rank appointed by the chieftain of a village. They can be summoned by the chieftain and can wear the Hirdsman's Helmet and the Hirdsman's Cape. There can only be a maximum of 2 hirdsman in a village simultaneously.

From Wikipedia:

The hird, in Norwegian history, was originally an informal retinue of personal armed companions, hirdmen or housecarls, but came to mean not only the nucleus ('Guards') of the royal army, but also developed into a more formal royal court household.

The term comes from Old Norse hirð, again from either Old English hir(e)d 'household, family, retinue, court' or perhaps the old German cognate heirat 'marriage', both of which can mean "body of men". While the term is often used in Norse sagas and law codes, it is a medieval term - the sagas were primarily written down in the 12th century using the language of their own time. There is some uncertainty as to what the term replaced, although the term hlid or lið is used in Danish sources for the warrior following of Canute the Great.

Note

Hirdsman and Lawspeaker titles are mutualy exclusive