Fyrk vs Fyrd - What's the difference?

As nouns the difference between fyrk and fyrd

is that fyrk is the monetary unit]] of sweden between the 15th and 17th century, valued between

1/6

and

1/2

of an [[öre while fyrd is in early anglo-saxon times, an army that was mobilized from freemen to defend their shire, or from select representatives to join a royal expedition.

fyrk

English

(wikipedia fyrk)

Noun

(en noun)

The monetary unit]] of Sweden between the 15th and 17th century, valued between

1/6

and

1/2

of an [[öre.

fyrd

English

(wikipedia fyrd)

Noun

(en noun)

In early Anglo-Saxon times, an army that was mobilized from freemen to defend their shire, or from select representatives to join a royal expedition.

* Regia Anglorum - Anglo-Saxon Social Organisation:

*Below the king were the eoldermen, the ruling nobility. The eolderman was the king's 'viceroy' in a shire, responsible for administration and justice, for calling out the ''fyrd'' and leading its forces in the field.

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