Comitatus
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Comitatus
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In ancient times, comitatus was an armed escort or retinue, especially in the context of Germanic warrior culture for a warband tied to a leader by an oath of fealty. The concept describes the relations between a lord and his retainers, or thanes; scholars generally consider it more of a literary trope rather than one of historical accuracy. Scholars Bruce Mitchell and Fred C. Robinson describe the comitatus more fully: The comitatus ideal is seen in Old English heroic literature, such as The Ba
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2024-04-16T11:29:08Z
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