Gairethinx
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Gairethinx
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The gairethinx was a Lombard ceremony in which edicts and laws were affirmed by the army. It may have involved the entire army banging their spears on their shields; or it may have been a much quieter event. In 643, the Edict of Rothari was approved by the exercitus Langobardorum gathered in Pavia, and by a typical act: per gairethinx, meaning "in the assembly of the lances", or, more precisely, "by striking shields with lances". It is etymologically related to the Thing of the Vikings and Anglo
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2019-09-08T22:39:37Z
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