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Leidang
The institution known as leiĂ°angr (Old Norse), leidang (Norwegian), leding, (Danish), ledung (Swedish), expeditio (Latin) or sometimes lething (in English language), was a public levy of free farmers typical for the medieval Scandinavians. In Anglo-Saxon England, the same system was called Fyrd.
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