What's the boy Malcolm? Was he not born of woman? fly false thanes, And mingle with the English epicures.

Later there grew up the thanes, who were merely large landlords; the law became that a man that had five hides of land, five or six hundred acres, with a farm, should by the mere fact of having that land become a thane, an earl.

He removed bishops from their sees, and abbots from their offices, and he imprisoned thanes, and at length he spared not his own brother.

For this purpose they made a great supper, to which they invited all the chief thanes; and, among the rest, with marks of particular respect, Banquo and his son Fleance were invited.

" VIII The funeral obsequies were o'er, But lingered still the Thane, Hanging around his home once more, Feeding his bitter pain.

He taught his thane to sing: "Far better stainless death Than life's dishonored breath.

The old man looks with sorrow at the gold, thanks the "Lord of all" that by death he has gained more riches for his people, and tells his faithful thane how his body shall be burned on the Whale ness, or headland: "My life is well paid for this hoard; and now Care for the people's needs.

And there was Ethelward the King's high-steward slain, and Leofric at Whitchurch and Leofwin the King's high-steward and Wulfhere the bishop's thane, and Godwin at Worthy, Bishop Elfry's son, and of all men one hundred and eighty; and there were of the Danish men many more slain, though they had possession of the place of slaughter."