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Hold (or Hauld) is a title of nobility, used in Viking Scandinavia and England.

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Holds were described as "noblemen of exalted rank" in Viking Northumbria by Frank Stenton, with a wergild of 4000 thrymsas, equivalent to a king's high-reeve. Hold is described as a title just below the earl in Oxford Dictionary of Surnames.

  • Eystein Eggen 2005 (Norwegian, Aftenposten)

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