Hird
Informal retinue of personal armed companions in Scandinavian history / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For other uses, see Hird (disambiguation).
The hird (also named "HÃ¥ndgangne Menn" in Norwegian), in Scandinavian history, was originally an informal retinue of personal armed companions,[1] hirdmen or housecarls. Over time, it came to mean not only the nucleus ('Guards') of the royal army but also a more formal royal court household.[2]