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Thynghowe was an important Viking Age open-air assembly place or thing, located at Sherwood Forest, in Nottinghamshire, England. It was lost to history until its rediscovery in 2005 by the husband and wife team of Stuart Reddish and Lynda Mallett, local history enthusiasts.
The assembly mound is at Hanger Hill, close to a parish boundary stone. As a result of continued research, Thynghowe is now included on the English Historic England Archive. Archaeologists to probe Sherwood Forest's Thing (BBC)
Thynghowe: ( Thyng..howe)
The first element 'Thyng' is from Old Norse ' Þing ' - ( "thing") ( "assembly place").
The next element ' is from Old Norse ' haugr ' ' ("mound" or "grave-mound"'' ).
It functioned as a place where people came to resolve disputes and settle issues.
The name Thynghowe is of Old Norse origin, although the site may be older than the Danelaw, perhaps even Bronze Age.
The word often indicates the presence of a prehistoric burial mound.
The thyng or thing was historically the governing assembly in Germanic peoples
and was introduced into some Celts societies as well. It was made up of the free people of the community and presided over by Lawspeaker.
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(2026). 9781784080310, Head of Zeus. ISBN 9781784080310
(2026). 9780008171957, William Collins Books. ISBN 9780008171957
(2026). 9780300216134, Yale University Press. ISBN 9780300216134
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