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Ragnhild 3

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Summary

Ragnhild 3 held an estate in Berkshire TRE assessed at 2 hides of King Edward (Edward 15); no TRE value is given in DB, but in 1086 the value was 40s.

Distribution map of property and lordships associated with this name in DB

List of property and lordships associated with this name in DB

Holder 1066

Shire	Phil. ref.	Vill	DB Spelling	Holder 1066	Lord 1066	Tenant-in-Chief 1086	1086 Subtenant	Fiscal Value	1066 Value	1086 Value	Conf.	Show on Map
Shire Berkshire	Phil. ref. 46,5	Vill Hartley	DB Spelling Rachenild	Holder 1066 Ragnhild 'of Hartley'	Lord 1066 Edward, king	Tenant-in-Chief 1086 Ralph de Mortimer	1086 Subtenant -	Fiscal Value 2.00	1066 Value 2.00	1086 Value 2.00	Confidence C	Map
Totals								Fiscal Value	1066 Value	1086 Value

Profile

Ragnhild 3’s estate was at Hartley, on low ground by the Foudry Brook near its confluence with the Kennet and thence the Thames in Berkshire. DB states that Ragnhild held of King Edward (Edward 15), but whether that lordship was by dependent tenure, commendation or soke is unclear.

Ragnhild’s gender remains uncertain, because the DB spelling Rachenild could represent the masculine or feminine forms of the name and there are no conclusive indications one way or another in the DB entry. Although a male landholder is the more likely, therefore, the question must be left open. The name is rendered as feminine in the Phillimore edition of DB and as masculine in the Alecto edition.

This was one of only two estates recorded in DB as held TRE by someone called Ragnhild and at over 160 miles apart they were too far removed to have been held by the same person. There is no reason to consider Ragnhild 3 in connection with any other estate or person.