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Einger 2

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Summary

Einger 2 held a substantial manor in north-west Buckinghamshire TRE assessed at 10 hides and with a value of £9; he had power of alienation over his land and was the man of Earl Harold (Harold 3), to whom he was probably commended.

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 Buckinghamshire	Phil. ref. 37,2	Vill Charndon	DB Spelling Eingar	Holder 1066 Einger 'of Charndon'	Lord 1066 Harold, earl	Tenant-in-Chief 1086 Ralph de Fougères	1086 Subtenant -	Fiscal Value 10.00	1066 Value 9.00	1086 Value 8.00	Confidence C	Map
Totals								Fiscal Value	1066 Value	1086 Value

Profile

Einger 2’s substantial manor was at Charndon, straddling the watershed between the River Ray and the Padbury Brook in north-west Buckinghamshire.  DB records that Einger was one of Earl Harold’s men and that he ‘could sell’ his land, which not only indicates that he had the power of alienation over it but also implies that Harold was his lord by commendation rather than dependent tenure.

It is a shame that there is uncertainty as to whether Einger’s name was of Continental Germanic or of Scandinavian origin, because it might provide some sense of his background and help to explain why he held just this solitary but substantial manor.

This was the only estate recorded in DB as being held by or associated with someone called Einger and there is no reason to consider Einger 2 in connection with any other estate or person.