Carucage was the name of a type of medieval taxation in England
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Carucage was the name of a type of medieval taxation in England
England
native_name =|conventional_long_name = England|common_name = England|image_flag = Flag of England.svg|image_coat = England COA.svg|symbol_type = Royal Coat of Arms... . It was levied on land, and replaced the old danegeld
Danegeld
The Danegeld was a tax raised to pay tribute to the Viking raiders to save a land from being ravaged. It was characteristic of royal policy in both England and Francia during the ninth through eleventh centuries.... , which was last collected in 1162. Carucage was first collected in 1194. The basis was the size of the estate in hide
Hide (unit)
The hide was a unit used in assessing land for liability to "geld", or land tax, in History of Anglo-Saxon England from the 7th to the 11th centuries.... s or carucate
Carucate
The carucate was a unit of assessment for tax used in most Danelaw counties of England, and is found for example in Domesday Book. The word derives from the Medieval Latin caruca, meaning plough.... s.
