Moot Hall, in the seaside town of
Aldeburgh, Suffolk, England
1915
"Its age is uncertain but it is shown on a map of 1594 (preserved in the Moot Hall) as being several streets back from the front, testimony to the relentless encroachment of the North Sea. Today the building houses a museum."
"A moot hall is meeting or assembly building, traditionally to decide local issues. In Anglo-Saxon England, a low ring-shaped earthwork served as a Moot hill or moot mound, where the elders of the hundred would meet."
What does "elders of the hundred" mean, you ask?
1 comment:
You made a few good points there. I did a search on the subject and barely found any specific details on other websites, but then great to be here, really, appreciate that.
- Lucas
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