Talk:High-reeve

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What is "heah-gerefa" and who is Alfred Smyth? (and why and how does the sentance "Alfred Smyth thought heah-gerefa was influenced by the Scottish word mormaer, the meaning of which, supposedly "Great Steward", is possibly similar " is associated to the article and how shoul I understand what the term "high-reeve" is, by this addition? this merely an additional confusion)

Also, what is "summus praepositus"?? the article is written and on some kind of assumption that the reader probably, and should obiously know what these terms or "laws" or whatever- actually are , - is it so difficult to write a 1-2 sentances about each term or law so that one who reads the article will know at least what he reads? This article doesn't explain the term of "high-reeve" and that's the bottom line. This article must be more specified and more detailed since there are many latin names and temrs which are crucial for understanding this text, and it seems that there's no point to write it and let people even read it without giving further explanation about these many terms. In addition, even if there were many terms which are linked to other articles, it doesn't make sense that on every sentance the reader will be linked to other article just to be able to read this article as a whole. "There is for instance, among a large number of other known high-reeves, an Ordulf "High-Reeve of Dumnonia" - who or what is Ordulf? there's no further information about it.

"The first reference to a "high-reeve" was perhaps in the third code of Edmund I of England where there is an official known as a summus praepositus". There's no further explantion about WHAT is "summus praepositus" and how it's connected to high-reeve.

"In the North People's Law, a high-reeve is given a wergild of four thousand thrymsas" - in my case I know what "werglid" is, but I have no idea what "thrymsas" is (a coin? a scale of..?) - I think these two term should exlpained further in order to understand the sentance - not a long one, but some word which will give some sense to the reader.

In addition, in the second section of the "hogrefe", it's said it was a title of judges who were what was known "Gogerict" - what is a gogericht? Writing few more words about it would be realy helpful..