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Match the words with the correct definitions.
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local, untrained Anglo-Saxons who were called up to fight
the defensive line of shields used by Anglo-Saxon armies
foot soldiers
soldiers on horseback
fyrd
shield wall
infantry
cavalry
The fyrd were not trained warriors: when battles were done, they went back to farming.