In Anglo-Saxon England, a man granted land by the King or a military nobleman ( 6)

[crescentfrank]

28a In Anglo-Saxon England, a man granted land by the King or a military nobleman ( 6)
??E?N

20d Apple cider traditionally made in the west country of England ( 7)
S?R?M?Y

22d Public School with formaer pupils including Peter Warlock, George Orwell and David Cameron ( 4)
???N

27d Genus of bird in the Maluridae family which contains various species of fairy wren (7) M?L?R?S

[squarebear]

20d scrumpy
22d eton

[Touchstone]

20d) scrumpy

[Touchstone]

Think 28a is thane which would make your letters wrong?

[Touchstone]

27d) malurus

[jake-the-peg]

28a could also perhaps be Reeve which would only make your N wrong

[crescentfrank]

True. My 29d EAVIS is wrong.

english dairy farmer who founded glastonbury festival in 1970 ????

[Ankou]

it could also be thegn

[squarebear]

Michael Eavis is correct.

[crescentfrank]

Yes Ankou, you may be right.


Word Origin & History

thegn

"military tenant of an Anglo-Saxon king," a modern revival first attested 1848; see thane.

[crescentfrank]

Thanks squarebear, Touchstone, jake-the-peg and Ankou.
Much appreciated.