Heregeld tax is introduced to pay Anglo-Scandinavian mercenaries to fight the Vikings.

The constable commanded the army, paid mercenaries and judged legal cases pertaining to the military.

These sanctions ultimately helped hasten the collapse of Qadhafi by preventing him from accessing the financial resources and channels of commerce necessary to purchase weapons, pay mercenaries and fuel tanks and planes.

Tiphares exploits the Scrapyard and surrounding farms, paying mercenaries (called Hunter-Warriors) to hunt criminals and arranging violent sports to keep the population entertained.

Many Africans were accused by pro-Gaddafi loyalists and by the opposition rebels of being paid mercenaries, and were persecuted for that.

In 1679 however, Laksamana Tun Abdul Jalil paid Bugis mercenaries to fight alongside Johor against Jambi.

Casimir had to return to Poland to seek money to pay his debts and mercenaries.

Bond noted that these unlikely toughs both moved with the quick surefooted speed of highly trained soldiers, and the thought that they might possibly be paid mercenaries flicked through his mind.

They say the Warriors are paid mercenaries, but this is not true.

If they were paid mercenaries they would know that they were not going to be paid and are going to die.