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Danelaw

The Danelaw (/ˈdeɪnˌlɔː/, Danish: Danelagen; Norwegian: Danelagen; Old English: Dena lagu) was the part of England between the late ninth century and the Norman Conquest under Anglo-Saxon rule in which Danish laws applied. The Danelaw originated in the conquest and occupation of large parts of eastern and northern England by Danish Vikings in the late nin…

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Common languages
Old Norse Old English
Religion
Christianity
Today part of
England
• Norman Conquest
1066
• Treaty of Alfred and Guthrum
Between 878 and 890

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Danelaw

Nodes165
Edges164
Triples138
Avg. degree1.99
Density0.012121
Components1

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Danelaw

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related to Further reading · 45
Danelaw → Abingdon, Abrams, Aina Margrethe, Anglo-Saxon England, Ann, Attenborough, Cambridge, Cambridge University Press, Danes, Discusses, Earliest English, Edward, Elder, Elder's Danelaw, Evidence, Frank, Hambledon, Heen-Pettersen, Hill, III
related to Sources · 19
Danelaw → Anglo-Saxon England, Barbara, Blair, Chichester, Donald, Guthrum, Higham, In Lapidge, ISBN, John, Keynes, Michael, Nicholas, Scragg, Simon, The Wiley Blackwell Encyclopedia, West Sussex, Wiley Blackwell, Yorke
related to Legacy · 18
Danelaw → Anglo-Saxon, Contact, East Midlands, England, English, Kirby/Kirkby, Many Old Norse, Middle, Modern English, Norse, North, Northern England, Old East Norse, Old English, Old Norse, Scandinavian, The, There
related to Geography · 17
Danelaw → Borough, Chester, Derby, East Midlands, Five, Five Boroughs, German Burg, Leicester, Lincoln, London, Northumbria, Nottingham, Old English, Pennines, Stamford, The, These
related to Archaeology · 12
Danelaw → Anglo-Saxon, Another Danelaw, Archaeological, Derbyshire, Heath Wood, Ingleby, Major, Norse, Otherwise, The, This, York
related to External links · 12
Danelaw → Ancient Custom, BBC, BBC Blood, March, News Item, Origins, Our Time, Purpose, Research, The Danelaw, Thynghowe Sherwood Forest, VikingsBBC Viking History LinksIn
related to Legal concepts · 8
Danelaw → Anglo-Saxon, It, Many, The, The Danelaw, Viking, Walkington Wold, Yorkshire
Common languages · 1
Danelaw → Old Norse Old English
Religion · 1
Danelaw → Christianity
Today part of · 1
Danelaw → England

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danes alfred england king danish english guthrum east anglo-saxon york norse mercia wessex viking æthelred army peace defeated old ivar

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
DanelawCommon languagesOld Norse Old English1.00infobox
DanelawReligionChristianity1.00infobox
DanelawToday part ofEngland1.00infobox
Danelaw• Norman Conquest10661.00infobox
Danelaw• Treaty of Alfred and GuthrumBetween 878 and 8901.00infobox
-howeinstance ofendings0.80text
-byinstance ofendings0.80text
Danelawrelated to ArchaeologyMajor0.60section
Danelawrelated to ArchaeologyThe0.60section
Danelawrelated to ArchaeologyYork0.60section
Danelawrelated to ArchaeologyAnother Danelaw0.60section
Danelawrelated to ArchaeologyHeath Wood0.60section

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