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    The Danelaw (/ˈdeɪnˌlɔː/, also known as the Danelagh; Danish: Danelagen; Old English: Dena lagu) was the part of England in which the laws of the Danes...
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    The Viking invasions of the ninth century and the establishment of the Danelaw once again divided Northumbria. Although primarily recorded in the southern...
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  • Lincoln Nottingham Stamford The Five Boroughs or The Five Boroughs of the Danelaw were the five main towns of Danish Mercia (what is now the East Midlands)...
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    which to develop. Danish ruled kingdoms in the British Isles, known as the Danelaw, began to model their own coins on rulers in addition to various Christian...
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    Isles and Western Europe. They settled in parts of England (known as the Danelaw) under King Sweyn Forkbeard in 1013, and in France where Danes and Norwegians...
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    successors, it steadily expanded at the expense of the kingdoms of the Danelaw. This brought about the political unification of England, first accomplished...
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    his Mercian allies were able to concentrate on conquering the southern Danelaw in East Anglia and the Five Boroughs of Viking east Mercia: Derby, Leicester...
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    other Germanic varieties. Even in the 9th and 10th centuries, amidst the Danelaw and other Viking invasions, there is historical evidence that Old Norse...
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    The term Danish Empire may refer to: Dankirke (400–850) Danelaw (865–954) The North Sea Empire of Cnut the Great (1016–1035) Danish control of Danish...
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  • monk offers to show the Vikings the way to the Viking settlements of the Danelaw, where they would be safe. Along the way, they are repeatedly attacked...
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