Danelaw

E384778

historical region medieval polity

Danelaw was a historical region of England under Scandinavian control and influence, characterized by Norse law, culture, and settlement during the early Middle Ages.

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All labels observed (5)

Label	Occurrences
Danelaw canonical	6
Anglo-Saxon–Danish frontier	1
Danelaw boundary agreements	1
Danelaw in England	1
Five Boroughs of the Danelaw	1

Statements (52)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	historical region ⓘ medieval polity ⓘ
appliesToJurisdiction	England ⓘ areas under Danish law in England ⓘ
capital	York ⓘ
country	Kingdom of England ⓘ
culture	Anglo-Scandinavian culture ⓘ Norse culture ⓘ
endTime	11th century ⓘ mid-11th century ⓘ
ethnicGroup	Anglo-Saxons ⓘ Danes ⓘ Norwegians ⓘ
follows	Anglo-Saxon law ⓘ Norse law ⓘ
hasCharacteristic	dense Viking settlement ⓘ distinct legal customs from Wessex ⓘ mixed Norse and Anglo-Saxon population ⓘ
hasEffect	Scandinavian settlement in northern and eastern England ⓘ influence on English language vocabulary ⓘ influence on English legal customs ⓘ introduction of Scandinavian place-names in England ⓘ
hasInfluenced	development of northern English dialects ⓘ
hasPart	Derby ⓘ East Anglia ⓘ Danelaw self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Five Boroughs of the Danelaw Leicester ⓘ Lincoln ⓘ Nottingham ⓘ Stamford NERFINISHED ⓘ Yorkshire ⓘ
historyOfTopic	Viking Age in England ⓘ
inception	late 9th century ⓘ
languageUsed	Old English ⓘ Old Norse language ⓘ surface form: Old Norse
locatedIn	British Isles ⓘ England ⓘ
namedAfter	Danish law ⓘ
partOf	Kingdom of England ⓘ Viking world ⓘ
religion	Christianity ⓘ Norse paganism ⓘ
significantEvent	Conquest of the Danelaw by Edward the Elder ⓘ surface form: Conquest of the Danelaw by Athelstan Conquest of the Danelaw by Edward the Elder ⓘ Norman Conquest of England ⓘ Treaty of Wedmore ⓘ surface form: Treaty of Alfred and Guthrum Treaty of Wedmore ⓘ Viking invasions of England ⓘ
startTime	878 ⓘ 9th century ⓘ
timePeriod	Early Middle Ages ⓘ Viking Age ⓘ

Referenced by (10)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Vikings → settledRegion → Danelaw ⓘ

Vikings → politicalImpact → Danelaw ⓘ

this entity surface form: Danelaw in England

Kingdom of the East Angles → followedBy → Danelaw ⓘ

Anglo-Saxon England → hasPart → Danelaw ⓘ

Battle of Edington → associatedWith → Danelaw ⓘ

Treaty of Wedmore → hasEffectOn → Danelaw ⓘ

Treaty of Wedmore → relatedTo → Danelaw ⓘ

this entity surface form: Danelaw boundary agreements

Treaty of Wedmore → typeOfBoundary → Danelaw ⓘ

this entity surface form: Anglo-Saxon–Danish frontier

Jórvík → partOf → Danelaw ⓘ

Danelaw → hasPart → Danelaw self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Five Boroughs of the Danelaw