East Anglian Danes
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The East Anglian Danes were Viking settlers and rulers in the region of East Anglia in early medieval England, known for establishing a significant Danish presence and political power there during the 9th century.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| East Anglian Danes canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Danish people
ⓘ
Viking settlers ⓘ historical population ⓘ medieval ethnic group ⓘ |
| activity |
farming
ⓘ
raiding ⓘ settlement ⓘ trading ⓘ |
| continent | Europe ⓘ |
| country | England ⓘ |
| culture |
Anglo-Scandinavian culture
ⓘ
Norse culture ⓘ |
| economicActivity |
agriculture
ⓘ
craft production ⓘ maritime trade ⓘ |
| ethnicOrigin |
Danes
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Scandinavians NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governedUnder | Danelaw customs ⓘ |
| historicalContext | Anglo-Saxon England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| integration | intermarriage with Anglo-Saxons ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Viking settlement of East Anglia
ⓘ
establishing Danish political power in East Anglia ⓘ forming part of the Danelaw population ⓘ raids and warfare in Anglo-Saxon England ⓘ |
| language | Old Norse NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| laterReligion | Christianity NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legacy |
Danish legal and social customs in the Danelaw
ⓘ
place-names of Scandinavian origin in East Anglia ⓘ |
| militaryActivity |
fortification building
ⓘ
naval warfare ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
Alfred the Great
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Anglo-Saxons NERFINISHED ⓘ Kingdom of Wessex NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Danelaw
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Viking settlers in England ⓘ |
| politicalRole |
rulers of parts of East Anglia
ⓘ
subjects of Danish kings in the Danelaw ⓘ |
| region | East Anglia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Danish Vikings in Mercia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Danish Vikings in Northumbria ⓘ Great Heathen Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Norse paganism ⓘ |
| settledIn |
East Anglia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kingdom of East Anglia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
9th century
ⓘ
Viking Age NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typeOfSettlement |
market towns
ⓘ
rural settlements ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.