Viking York

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Viking York refers to the period and settlement of York under Scandinavian rule from the 9th to 10th centuries, when it was a major Viking political and trading center in northern England.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Anglo-Scandinavian town
Viking settlement
historical period
medieval city
alsoKnownAs Jórvík NERFINISHED
Scandinavian York NERFINISHED
archaeologicalSite Coppergate excavations NERFINISHED
capitalOf Kingdom of Jórvík NERFINISHED
culturalInfluence Anglo-Scandinavian art styles
Norse place-names in and around York
hybrid legal and social customs
economy bone and antler working
craft production
long-distance trade
metalworking
textile production
endTime 10th century
954
followedBy English royal control of York
governedBy Viking kings NERFINISHED
local earls
hasFeature defensive earthworks and walls
major trading center
mint producing coinage
mixed Norse and Anglo-Saxon population
river port on the River Ouse
heritageSite Jorvik Viking Centre NERFINISHED
locatedIn British Isles NERFINISHED
England
Northumbria NERFINISHED
York NERFINISHED
northern England
partOf Danelaw NERFINISHED
Viking Age NERFINISHED
precededBy Anglo-Saxon York NERFINISHED
religion Christianity
Norse paganism
significantEvent capture of York by the Great Heathen Army
establishment of the Kingdom of Jórvík
expulsion of the last Viking king in 954
startTime 866
9th century
tradedWith Frankish territories NERFINISHED
Irish Sea region
Scandinavia NERFINISHED
other Danelaw towns
usedLanguage Old English
Old Norse

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Jorvik Viking Centre theme Viking York