derived from earlier English name Eoforwic
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Jórvík is the Old Norse name for the city of York in northern England, used during the Viking Age when it served as a major Norse settlement and trading center.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Jórvík | 0 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Old Norse exonym
ⓘ
Viking Age settlement ⓘ historical city name ⓘ trading center ⓘ |
| associatedWithCulture |
Norse culture
ⓘ
Viking culture ⓘ |
| associatedWithPeople | Scandinavians ⓘ |
| capitalOf | Kingdom of Jórvík NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| connectedBy |
North Sea trade network
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
river trade routes ⓘ |
| correspondsToModernName | York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Kingdom of England ⓘ |
| derivedFromEarlierEnglishName | Eoforwic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| etymologyNote | name adapted from earlier English to Norse phonology ⓘ |
| followedByName | York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governedBy |
Norse kings
ⓘ
Viking rulers ⓘ |
| hasArchaeologicalSite | Jorvik Viking Centre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasEconomicActivity |
craft production
ⓘ
international commerce ⓘ trade ⓘ |
| hasHeritageStatus | important Viking Age urban center ⓘ |
| hasModernCommemoration |
Jorvik Viking Centre museum
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jorvik Viking Festival NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
10th century
ⓘ
9th century ⓘ Viking Age NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced | urban development of York ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Old Norse ⓘ |
| locatedIn | York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion |
Northumbria
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
northern England ⓘ |
| partOf | Danelaw NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededByName | Eoforwic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| presentIn |
Norse sagas
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
archaeological record of York ⓘ medieval English history ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Danelaw cities
ⓘ
Eoforwic NERFINISHED ⓘ Kingdom of Jórvík NERFINISHED ⓘ York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| role |
major Norse settlement
ⓘ
major trading center ⓘ |
| topLevelAdministrativeArea | England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Norse settlers
ⓘ
Old Norse speakers ⓘ Vikings NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.