Danelaw
Americannoun
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the body of laws in force in the northeast of England where the Danes settled in the 9th century a.d.
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the part of England under this law.
noun
Etymology
Origin of Danelaw
before 1050; Middle English Dane-lawe, earlier Dene-lawe, Old English Dena lagu. See Dane, law 1
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Once Alfred the Great defeated the Great Army at Edington in AD878, the warlord Guthrum retreated to East Anglia, where it was ruled under Scandinavian law and customs, known as the Danelaw.
From BBC ● Aug. 7, 2022
But the geneticists see no trace of the Danelaw, the Danish rule over northern England from the ninth to the 11th century, nor of the Norman conquest of England in 1066.
From New York Times ● Mar. 18, 2015
Little by little the Danelaw was yielding to the common law of England, but that did not worry an Appleby.
From In the Days of the Guild by Louise Lamprey
It may be, therefore, that these laws were particularly intended for certain parts of the Danelaw.
From Canute the Great The Rise of Danish Imperialism during the Viking Age by Laurence Marcellus Larson
The occurrence of the name "Northman" in a family living in or near the Danelaw may indicate Norse ancestry.
From Canute the Great The Rise of Danish Imperialism during the Viking Age by Laurence Marcellus Larson
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