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Danelaw
Danelaw
Danelaw Large region of
ne England, occupied by Danes in the late 9th century. In 886, Alfred and Guthrum's Pact formally confirmed its independence. Alfred's son, Edward the Elder, and grandson, Athelstan, restored it to English control in the early 10th century.
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James Graham-Campbell, Richard Hall, Judith Jesch, and David N. Parsons, eds. Vikings and the Danelaw: Select Papers from the Proceedings of the Thirteenth Viking Congress, Nottingham and York, 21-30 August 1997.(Book Review)
Magazine article from: Scandinavian Studies; 12/22/2002; ; 700+ words
; ...Viking Congress chose to focus on the Danelaw, an obvious choice since, beginning...linguistic, artistic, and documentary--Danelaw studies are by nature interdisciplinary...the volume stands at the cutting edge of Danelaw studies. Two other features unique to...
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Uganda: Hambleside Danelaw s Carbon Offsets Benefit Sustainable Land Use in Uganda.
News Wire article from: TendersInfo; 3/19/2008; 574 words
; Byline: Mamta03 Hambleside Danelaw has been presented with a Plan Vivo...environment strategy operated by Hambleside Danelaw which involves the careful design and...Plan Vivo project attracted Hambleside Danelaw because as well as making a contribution...
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Uganda : Hambleside Danelaw s Carbon Offsets Benefit Sustainable Land Use in Uganda.
News Wire article from: TendersInfo; 3/20/2008; 576 words
; Byline: Mamta03 Hambleside Danelaw has been presented with a Plan Vivo...environment strategy operated by Hambleside Danelaw which involves the careful design and...Plan Vivo project attracted Hambleside Danelaw because as well as making a contribution...
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The Scandinavian element beyond the Danelaw.(LINGUISTICS)(Report)
Magazine article from: Studia Anglica Posnaniensia: international review of English Studies; 1/1/2007; ; 700+ words
; ...settlers was the highest, i.e. the Danelaw, inhabited by the Danes and the northern...settlement was the highest, i.e. the Danelaw, inhabited mostly by the Danes, and...present in English in the area beyond the Danelaw, i.e. in the West Midlands and Southern...
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Convergence Technologies Group Inc. UK Subsidiary Completes 2 New Multi-Site Contracts Worth $162,000.
PR Newswire; 8/28/2007; 700+ words
; ...Communications systems for Hambleside Danelaw, part of the Hambleside International...state of the art Daventry Hambleside Danelaw facility was completed this week with...scheduled in the next three weeks. Hambleside Danelaw received the 2006 Queens Award. The Hambleside...
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Convergence Technologies Group UK Subsidiary Completes 2 New Contracts
Newspaper article from: Wireless News; 9/3/2007; 398 words
; ...Communications systems for Hambleside Danelaw, part of the Hambleside International...state of the art Daventry Hambleside Danelaw facility was completed this week with...scheduled in the next three weeks. Hambleside Danelaw received the 2006 Queens Award. The Hambleside...
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Is this old wives' tale fair? Answers to Correspondents.
Newspaper article from: The Daily Mail (London, England); 10/12/2005; 700+ words
; ...Wessex in the south-west and the Danelaw north of a line from St Albans to Chester. Most towns in the Danelaw were of Danish or other Scandinavian...shops and stalls. In the west of the Danelaw, the equivalent is often The Wiend...
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I love the smell of chip fat at teatime ; Pies and Prejudice: In search of the North By Stuart Maconie EBURY [pound]10.99
Newspaper article from: The Independent on Sunday; 1/28/2007; ; 700+ words
; ...Atlas, but back then it was called the Danelaw: the Danish Viking kingdom which ran...Despite what the history books may say, the Danelaw never really ended and god's own county...the South Eastern boundaries of the Danelaw have retreated further northwards - to...
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 "The Mirror (London, England)")
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For the record.(Features)
Newspaper article from: The Mirror (London, England); 8/27/2002; 276 words
; ...Guthrum to accept the division of England into two parts (Wessex and the Danelaw) and he captured London and rolled back Danish occupation. But the conquest of the Danelaw was continued by his son, Edward The Elder, and unification was completed...
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PRODUCTS IN PRACTICE / TRANSPORT AND INDUSTRIAL
Magazine article from: The Architects' Journal; 8/1/2007; ; 625 words
; ...ENQUIRY NO 1208 CLADDING Corus Panels and Profiles BUILDING Hambleslde Danelaw's manufacturing facility and warehouse, Daventry ARCHITECT G4 Design CLIENT Hambleside Danelaw PRODUCT Confidex Sustain CHARACTERISTICS The client specialises in providing...
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Danelaw
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to British History
Danelaw. When during the 10th cent. the Viking settlers of eastern England recognized...follow their traditional laws. By the 11th cent. the term ‘Danelaw’ was being used to indicate the area in which customary law was...
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DANELAW
Book article from: Concise Oxford Companion to the English Language
DANELAW, also Danelagh , Danelaga . The system of law in the part of England ceded to Danish invaders in 878, and the area itself, roughly...
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Alfred
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...treaty with Guthrum that marked off the Danelaw E and N of the Thames, Lea, and Ouse...forces were joined by settlers from the Danelaw. He received strong support from his...896 the Danes slowly dispersed to the Danelaw or overseas, and Alfred's new long...
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Viking
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to British History
...x2013;Chester line emerged with the establishment of Danelaw c. 886. Alfred's successors in the early years of the 10th...long bearing the mark of its Scandinavian settlement. The Danelaw Scandinavians in eastern England were largely of Danish origin...
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Canute I the Great
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography
...England. Inhabitants called the northeast section of England the Danelaw. This was the largest Viking settlement, a region occupied...unfortunate hostages. By his hasty retreat, Canute lost the Danelaw. He arrived in Denmark to find his brother in firm command...
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