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Danegeld
Danegeld. The term is often applied to tribute payments made to the Vikings in the reign of Æthelred II (978–1016); these payments are known as gafol in the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle. In 1012 Æthelred introduced an annual land tax, levied throughout the country, to pay for a Scandinavian force led by Thorkell the Tall which he had recruited to fight for him. The levy was continued by Cnut and his sons to pay for their own standing forces and was only abolished by Edward the Confessor in 1051. It was this tax which Norman administrative documents called ‘Danegeld’, though the Anglo-Saxons knew it as heregeld (‘army tax’).
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JOHN CANNON. "Danegeld." The Oxford Companion to British History. 2002. Encyclopedia.com. 25 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JOHN CANNON. "Danegeld." The Oxford Companion to British History. 2002. Encyclopedia.com. (May 25, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O110-Danegeld.html JOHN CANNON. "Danegeld." The Oxford Companion to British History. 2002. Retrieved May 25, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O110-Danegeld.html |
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Danegeld
Danegeld The tribute paid in silver by ETHELRED II of England to buy peace from the invading Danes. It was raised by a tax levied on land. The first payment (991) was 10,000 pounds in weight of silver (1 pound equals 0.54 kg); later payments were greater – 16,000 pounds (994), 24,000 pounds (1002), 36,000 pounds (1007), and a massive 158,000 pounds (1012). Later (1012–51) it was levied to maintain a navy and the royal bodyguard (housecarls), when it was known as ‘heregeld’; when raised by the NORMAN kings the levy was used for general as well as military purposes.
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"Danegeld." A Dictionary of World History. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. 25 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Danegeld." A Dictionary of World History. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. (May 25, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O48-Danegeld.html "Danegeld." A Dictionary of World History. 2000. Retrieved May 25, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O48-Danegeld.html |
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Danegeld
Danegeld The term is often wrongly applied to tribute payments made to the Vikings in the reign of Æthelred II (978–1016); these payments are known as gafol in the Anglo‐Saxon Chronicle. In 1012 Æthelred introduced an annual land tax to pay for a Scandinavian force led by Thorkell the Tall which he had recruited to fight for him. The levy was continued by Cnut and his sons to pay for their own forces. It was this tax which Norman administrative documents called ‘Danegeld’.
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JOHN CANNON. "Danegeld." A Dictionary of British History. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. 25 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JOHN CANNON. "Danegeld." A Dictionary of British History. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. (May 25, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O43-Danegeld.html JOHN CANNON. "Danegeld." A Dictionary of British History. 2004. Retrieved May 25, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O43-Danegeld.html |
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Danegeld
Danegeld , medieval land tax originally raised to buy off raiding Danes and later used for military expenditures. In England the tribute was first levied in 868, then in 871 by Alfred , and occasionally thereafter. Under Æthelred (965?–1016) it became a regular tax, and was collected by later rulers until the 12th cent., when it was converted into tallage . |
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"Danegeld." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. 25 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Danegeld." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. (May 25, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Danegeld.html "Danegeld." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Retrieved May 25, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Danegeld.html |
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