• This led to the Treaty of Alfred and Guthrum, which established the boundaries of the Danelaw and allowed for Danish self-rule in the region.[22].
  • The people who lived in this area were ruled by the laws of the Danes (the Vikings) - hence the name "Danelaw". The Vikings settled and began farming the land.
  • In 954, the English victory over Eric Bloodaxe in Northumbria ended Danish rule in England, and the Danelaw became a part of England.
  • The term Danelaw first appears in the time of Canute (1016–35) to distinguish the area’s different legal system, but it is incorrect to categorize Danelaw as a...
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    • 1 Geography of the Danelaw
    • 3 Legal concepts of the Danelaw
  • Danelaw, the northern, central, and eastern region of Anglo-Saxon England colonized by invading Danish armies in the late 9th century.
  • Danelaw (Danca: Danelagen; Eski İngilizce: Dena lagu), İngiltere'nin Dan kanunlarının geçerli olduğu ve Anglosaksonların kanunlarına hakim olduğu bölgesiydi.