- 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.[23].
- 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.
- 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...
- The Danelaw was established as a result of King Alfred the Great’s efforts to avoid further Viking raids in the Anglian Kingdom of Wessex.
- Danelaw is the term used by the Saxons to denote the lands held by the Danes during time of The Saxon Stories and The Last Kingdom (TV Series).
- One such agreement was the formation of an area known as Danelaw. While the term was not specifically referenced until the eleventh century, Danelaw was...
- Maps illustrating this territory imply that the route of the Great North Road might have been significant since the Danelaw area neatly straddles it.
- Some people consider the “land boundaries” to constitute the first definition of the geographical region that came to be known as the Danelaw.
