Danelaw

Benham, Jenny ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1959-9450 2017. Danelaw. Echard, Sian and Rouse, Robert, eds. The Encyclopedia of Medieval Literature in Britain, John Wiley & Sons, (10.1002/9781118396957.wbemlb392)

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Abstract

Danelaw refers to the eastern and northern regions of the English kingdom in which Danish law was thought to prevail, as opposed to Mercian law to the west and West Saxon law to the south. The term was coined in the eleventh century, but the idea of a geographical area distinct from those controlled by the English originates with the Viking settlements of the ninth century and the treaty between Alfred and Guthrum.

Item Type:	Book Section
Date Type:	Publication
Status:	Published
Schools:	History, Archaeology and Religion
Subjects:	D History General and Old World > D History (General) > D051 Ancient History
Publisher:	John Wiley & Sons
ISBN:	9781118396988
Date of Acceptance:	6 July 2016
Last Modified:	31 Jul 2024 16:00
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/92391

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