Danelaw and Kingdom of York

Danelaw and Kingdom of York was a state in British Isles (Europe) that lasted from 878 to 954 CE, about 76 years. Its people spoke Germanic languages (Gothic, Frankish, English, German, Dutch, Norse).

Eastern and northern England under Danish law after the conquests of the Great Heathen Army. Eric Bloodaxe, the last Norse king of York, was expelled in 954.

See Danelaw and Kingdom of York on the interactive timeline

Facts

Dates

878 to 954 CE

Duration

76 years

Type

State

Region

British Isles, Europe

Language family

Germanic

Capital

York (Jorvik)

Became

• Kingdom of England (Anglo-Saxon) 927 to 1066 CE

Neighbours in Europe

• Republic of Venice c. 697 to 1797 CE
• Byzantine Empire 395 to 1453 CE
• Kievan Rus 882 to 1240 CE
• Papal States 756 to 1870 CE
• Kingdom of Scotland 843 to 1707 CE
• Kingdom of Norway c. 872 to 1397 CE
• Kingdom of Denmark c. 936 to 1397 CE
• Kingdom of Wessex c. 519 to 927 CE
• Kingdom of Mercia c. 527 to 918 CE
• First Bulgarian Empire 681 to 1018 CE

Elsewhere in the world at the same time

• Byzantine Empire 395 to 1453 CE, Middle East
• Swahili city-states c. 800 to 1700 CE, Central and Southern Africa
• Ghana Empire (Wagadu) c. 300 to 1200 CE, North and West Africa
• Kingdom of Aksum c. 100 to 940 CE, North and West Africa
• Srivijaya c. 650 to 1377 CE, Southeast Asia
• Khmer Empire 802 to 1431 CE, Southeast Asia
• Tiwanaku c. 400 to 1000 CE, South America
• Abbasid Caliphate 750 to 1258 CE, Middle East
• Chola Empire 848 to 1279 CE, South Asia
• Tang dynasty 618 to 907 CE, East Asia

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