The Danelaw was a significant region in England from the late ninth century until the Norman Conquest, where Danish laws prevailed over Anglo-Saxon governance. This area emerged due to the Danish Viking conquest and occupation across eastern and northern England during this period.

The term Danelaw refers to regions where English kings allowed Viking settlers to maintain their legal customs after the early tenth-century reconquest, in exchange for loyalty to the English crown.

This episode traces the Danelaw's full history: its origins, rise to prominence, and eventual decline and disappearance.

00:00 Introduction
00:35 First Viking Raids in England (787-851)
04:06 The Ragnarsons Invade England (865-878)
11:58 Alfred, Guthrum & Establishment of Danelaw (878-899)
14:50 Edward the Elder & Æthelflæd reconquer the Danelaw (899-924)
19:38 Æthelstan First King of the English (924-939)
24:29 Edmund's loss and recovery of the north (939-944)
27:44 Eadred defeats the Last Viking King of Northumbria (946-955)

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