Anglo-Norse England

Lindisfarne, also known as Holy Island, is a tidal island off the northeast coast of England, which constitutes the civil parish of Holy Island in Northumberland. Holy Island has a recorded history from the 6th century AD; it was an important centre of Celtic Christianity under Saints Aidan, Cuthbert, Eadfrith, and Eadberht of Lindisfarne. The island was originally home to a monastery, which was destroyed during the Viking invasions but re-established as a priory following the Norman Conquest of England. Other notable sites built on the island are St Mary the Virgin parish church (originally b

The Danelaw (, ; ; ) was the part of England between the late ninth century and the Norman Conquest under Anglo-Saxon rule in which Danish laws applied. The Danelaw originated in the conquest and occupation of large parts of eastern and northern England by Danish Vikings in the late ninth century. The term applies to the areas in which English kings allowed the Danes to keep their own laws following the early tenth-century Anglo-Saxon conquest of Danish-ruled eastern and northern England in return for the Danish settlers' loyalty to the English crown. "Danelaw" is first recorded in the early 1

coalition of Norse warriors that invaded the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms

thumb|right|The England Runestones#U 241|runestone U 241 in Lingsberg, [[Uppland, Sweden, was raised by the grandchildren of Ulfríkr circa 1050 in commemoration of his twice receiving Danegeld in England.]]

state

personal union of the kingdoms of England, Denmark and Norway (1013–1042) ruled by Sweyn Forkbeard, Cnut the Great and Harthacnut

thumb|Ivory seal of Godwin, an unknown thegnfirst half of eleventh century, British Museum

geographic division formerly used in certain countries

A housecarl (; ) was a non-servile manservant or household bodyguard in medieval Northern Europe.

killing of most Danish people in England in 1002

fossilized human feces from the Viking era

9th century accord between Alfred the Great and Guthrum the Old

Anglican church in the City of Westminster, London, England, UK

exploration, settlement, and raids performed by Norse population

Five main towns of the Danelaw

cross in Gosforth, Cumbria, England, UK

Lancashire Viking silver hoard

museum in York, England, United Kingdom

9th century treaty between Wessex and East Anglia

918 battle, part of the Norse invasions of England

mass grave