East Anglian Danes

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The East Anglian Danes were Viking settlers and rulers in the region of East Anglia in early medieval England, known for establishing a significant Danish presence and political power there during the 9th century.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
East Anglian Danes canonical 1
Vikings of East Anglia 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Danish people
Viking settlers
historical population
medieval ethnic group
activity farming
raiding
settlement
trading
continent Europe
country England
culture Anglo-Scandinavian culture
Norse culture
economicActivity agriculture
craft production
maritime trade
ethnicOrigin Danes
Scandinavians
governedUnder Danelaw customs
historicalContext Anglo-Saxon England
integration intermarriage with Anglo-Saxons
knownFor Viking settlement of East Anglia
establishing Danish political power in East Anglia
forming part of the Danelaw population
raids and warfare in Anglo-Saxon England
language Old Norse
linked to: Old Norse language
laterReligion Christianity
legacy Danish legal and social customs in the Danelaw
place-names of Scandinavian origin in East Anglia
militaryActivity fortification building
naval warfare
opposedBy Alfred the Great
Anglo-Saxons
Kingdom of Wessex
partOf Danelaw
Viking settlers in England
politicalRole rulers of parts of East Anglia
subjects of Danish kings in the Danelaw
region East Anglia
relatedTo Danish Vikings in Mercia
Danish Vikings in Northumbria
Great Heathen Army
religion Norse paganism
settledIn East Anglia
Kingdom of East Anglia
timePeriod 9th century
Viking Age
typeOfSettlement market towns
rural settlements

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Treaty of Wedmore hasParty East Anglian Danes
Æthelwold alliedWith Vikings of East Anglia
linked to: East Anglian Danes