derived from earlier English name Eoforwic

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Jórvík is the Old Norse name for the city of York in northern England, used during the Viking Age when it served as a major Norse settlement and trading center.

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derived from earlier English name Eoforwic canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Old Norse exonym
Viking Age settlement
historical city name
trading center
associatedWithCulture Norse culture
Viking culture
associatedWithPeople Scandinavians
capitalOf Kingdom of Jórvík
connectedBy North Sea trade network
river trade routes
correspondsToModernName York
country Kingdom of England
derivedFromEarlierEnglishName Eoforwic
etymologyNote name adapted from earlier English to Norse phonology
followedByName York
governedBy Norse kings
Viking rulers
hasArchaeologicalSite Jorvik Viking Centre
hasEconomicActivity craft production
international commerce
trade
hasHeritageStatus important Viking Age urban center
hasModernCommemoration Jorvik Viking Centre museum
Jorvik Viking Festival
historicalPeriod 10th century
9th century
Viking Age
influenced urban development of York
languageOfName Old Norse
locatedIn York
locatedInRegion Northumbria
northern England
partOf Danelaw
precededByName Eoforwic
presentIn Norse sagas
archaeological record of York
medieval English history
relatedTo Danelaw cities
Eoforwic
Kingdom of Jórvík
York
role major Norse settlement
major trading center
topLevelAdministrativeArea England
usedBy Norse settlers
Old Norse speakers
Vikings

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Jórvík hasNameEtymology derived from earlier English name Eoforwic