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The Lincoln Danes settled the area formerly occupied by the Anglo-Saxon Kingdom of Lindsey, where the Vikings had previously overwintered in the nearby fortress of Torksey in Lindsey from 873 to 874. Lincoln probably surrendered in 918 [ 9 ] following the capitulation of all the Danish territories on the border of Mercia and Wessex.
The Danelaw (/ ˈ d eɪ n ˌ l ɔː /, Danish: Danelagen; Norwegian: Danelagen; Old English: Dena lagu) [2] was the part of England between the early tenth century and the Norman Conquest under Anglo-Saxon rule in which Danish laws applied. [3]
Lincoln (/ ˈ l ɪ ŋ k ə n /) is a cathedral city and district in Lincolnshire, England, of which it is the county town. In the 2021 Census, the city's district had a population of 103,813. [4] The 2021 census gave the urban area of Lincoln, including Bracebridge Heath, North Hykeham, South Hykeham and Waddington, a recorded population of ...
Vince, Alan G., Pre-Viking Lindsey, 1993 (Lincoln: City of Lincoln Archaeology Unit) ISBN 978-0951498774; Whitwell, J. B., Roman Lincolnshire, 1970 (Lincoln: Lincolnshire Society for History and Archaeology) Wright, Neil, Lincolnshire Towns and Industry: 1770–1914, 1982 (Lincoln: Lincolnshire Society for History and Archaeology)
Newland [2] is an inner-city suburb [3] and historic district [4] of Lincoln in the county of Lincolnshire, England. It is located to the west of the city centre and faces Brayford Pool . [ 5 ] The street and area around it possibly existed as far back as possibly roman times as there archaeologists found around 23 skeleton s on the site of the ...
1291 – Lincoln becomes a town of The Staple; this moves in 1369 to Boston. [6] 1301 – 20 January: Parliament meets in Lincoln to consider papal claims to sovereignty of Scotland, which it rejects. [6] 1311 – Central tower and spire of the Cathedral completed. 1312 – King Edward II holds a parliament in Lincoln, repeated in 1315, 1316 ...
Geatish settlements during the 6th century, within the red lines. The green areas show the main areas of North Germanic settlement in Scandinavia.. The Geats (/ ɡ iː t s, ˈ ɡ eɪ ə t s, j æ t s / GHEETS, GAY-əts, YATS; [1] [2] Old English: gēatas [ˈjæɑtɑs]; Old Norse: gautar [ˈɡɑu̯tɑr]; Swedish: götar [ˈjø̂ːtar]), sometimes called Goths, [3] were a large North Germanic ...
He married twice: First in 1214 at Pontefract, to Alice (d.1216, Pontefract), daughter of Gilbert, lord of L'Aigle, by whom he had one daughter: Joan de Lacy. [3]Second, in 1221 he married Margaret de Quincy, only daughter and heiress of Robert de Quincy (son of Saer de Quincy, 1st Earl of Winchester) by his wife Hawyse de Blondeville/de Mechines, 4th sister and co-heiress of Ranulph de ...