The Danelaw, as recorded in the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle (also known as the Danelagh; Old English: Dena lagu; Danish: Danelagen), is an historical name given to a part of Great Britain in which the laws of the "Danes"[1] held predominance over those of the Anglo-Saxons. The part of Great Britain which was part of the Danelaw is now northern and eastern England. The origins of the Danelaw lie in the Viking expansion of the 9th century, although the term was not used to describe a geographic area until the 11th century. With the increase in population and productivity in Scandinavia, Viking warriors sought treasure and glory in nearby Britain.
Danelaw is also used to describe the set of legal terms and definitions created in the treatises between the English king, Alfred the Great, and the Norwegian warlord, Guthrum the Old, written down following Guthrum's defeat at the Battle of Edington, in 878. Later, in 886, the Treaty of Alfred and Guthrum was formalised, founding the boundaries of their kingdoms, with provisions for peaceful relations between the English and the Vikings.
The Danish laws held sway in the Kingdom of Northumbria and Kingdom of East Anglia, and the lands of the Five Boroughs of Leicester, Nottingham, Derby, Stamford and Lincoln.
Ironically, the prosperity of the Danelaw, especially Jórvík (York), led to it itself becoming a target for Viking raiders. Conflict with Wessex and Mercia sapped the strength of the Danelaw, and the waning of its military power together with the Viking onslaughts led to its submission to Edward the Elder in return for protection. It was to be part of his Kingdom of England, and the province of Denmark no longer, as the English lay final claim on it.
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