Uploaded December 2025 | Updated September 2026, 5 days ago
The Danelaw was the region of England where, from the late ninth century until the Norman Conquest, Danish laws held sway over Anglo-Saxon rule. It emerged from the Danish Viking conquest and occupation of vast territories across eastern and northern England during the late ninth century. The term refers to those areas where English kings permitted the Viking settlers to retain their own legal customs after the early tenth-century reconquest of Danish-ruled lands—granting this privilege in exchange for the settlers’ loyalty to the English crown.
This video will trace the full story of the Danelaw: its origins, its rise to prominence, and ultimately, its decline and disappearance.
00:00 Introduction
00:35 First Viking Raids in England (787-851)
04:06 The Ragnarsons Invade England (865-878)
11:58 Alfred, Guthrum & Establishment of Danelaw (878-899)
14:50 Edward the Elder & Æthelflæd reconquer the Danelaw (899-924)
19:38 Æthelstan First King of the English (924-939)
24:29 Edmund's loss and recovery of the north (939-944)
27:44 Eadred defeats the Last Viking King of Northumbria (946-955)
Music by Alexander Nakarada - CreatorChords
Track: Celtic Music → "Grundar" by Alexander Nakarada (Royalty Free)
Link: youtube.com/watch?v=WZjpLQYAnr8
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The Danelaw was the region of England where, from the late ninth century until the Norman Conquest, Danish laws held sway over Anglo-Saxon rule. It emerged from the Danish Viking conquest and occupation of vast territories across eastern and northern England during the late ninth century. The term refers to those areas where English kings permitted the Viking settlers to retain their own legal customs after the early tenth-century reconquest of Danish-ruled lands—granting this privilege in exchange for the settlers’ loyalty to the English crown.
This video will trace the full story of the Danelaw: its origins, its rise to prominence, and ultimately, its decline and disappearance.
00:00 Introduction
00:35 First Viking Raids in England (787-851)
04:06 The Ragnarsons Invade England (865-878)
11:58 Alfred, Guthrum & Establishment of Danelaw (878-899)
14:50 Edward the Elder & Æthelflæd reconquer the Danelaw (899-924)
19:38 Æthelstan First King of the English (924-939)
24:29 Edmund's loss and recovery of the north (939-944)
27:44 Eadred defeats the Last Viking King of Northumbria (946-955)
Music by Alexander Nakarada - CreatorChords
Track: Celtic Music → "Grundar" by Alexander Nakarada (Royalty Free)
Link: youtube.com/watch?v=WZjpLQYAnr8
#historyprofiles #danelaw #vikinghistory #anglosaxonhistory #anglosaxon #anglosaxons #ragnar #ragnarsons #ragnarssons #alfredthegreat #edwardtheelder #athelstan #kingofenglandfyp #vikingraids #vikingraid #northumbria #Æthelflæd #mercia #wessex #bloodaxe #guthrum #ivartheboneless #hvitserk #halfdan #greatheathenarmy #vikings #viking #thelastkingdom #vikingengland #truehistory #history #historyfacts #historychannel #englishhistory #trendingnow #trending #trendingvideo #fypage #fypviral #fypyoutube #fypシ゚viral #trendingnow #viralnow #virlvideo
#jorvik
