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A tax levied in England from the 10th to the 12th century to finance protection against Danish invasion.

noun - an annual tax in medieval England

DANEGELD - The Danegeld (; "Danish tax", literally "Dane tribute") was a tax raised to pay tribute to the Viking raiders to save a land from being ravaged. It ...

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Possible Crossword Clues
Democrat's explanatory writing about a regressive old tax
Tax in Anglo-Saxon times paid to invaders
Note old story cropping up about previous tax system
Anglo-Saxon tax
Protection money (once)
Glad need ran out for this old tax
Fighting bird
Old man holding up info on the Spanish land-tax
Tax imposed in 10th century to protect against Viking invaders
10th century tax imposed to buy off Viking invaders

Last Seen in these Crosswords & Puzzles
Aug 3 2013 The Times - Concise
Mar 12 2011 The Times - Cryptic
May 23 2010 Thinks.com
May 23 2008 Thinks.com
Sep 17 2006 The Telegraph - General Knowledge
Dec 15 2004 The Times - Cryptic
Dec 11 2004 The Times - Concise
Aug 11 2003 The Times - Cryptic
Jan 18 2002 The Times - Concise
Jan 13 2002 The Telegraph - General Knowledge

Possible Dictionary Clues
a land tax levied in Anglo-Saxon England during the reign of King Ethelred to raise funds for protection against Danish invaders.
A land tax levied in Anglo-Saxon England during the reign of King Ethelred to raise funds for protection against Danish invaders.

Danegeld description
The Danegeld (; "Danish tax", literally "Dane tribute") was a tax raised to pay tribute to the Viking raiders to save a land from being ravaged. It was called the geld or gafol in eleventh-century sources. It was characteristic of royal policy in both England and Francia during the ninth through eleventh centuries, collected both as tributary, to buy off the attackers, and as stipendiary, to pay the defensive forces. The term Danegeld did not appear until the early twelfth century. In Anglo-Saxon England tribute payments to the Danes was known as gafol and the levy raised to support the standing army, for the defence of the realm, was known as heregeld (army-tax). Danegeld was mostly taken by the Norsemen from Sweden and Denmark.

Danegeld description

The Danegeld (; "Danish tax", literally "Dane tribute") was a tax raised to pay tribute to the Viking raiders to save a land from being ravaged. It was called the geld or gafol in eleventh-century sources. It was characteristic of royal policy in both England and Francia during the ninth through eleventh centuries, collected both as tributary, to buy off the attackers, and as stipendiary, to pay the defensive forces. The term Danegeld did not appear until the early twelfth century. In Anglo-Saxon England tribute payments to the Danes was known as gafol and the levy raised to support the standing army, for the defence of the realm, was known as heregeld (army-tax). Danegeld was mostly taken by the Norsemen from Sweden and Denmark.

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