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ALL meanings of danegeld

Dane·geld
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  • noun danegeld the tax first levied in the late 9th century in Anglo-Saxon England to provide protection money for or to finance forces to oppose Viking invaders 3
  • noun danegeld an Anglo-Saxon tax supposedly first levied to support forces resisting the Danes invading England and later continued as a land tax 3
  • noun danegeld (in medieval England) an additional tax on land believed to have been levied originally as a tribute to the Danish invaders but later continued for other purposes. 1
  • noun danegeld (historical) A tax raised originally to protect against Viking raiders in the 10th and 11th centuries, and later continued as a land tax. 0
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