Proper noun
(history) The part of Great Britain in which the laws of the Scandinavians dominated those of the Anglo-Saxons.
(history) The set of legal terms and definitions created in the treaties between the English Alfred the Great and the Danish Guthrum the Old.
Source: en.wiktionary.orgBut before the Law of the Normans was the Law of the Danes, The Danelaw had a similar boundary to that of Mercia but had a population of Free Peasantry that were known to have resisted the Norman occupation. Source: Internet
At its height the Danelaw included London, all of East Anglia and most of the North of England. Source: Internet
He may actually have been expanding an established English custom for use among the Danish citizens in the North (the Danelaw ). Source: Internet
In the mixed population which existed in the Danelaw these endings must have led to much confusion, tending gradually to become obscured and finally lost." Source: Internet
In the mixed population which existed in the Danelaw these endings must have led to much confusion, tending gradually to become obscured and finally lost.” Source: Internet
Northumbria was within the Danelaw and therefore experienced greater influence from Norse than did the Southern dialects. Source: Internet