Excerpt from A Short Account of Danegeld: With Some Further Particulars Relating to Will; The Conqueror's Survey
Ran. Higden, in his Polychronicon (e), mentions a' third paymenif of omitted by Brompton, and both thefe authors f'tate thefe payments, which, according to Higden, amount to 1. As being paid the fame year.
Ra. De Knighton de Eventibus Angliae (d agrees with Higden as to the number and quantity of the payments, and adds they were made annually; but with refpeél: to the time when the five laft payments were made, thefe writers are all miflaken.
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Paperback. Zustand: New. Print on Demand. This book delves into the origins and history of Danegeld, a tax levied on English land during the reign of King Ethelred the Unready in the 10th and 11th centuries. At first an occasional payment to invading Danish forces, it later became a permanent tax designed to fund ongoing naval defenses. This tax played a prominent role in the political and economic life of Anglo-Saxon England. The author provides a comprehensive analysis of Danegeld, examining its origins, its evolution over time, and its impact on English society. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book. print-on-demand item. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 9781332949113_0
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