danelaw

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Proper noun

1. {{lb|en|history}} The part of [[Great Britain]] in which the [[law]]s of the [[Scandinavian]]s [[dominate]]d those of the [[Anglo-Saxon]]s.
2. {{lb|en|history}} The set of [[legal]] [[term]]s and [[definition]]s created in the [[treaty|treaties]] between the English [[w:Alfred the Great|Alfred the Great]] and the Danish [[w:Guthrum the Old|Guthrum the Old]].

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