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GCSE History · key term
A payment raised in England to pay Viking forces. A final large payment was made to Cnut in 1018.
Used by AQA and OCR
Paper 2
Tribute paid to Viking attackers in the hope of persuading them to stop attacking.
Revise: InvasionViking attacks intensified again under Æthelred, known as Ethelred the Unready, in the late tenth century. He used Danegeld, paying tribute to persuade attackers to stop raiding. Payments could secure temporary relief and time to regroup, but they did not remove the threat permanently.
Paper 2
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A payment made by Anglo-Saxon rulers to Viking forces to obtain peace or withdrawal; the term also describes the taxation used to raise these payments.
Payments commonly described as Danegeld offered an alternative to risking defeat in battle. Alfred of Wessex also used payment during his struggle against Viking armies.
Paper 3
Revise: CnutIn 1018, a final Danegeld payment of 82,500 pounds was made to Cnut. He sent Viking soldiers home, helping to move England away from conquest and towards relative peace after decades of warfare. His reign therefore combined the burdens of military victory with a more stable system of government.