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GCSE History · key term
The Scandinavian name for York during the Viking period.
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Paper 1
Revise: Case Study: YorkThe Vikings captured it in 866 and called it Jorvik. It became a centre of Scandinavian rule within the Danelaw. Viking kings ruled York from 866 to 927, and again from 939 to 954.
Paper 3
The Viking name for York, which became an important centre of settlement, manufacturing and trade.
Support descriptions of Jorvik with specific examples: Coppergate houses, metalworking workshops, imported silk or food supplied by the Vale of York.
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After the Vikings captured York, the city became known as Jorvik. During the Viking period, it was not simply a base for warriors: it was a busy town where people lived, made goods and traded. Coppergate became occupied again in the mid-ninth century, after apparently being unused for about 450 years.