2) Danegeld. The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000.
...England from the 10th to the 12th century to finance protection against Danish invasion. Middle English : Dane, genitive pl. of Dan, Dane; see Dane + geld, tribute...

3) Sweyn. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...Olaf I of Norway and divided his kingdom. Sweyn had previously invaded England and exacted Danegeld from King Aethelred. He invaded England again in 1003-4 and in...

4) AEthelred, king of England. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...of his commanders. In 991 he began paying tribute to the Danes, which he raised by the Danegeld, but his tributary status did not prevent the Danes from returning....

5) tallage. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...English tax known as tallage, introduced by the Norman kings as a partial substitute for the Danegeld, was levied by the kings and lords on their demesne lands (see...

6) Alfred. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...decisively, Alfred cleared the Danes from Wessex by a heavy payment of tribute (see Danegeld) in 871. Alfred used the five-year respite that followed to begin building...

7) 616-80. 2001. The Encyclopedia of World History
...reign of Ethelred the Unready (978-1016), led by Sven I (Forked Beard), king of Denmark. Danegeld had been sporadically collected under Alfred; now it was regularly...

8) b. The British Isles. 2001. The Encyclopedia of World History
...nuns), .5 percent; knights and nobles, 1 percent. 5 Royal finance: (1) nonfeudal revenues: Danegeld, shire farms, judicial fines; (2) the usual feudal revenues: relief...