body of laws created by Danish invaders and settlers in northeastern England during the 9th and 10th centuries; part of England under these laws; danelaw, danelagh
NE region of Anglo-Saxon England. Colonized by invading Danish armies in the late 9th century AD, it was so named because the form of customary law practiced in the local courts was of Danish origin. Danish place-names still mark the region
body of laws created by Danish invaders and settlers in northeastern England during the 9th and 10th centuries; the part of England under these laws; dane law, danelagh