AngloNorse
AngloNorse, also spelled Anglo-Norse, refers to the cultural and linguistic synthesis that arose from contact between Anglo-Saxon England and Norse settlers during the late 9th to 11th centuries, most prominently in the eastern and northern regions governed by the Danelaw. The term is used by historians to describe both the population’s mixed identity and the exchange that shaped language, law, and daily life.
Historically, Norse activity in England began with raids in the 8th century and escalated into settlement after
Linguistically, Old Norse and Old English interacted through bilingual elites and widespread contact. Norse contributed vocabulary,
With the Norman conquest of 1066, the Anglo-Norse synthesis gradually merged into a broader English culture,