Anglo-Scandinavian

Anglo-Scandinavian is an academic term referring to the archaeological and historical periods during the 8th to 13th centuries in which there was migration to - and occupation of - the British Isles^[1] by Scandinavians generally known as Norsemen or Vikings. It is used in distinction from Anglo-Saxon.

The term is also used in linguistic studies covering the same period.^[2]

For the early raids and occupations, see Viking Age: England, Norse activity in the British Isles or Viking Expansion: British Isles
For the later, political interactions between Britain and Scandinavia, see: Danelaw and North Sea Empire

It can also be used for implying cultural blending, and ethnic mixing of Anglo-Saxon and Scandinavian peoples. In which usually favored Anglo sided assimilation and Christianization.

References[]

^ Haldenby, D. and Richards, J.D. (2016). The Viking Great Army and its Legacy: plotting settlement shift using metal-detected finds, Internet Archaeology 42. Retrieved 13 Dec 2016
^ Sandred, KI (2005). "Language Contacts Outside Scandinavia III: With England and Scotland". In Bandle, O; Braunmüller, K; Jahr, EH; Karker, A; Naumann, HP; Elmevik, L; Widmark, G (eds.). The Nordic Languages: An International Handbook of the History of the North Germanic Languages. Vol. Vol. 2. Berlin: Walter de Gruyter. pp. 2062–2073. ISBN 3-11-017149-X. {{cite book}}: |volume= has extra text (help)

[1] Haldenby, D. and Richards, J.D. (2016). The Viking Great Army and its Legacy: plotting settlement shift using metal-detected finds, Internet Archaeology 42. Retrieved 13 Dec 2016

[2] Sandred, KI (2005). "Language Contacts Outside Scandinavia III: With England and Scotland". In Bandle, O; Braunmüller, K; Jahr, EH; Karker, A; Naumann, HP; Elmevik, L; Widmark, G (eds.). The Nordic Languages: An International Handbook of the History of the North Germanic Languages. Vol. Vol. 2. Berlin: Walter de Gruyter. pp. 2062–2073. ISBN 3-11-017149-X. {{cite book}}: |volume= has extra text (help)

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