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Scandinavian York or
Viking York (Old Norse:
Jórvík) is a term used by
historians for what is now
Yorkshire during the
period of
Scandinavian domination...
- The
Jorvik Viking Centre is a
museum and
visitor attraction in York, England,
containing lifelike mannequins and life-size
dioramas depicting Viking life...
- the York
Archaeological Trust while excavating the
Viking settlement of
Jórvík (present-day York) in
northern England. The
coprolite was
found in 1972...
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Jorvik Radio is a
community radio station based in the city of York, in
North Yorkshire. The
studios are
located in Burnholme, York. It
takes its name...
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separate king of
Deira until the time of
Norse rule.
Viking kings ruled Jórvík (southern Northumbria, the
former Deira) from its
capital York for most...
- 'Ebora****' to the Romans, 'Eorfowic' to the
Angles and then, most famously, '
Jorvik' to the Vikings. Secondly, and much less reliable, is that it may come from...
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Bloodaxe (king of
Norway 930–34, 'King' of
Orkney c. 937–54, and king of
Jórvík 948–49 and 952–54). She
appears prominently in
sagas such as ****rskinna...
- a 2.4%
increase compared to the 2011 census. The name York (Old Norse:
Jórvík) is
derived from the
Brittonic name Eburākon (Latinised as Ebora**** or Ebura****)...
- Europe: the
Kingdom of the
Isles (Suðreyjar),
Orkney (Norðreyjar), York (
Jórvík) and the
Danelaw (Danalǫg),
Dublin (Dyflin), Normandy, and
Kievan Rus' (Garðaríki)...
- set up a
puppet king
named Ecgberht,
before later creating the
Kingdom of
Jórvík centred on York.
Known as Eoferwic, York was
taken over by the Anglo-Saxons...
