Danegeld Taxation History Society and Culture

A medieval land tax originally raised to pay off raiding Danes and was later used to fund military expenditures. The tribute was first levied in England in 868 and again in 871. Under the leader Aethelred (978-1016) it became a regular tax until it was replaced during the reign of William the Conqueror. The tax rate was two shillings for every "hide" of land which was about 100-120 acres.

• Danegeld - Wikipedia entry includes history and contemporary usage.
• History and Chronology of Danegeld in England - Listing of payments and by whom.
• Vikings and Money in England - An essay originally written by Roy Davies for danegeld the Viking danegeld Network for Schools and based on danegeld the book by Glyn danegeld Davies on monetary history.
• Danegeld, by Rudyard Kipling - Copy of the poem by Kipling.

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