Danegeld

noun

/ˈdeɪnɡeld/

[uncountable]

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a land tax that was introduced in Anglo-Saxon England in 991 in order to raise money to pay the Danes not to attack southern England. The payments of Danegeld only delayed the attack until 1013 when the Danish king Sweyn I brought England under Danish control. The tax was introduced again by the Normans in the 11th century to pay for national defence.一种土地税，于991年在英格兰盎格鲁撒克逊地区引入，目的是筹集资金支付丹麦人不攻击英格兰南部的费用。Danegeld的付款仅将袭击推迟到1013年，当时丹麦国王Sweyn I将英格兰控制在丹麦的控制之下。诺曼人在11世纪再次开征这项税款，以支付国防费用。