Talk:Danelaw
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[edit] Merger with History of the Danelaw
Things will depend on how much of the current History of the Danelaw article we want to keep, and how much it will grow. There is some overlap which will reduce the length of a merged article, but I'm coming round to the opinion that a merger will unbalance this article. I'll give it maybe a week before removing the proposal for a merger; in which case the History of the Danelaw section of this article should be a general one with the History of the Danelaw article being more specific.Koonan the almost civilised 01:28, 17 February 2007 (UTC)
- I encourage blending the "History of the Danelaw" article into the main "Danelaw" article. I'm of the humble opinion that the content is not broad enough (at the time of writing) to warrant multiple seperate articles. However, I do agree with your concerns regarding a potential unbalance - perhaps the merger could create a new 'Timeline of the Danelaw' subsection in the main article?
Ghost 9 06:09, 7 March 2007 (UTC)
I concurr with the sentiment of Ghost 9... It is obviously not worth two separatte articles on the Danelaw, especially as the history of the things in Wikipedia is so integral, it is mostly what encyclodeias are about, neigh, life itself. History on the subjects should precede any other considerations, if any at all.
The problem here seems to be that the article Hitory of the Danelaw contains the timeline, which is difficult to fit in the Danlaw article. It is something which may require an entire set of timelines to be made, on the whole scope of nationally identifiable regions, from their origins to their eventual disintegration, or integrations... Maybe a start on this venture could be made with the different Viking lands throughout the British Isles, and the end of each could be shown with the integration of them into their cultural neighbours, or their disintegrations, as in the joint kingship of York-Dublin, while the cultural neighbours also could be treated in similar ways. Ultimately, a series of Wikitables could be begun to accomodate the chronologies of history.
It is a project and a half, if anyone wishes to begin it. I am willing to participate, although I am not an administrator. It has actually been a dream of mine to see the production of a map which shows a chronology of each territory in time, as well as space, and the attatchment of historical analysis to this, as with people's relationships and the reason in their lives. Wikipedia history could itself be a singular project which revolves around this concept. Anyone got any ideas as to the possibilities of it? Think its a good idea?
WikieWikieWikie 19:16, 13 April 2007 (UTC)
Just out of curiosity - how big was Slavic influence in Danelaw? I keep reading here nad there that Danes used extensively Slavic mercenaries and settlers, but can't traceany definite source confirming it.. Szopen 09:45, 18 October 2007 (UTC)
[edit] WikiProject class rating
This article was automatically assessed because at least one WikiProject had rated the article as start, and the rating on other projects was brought up to start class. BetacommandBot 14:14, 10 November 2007 (UTC)
