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== History ==
== History ==
The fortified city Eboracum (York) was the capital of Brittania Inferior, a Roman province established in c. 200 AD and covering much of what is now Northern England and the [[Midlands]]. There are numerous Roman forts in Britain, which would later be denoted in Old English by the ending ''-ceaster'', surviving as ''-caster'', with examples being [[Doncaster]] and [[Tadcaster]].
Following the departure of Romans from Britain in the early 5th century, several Romano-British Celtic kingdoms emerged in Yorkshire; Ebrauc was the region around York, Deifr (or Deira) comprised the lands along the coast to the north and east of York, while Elmet was further west and centred on what is now [[Leeds]] (Loidis).
Following the departure of Romans from Britain in the early 5th century, several Romano-British Celtic kingdoms emerged in Yorkshire; Ebrauc was the region around York, Deifr (or Deira) comprised the lands along the coast to the north and east of York, while Elmet was further west and centred on what is now [[Leeds]] (Loidis).
The first Germanic speakers arrived in what is now England and Scotland in c. 450 AD. The old British Celtic kingdom of Deifr became the Anglian kingdom Deira in the third quarter of the 5th century, with this ultimately being unified with the more northerly kingdom Bernicia (centred on [[Northumberland]] and south east Scotland) to form the kingdom of Northumbria in the 7th century.
The first Germanic peoples, who brought to Britain the [[Old English]] language, arrived in what is now England and Scotland in c. 450 AD. The old British Celtic kingdom of Deifr became the Anglian kingdom Deira in the third quarter of the 5th century, with this ultimately being unified with the more northerly kingdom Bernicia (centred on [[Northumberland]] and south east Scotland) to form the kingdom of Northumbria in the 7th century.
Following the first Scandinavian Viking raid on Northumbria in 793 AD, an army of Vikings from [[Denmark]] invaded the south of Northumbria and conquered York in 866 AD. York, known to the Vikings as Jorvik, became the capital of a Scandinavian kingdom of the same name. Yorkshire formed the heartlands of this Scandinavian kingdom.
Following the first Scandinavian Viking raid on Northumbria in 793 AD, an army of Vikings from [[Denmark]] invaded the south of Northumbria and conquered York in 866 AD. York, known to the Vikings as Jorvik, became the capital of a Scandinavian kingdom of the same name. Yorkshire formed the heartlands of this Scandinavian kingdom.