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After 1066 the term was applied to the general geld which was effectively abandoned in 1162.
After 1066 the term was applied to the general geld which was effectively abandoned in 1162.
The "[[Anglo-Saxon Chronicles]]" states for the year 991:
::''In this year it was first counselled that tribute be yielded to the Danishmen, because of the horrors they worked along the coasts. The first payment was ten thousand pounds at the advice of archbishop Sigaric"'' (Translated Anne Savage 1982)
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