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Danegeld was a royal tax (Olde English geld) which was levied in England between 991 and 1012 in order to buy peace from the Danish invaders. The geld was assessed according to hidage and was separate and distinct from the general geld.
After 1066 the term was applied to the general geld which was effectively abandoned in 1162.