Scandinavian York or Kingdom of Jórvík or Kingdom of York is a term used by historians for the kingdom of Northumbria for the period of the late 9th century and first half of the 10th century, when it was dominated by Norse warrior-kings; in particular, used to refer to the city controlled by these kings.
The kingdom's territory encompassed a large part of what is now northern England. With a few interruptions due to wars with Wessex, the Anglo-Norse monarchy lasted from 875/876 to 954. It was closely associated with the much longer lived Kingdom of Dublin throughout this period.
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