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'''York''' is a city | '''York''' is a city located in {{Wiki|North Yorkshire}}, [[England]]. The city served as the capital of [[Northumbria]] during the [[Anglo-Saxon]] [[Heptarchy]], until its conquest by the [[Vikings]] in 866. During this period, the city was renamed '''Jórvík'''. | ||
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*''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]'' | *''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]'' | ||
{{ACV}} | {{ACV}} | ||
[[Category:Cities in Ancient Rome]] | [[Category:Cities in Ancient Rome]] | ||
[[Category:Cities in the United Kingdom]] | [[Category:Cities in the United Kingdom]] | ||
Revision as of 21:12, 22 May 2020
York is a city located in North Yorkshire, England. The city served as the capital of Northumbria during the Anglo-Saxon Heptarchy, until its conquest by the Vikings in 866. During this period, the city was renamed Jórvík.
Trivia
- First known as Eboracum, York was initially settled as a Roman Fortress in 71CE and eventually recovered by Anglians by the 6th century, naming the city Eoforwic.
- When the Danes took over the city in 866, they renamed it Jorvik, which is where the name York comes from.
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