| The time honoured methods of ransom, Danegeld and baptism of Viking leaders continued to be more successful. |
| This was followed by attempts to buy off the Danes by the payment of immense sums as Danegeld, a course of action suggested by Archbishop Sigeric. |
| The Danegeld was a tax created by English rulers to pay for the defense of their country from Viking raiders. |
| The Danegeld was an English tribute raised to pay off Viking raiders to save the land from being ravaged by the raiders. |
| So he needed to billet a large army on his people in preparation for the feared invasion and raise a Danegeld to pay for it. |
| To keep the Viking raiders away, the English paid a tax or Danegeld to prevent their land being ravaged. |
