derived from earlier English name Eoforwic

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Jórvík is the Old Norse name for the city of York in northern England, used during the Viking Age when it served as a major Norse settlement and trading center.

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derived from earlier English name Eoforwic canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Old Norse exonym ⓘ
Viking Age settlement ⓘ
historical city name ⓘ
trading center ⓘ
associatedWithCulture Norse culture ⓘ
Viking culture ⓘ
associatedWithPeople Scandinavians ⓘ
capitalOf Kingdom of Jórvík ⓘ
connectedBy North Sea trade network ⓘ
river trade routes ⓘ
correspondsToModernName York ⓘ
country Kingdom of England ⓘ
derivedFromEarlierEnglishName Eoforwic ⓘ
etymologyNote name adapted from earlier English to Norse phonology ⓘ
followedByName York ⓘ
governedBy Norse kings ⓘ
Viking rulers ⓘ
hasArchaeologicalSite Jorvik Viking Centre ⓘ
hasEconomicActivity craft production ⓘ
international commerce ⓘ
trade ⓘ
hasHeritageStatus important Viking Age urban center ⓘ
hasModernCommemoration Jorvik Viking Centre museum ⓘ
Jorvik Viking Festival ⓘ
historicalPeriod 10th century ⓘ
9th century ⓘ
Viking Age ⓘ
influenced urban development of York ⓘ
languageOfName Old Norse ⓘ
locatedIn York ⓘ
locatedInRegion Northumbria ⓘ
northern England ⓘ
partOf Danelaw ⓘ
precededByName Eoforwic ⓘ
presentIn Norse sagas ⓘ
archaeological record of York ⓘ
medieval English history ⓘ
relatedTo Danelaw cities ⓘ
Eoforwic ⓘ
Kingdom of Jórvík ⓘ
York ⓘ
role major Norse settlement ⓘ
major trading center ⓘ
topLevelAdministrativeArea England ⓘ
usedBy Norse settlers ⓘ
Old Norse speakers ⓘ
Vikings ⓘ

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Jórvík → hasNameEtymology → derived from earlier English name Eoforwic ⓘ