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Rare card · History
Danelaw, a Rare card
The Danelaw was the part of England between the late ninth century and the Norman Conquest under Anglo-Saxon rule in which Danish laws applied.
- Rarity
- Rare
- Domain
- History
- ATK
- 73
- DEF
- 74
- Power
- 147
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 270,000
Power 147 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 75 % of WikiCards cards.
Danelaw quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Danelaw card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
"Danelaw" is first ______ in the early 11th century as Dena lage.
Answer
recorded. "Danelaw" is first recorded in the early 11th century as Dena lage. From the Danelaw article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Birefringence. Birefringence 79 · Avi Lewis 76 · Danelaw 73 · Abhijeet Dipke 69 ATK in WikiCards.
Which of these Wikipedia articles is read the most in a year?
Answer
Felix Baumgartner. Felix Baumgartner 710,000 · Charles Martel 370,000 · Danelaw 270,000 · Antiochus IV Epiphanes 200,000 Wikipedia reads over a year.
In a duel, each round asks a question like these about the opposing card, with 15 seconds to answer.
The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- The Danelaw originated in the conquest and occupation of large parts of eastern and northern England by Danish Vikings in the late ninth century.
- The term applies to the areas in which English kings allowed the Danes to keep their own laws following the early tenth-century Anglo-Saxon conquest of Danish-ruled eastern and northern England in return for the Danish settlers' loyalty to the English crown.
- "Danelaw" is first recorded in the early 11th century as Dena lage.
Why it is Rare
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Danelaw article was read about 270,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 73 and blocks with 74: each hit it takes is cut by 30 %.
How to get Danelaw
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Danelaw (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Hel-hama, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons.
