I don't think the Danish Vikings were so much involved with Jorvik. This was in general a Norwegian-Icelandic Viking territory. The Danish Vikings ruled more in the Eastern and Southern parts of England. ("Gate" (Norw.) =street; "Gade" (Danish) = street; "Gata" (Swed.) = street; "Gatve" (Lith.) = street.)

But I accept that the Romans were there before us... Anyhow the York would not become York without the Vikings ;-)

Jan

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From: Peter Smaardijk [mailto:smaardijk@...]
Sent: 3. desember 2001 00.55

I wouldn't know about that, but what I do know is that in the old town of York (which is, as you all will know, a shambles) the streets are called "gates", which are not English gates, but rather Danish streets.