Probably the heaviest tax in the world.(Features) The Birmingham Post (England) (1/24/2008)
...this kind of thing. They called it "Danegeld", and from that point onwards the English...mints (mostly silver pennies) went in Danegeld. Not surprisingly, then, if you...picked up on this fact in a poem called Danegeld: But we've proved it again and again...

'Success' in N. Korea will fail in long run Chicago Sun-Times (2/20/2007)
...And that is called paying the Danegeld; But we've proved it again and...That if once you have paid him the Danegeld You never get rid of the Dane...the United States -- i.e., Danegeld. Is it really that simple? No...

The Yongbyon test. (North Korea delays inspection of nuclear reactor in Yongbyon) (Editorial) The Economist (US) (6/4/1994)
...fuel rods in Yongbyon beyond the bounds of checkability. The Danegeld option is even more desperate. This holds that a large enough...is also about the power of example. If Mr Kim is given his Danegeld, next year's planned attempt to extend the non-proliferation...

TONY PARSONS: WE'LL ALL PAY FOR RANSOM.(Features) The Mirror (London, England) (10/4/2004)
...tried to bribe Danish invaders into peace: And that is called paying the Danegeld, But we've proved it again and again, That if once you have paid him the Danegeld, You never get rid of the Dane. Buying off terrorists is gutless, stupid...

Facts the favourite. Birmingham Evening Mail (England) (2/23/1999)
...Foster (7) 2-1 fav (W Halliday) 14 ran FORECAST: 7-2 Danegeld, 4-1 Mullingar Con, Press To Sting, 9-2 Hopies Delight...Cottage, 12-1 Triple Eaves, 16-1 others. FORM GUIDE: DANEGELD - 9-2 (12-0) 2nd of 13, 1 1/2l behind Concerto Collonges...

To the Point; your letters.(Letters) The Mirror (London, England) (2/3/2010)
...PARKER THE latest idea to pay Taliban leaders to lay down their weapons reminds me of an old Celtic proverb: "Those who pay Danegeld shall be never free of the Dane for he shall return year upon year to demand it again". Ian McNicholas Ebbw Vale, Gwent...

The country in crisis. The Evening Standard (London, England) (11/22/2002)
...threatening a disastrous return to inflation and high interest rates. The Government is in a mess because it has bungled this dispute for the last three months. But it cannot give in and simply pay Danegeld to get out of trouble now.

CLA's Salmon leaps at new role.(News) Western Mail (Cardiff, Wales) (4/12/2005)
...represent a benign and impartial influence in the county. Friday's ceremony dates back to the Shire Reeve's duty to collect Danegeld following the Battle of Maldon in 991. Mr Salmon is a first generation farmer and, well before home-working became fashionable...

Land for Peace.(Viking settlement of Normandy) Calliope (2/1/2001)
...and departed. For the next 150 years, the Franks purchased peace from the Vikings with more than 15 such tributes, called Danegelds for "Danish money." Yet, not every Viking was willing to leave. Tired of raiding, some warriors took up residence in...