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Biggest Cities of Viking England (Danelaw) on a Map

With the help of a map, can you name the most populous cities of England under the Danelaw with an estimated population of over 1,000 in the early 10th century?
Sources used for population estimates listed in this Pastebin.
Modern, Old Norse and Old English spellings of names accepted (if applicablte).
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Pop.
City
8,000
Lundunaborg
(London)
5,000
Lindcylene
(Lincoln)
5,000
Turecesieg
(Torksey)
4,500
Norðvík
(Norwich)
4,000
Jorvík
(York)
4,000
Theodford
(Thetford)
3,000
Colneceaster
(Colchester)
3,000
Gipeswic
(Ipswich)
2,500
Grantanbrycg
(Cambridge)
2,500
Ligoraceaster
(Leicester)
Pop.
City
2,000
Bedanford
(Bedford)
2,000
Dunwic
(Dunwich)
1,500
Donneceaster
(Doncaster)
1,500
Norðhantún
(Northampton)
1,500
Snotingaham
(Nottingham)
1,500
Suþbyrig
(Sudbury)
1,000
Beodericsworth
(Bury St Edmunds)
1,000
Heorotforda
(Hertford)
1,000
Hundatún
(Huntingdon)
1,000
Stamforð
(Stamford)
4 Comments
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Level 77
Oct 28, 2024
Nominated!
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Level 55
Oct 29, 2024
Thanks!
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Level 34
Apr 4, 2025
What is that blue stuff that’s a different shade of blue then the ocean was that the ocean, has climate change reversed?!
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Level 55
Apr 5, 2025
Historical coastline and former swamp lands.