They left the conquered English in possession of their homes, though they seized upon the manors for themselves, and kept the higher dignities of the vanquished provinces in their own hands.

Being rapidly converted to Christianity, they amalgamated readily with the native people.

Few women came over with them, and intermarriage with the English soon broke down the wall of separation.

The archbishopric of York continued its succession uninterruptedly throughout the Danish occupation.

The Bishops of Elmham lived through the stormy period; those of Leicester transferred their see to Dorchester-on-the-Thames; those of Lichfield apparently kept up an unbroken series.