A Danish fleet under Sweyn II entered the Humber in support of the Yorkshire revolt. The Danes and rebels combined to capture York. However, William isolated the Danes on an island in the Humber through winter, and Sweyn eventually accepted payment to withdraw, abandoning his Yorkshire allies to the full force of Norman vengeance. The episode ended any prospect of Danish reconquest of the Danelaw.
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