Word: danegeld
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...preference for anything that looked pretty," such as bejeweled books or gold, silver and other precious metals that could be recrafted into jewelry for wives and sweethearts. Many monasteries and trading centers were attacked repeatedly, even annually. In some cases the Vikings extorted protection money, known as danegeld, as the price of peace...
...Critics of American involvement in Viet Nam should heed Kipling's advice. Capitulation to Communist takeover bids is the modern form of Danegeld...