Dane-geld
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Originally published | 1911 |
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Authors | Rudyard Kipling |
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ID | 2965054 |
About Dane-geld
"Dane-geld" is a poem by British writer Rudyard Kipling. It relates to the unwisdom of paying "Danegeld", or what is nowadays called blackmail and protection money. The most famous lines are "once you have paid him the Danegeld/ You never get rid of the Dane. "