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I believe that it was "Dane Law" for a while. Could also have been "Tax Land" from Danish Skat (Tax) + land (Skatland).

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The old name for Edinburgh is Edwinesburch

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Auld Reekie

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the answer is Auld Reekie (Scots for Old Smokey)

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