The viking plague from the north

By 21Zoe
  • 1066 BCE

    Normans attacked and defeated the English

    Viking, called Normans, settled on the coast of France (Normandy). With William the Conqueror as their leader, they attacked and defeated the English in 1066.
  • 1000 BCE

    Leif found wild grapes

    About the year 1000, Eric’s son, Leif Ericson, landed on the North American coast, found wild grapes and named his discovery Vinland.
  • 982 BCE

    Eric the Red landed in Greenland

    Eric the Red landed in Greenland in 982.
  • 870 BCE

    They reached Iceland in 870.

    There were no sailors as daring as them, and their explorers set out for distant places. They reached Iceland in 870.
  • 814 BCE

    Charlemagne past away

    Charlemagne past away in 814.
  • 795 BCE

    Attack on dublin

    An attack on Dublin in 795 was followed by plundering raids along the coasts of Ireland, western England, France, Germany, and eventually as far south as Sicily. Overland raids from Sweden spread into Russia and down the rivers to Baku on the Caspian Sea and Istanbul (Constantinople) on the Black Sea.