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The assault on the English monastery of Lindisfarne is the first known important Viking attack.This day was considered the beginning of the Viking Age. -
Vikings attacked monasteries on the west coast of Ireland, after many years of constant attacks by the Vikings, they obtained different bases located at strategic points on the island. -
The Vikings wanted to keep the treasures of the monasteries, which were easy to get, thanks to the inability of the monks to defend themselves. -
After many attacks, the Vikings conquered all of Ireland. And this country was finally theirs. -
The Vikings reached the Iberian Peninsula and began to attack. In al-Andalus, the Arabs defended their cities. The Vikings attacked several Andalusian cities but when they reached Cordoba they were defeated. -
The Viking 'Great Army' lands in East Anglia. So they conquered York and many of the Vikings settled there as farmers. Later, King Alfred the Great recaptured York. -
King Alfred the Great defeated the Vikings in England. Then, they signed a treaty giving control from an area of eastern England to the Vikings. This area was known as the Danelaw. -
The event that marks the end of his glory days is the death of King Harald Hardrada at the Battle of Stamford Bridge in 1066.