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Period: Jan 1, 789 to Jan 1, 1066
Viking expansion and settlement
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Feb 7, 789
Vikings begin their attacks on England
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Feb 7, 866
Danish Vikings establish a kingdom in York, England
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Feb 7, 981
Viking leader Erik the Red discovers Greenland
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Feb 7, 995
Olav I conquers Norway and proclaims it a Christian Kingdom
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Feb 7, 1000
Leif Eriksson, son of Erik the Red, explores the coast of North America
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Feb 7, 1013
The Danes conquer England; Athelred flees to Normandy
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Feb 7, 1066
Battle of Hastings
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The Viking chief Roll is granted land by the Franks and founds Normandy in France
