Viking Age

By shifu.p
  • Jan 1, 1015

    Viking fleet in Minho River (Portugal)

    A Viking fleet entered the Minho river and sacked the city of Galicia, no bishop has been appointed until 1070 AD
  • Jan 1, 1066

    The end of the Viking's conquest

    The Viking age ended in Britain after the failed invasion by the Norwegian King III (Haraldr Haroraoi) who was defeated by Saxon King (Harold Godwinsen) in 1066 AD
  • Jan 1, 1095

    The Newer King of Mann & Isles has been killed:

    The King of Mann & Isles (Godred Corvan) has been killed by Magnus Barelegs (King of Norway).

  • Vikings attacked Lindisfarne's mother house of Iona

    Vikings attacked Lindisfarne's mother house of Iona
    The Attack of Iona

  • Vikings raid the northern coast of Ireland

  • Vikings conquer Lisbon

    A group of drakkars appeared in the mouth of Tagus river, after a siege, The Vikings conquered Lisbon.

  • The vikings overwintered

    The Vikings overwintered for the first time, in the island of Thanet, Kent (This happened in England)

  • A wave of vikings

    A group of vikings appeared in England when Erik Bloodaxe captured York.

  • Vikings raid Ireland's north & east coasts

    A Viking fleet, consisting of 120 invaded the northern & eastern coasts of Ireland.

  • Monasitery pillage & coastline covered

    In 795 AD, The Vikings pillaged monasiteries on the west coast of Ireland & then Vikings spread out to cover the rest of the coastline.

  • A series of events!

    a large Norse fleet invaded the River Tay and River Earn and also reached into the heart of the Pictish kingdom of Fortriu. They had defeated Eogán mac Óengusa, king of the Picts, along with many members of the Pictish aristocracy in battle. The information of events is all here:

  • Finnic & Slavic conflicts for the Varangian Rus

    The Finnic & Slavic tribes rebelled against the Varangian Rus which drived the Varangan Rus overseas back to Scandavia, the tribes soon started to conflict with each other. The disorder prompted the tribes to invite back the Varangian Rus to come & rule them to bring peace to the religion.

  • The Vikings attack Iona again

    The Vikings attack Iona again
    The Vikings attack Iona again, which also resulted in the abbey being burnt down, which has caused great slaughter among the Celi De Betheren.

  • North America events:

    Bjarni Herjólfsson, Leif Ericson and Þórfinnr Karlsefni from Greenland reached North America and attempt ed to settle a land which has been called "VInland"... they also set up a small settlement on the northern peninsula "Newfoundland"

  • King of the Isles

    The Gall-Gaidheal of Man and the herberies had rebelled against Harald... a fleet was sent by Ketil Flatnose to regain control & go against them. Ketil declared himself as King of the Isles... unfortunately... Keiti was outlawed and afraid of the bounty on the price of his head, he fled to Iceland.

  • Vikings being conquest & attack Lindisfarne

  • A base set up in Spain

    The Vikings set up a permanent base at the mouth of Loire River which is in Spain.

  • Vikings established longphorts

    A small Viking fleet enter the River Liffey which is in eastern Ireland, the Vikings set up a longphort, this longphort eventually became Dublin. The Vikings also established longphorts in Cork, Limerick, Waterford and Wexford.

  • Vikings in Paris!

    in 860, The Vikings rowed to Paris, they left since all they had was sufficent bribes and loots from the Carolingan rulers.

  • Where they stayed in France:

    After 851 AD, the Vikings stayed in the lower Seine Valley for the winter.