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787
787
The First Viking attack on England. -
793
793
Viking raid St Cuthbert's monastery on the island of Lindisfarne in Britain. -
795
795
Viking raid in Ireland begins. -
799
799
Viking begin raids on France -
870
870
vikings settle in Ireland -
930
930
The first Althing (viking parliament) is held in iceland. -
985
985
Erik the Red is banished from Iceland for three years for murder and discovers Greenland after sailing west. -
1001
1001
Leif Ericson son of Erik Red bread leaves Greenland and heads east to reach Labrador in North America. -
1015
1015
Danish chief Cnut invades England; becomes king in the year 1016 (and later of Denmark and Norway). -
1066
1066
In England, King Edward dies. Harold Godwinson becomes king. another contender, William of Norway defeats king Harold at the battle of Hastings and becomes King of England. He becomes known as William the Conqueror.