Vikings

  • Period: 476 to 1453

    Middle Ages

  • 789

    Vikings in England

    Vikings begin their attacks on England.
  • Paris
    845

    Paris

    Vikings threaten Paris and are paid a tribute of bullion worth 7,000 pounds of silver not to attack.
  • Greenland
    981

    Greenland

    Viking leader Erik the Red discovers Greenland
  • Vinland
    1000

    Vinland

    Leif Eriksson, son of Erik the Red, explores the coast of North America
  • Abandon Vinland
    1015

    Abandon Vinland

    Vikings abandon the Vinland settlement on the coast of North America.