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787
787aC
First Viking attack on England -
790
The beggining of Viking age
In 790aC was the beginning of what is calles the Viking Age. -
793
793aC
Vikings rais the monastery on the island of Lindisfarne in Britain. -
795
795aC
Viking raids begin in Ireland and Scotland. -
799
799aC
Viking raids in France. -
840
840aC
Dublin, Ireland, is founded by the Vikings -
844
844aC
Viking raiders reach Spain but are defeated at the town of Cordoba -
860
860aC
Vikings from Norway reach Iceland. Swedish Vikings reach Constantinople (Istanbul) in modern Turkey. -
865
865aC
The Viking 'Great Army' lands in England. -
870
870
Vikings from Sweden begin to visit Russia. -
878
878aC
Vikings are defeated in England by King Alfred the Great. A treaty between Alfred and the Viking leader gives control of an area of eastern England known as the Danelaw to the Vikings in wich to settle. -
945
945aC
The king of France makes a treaty with invading Vikings led by Rollo. The Vikings are granted a tract of land which later becomes known as Normandy. -
982
982aC
Erik the Red discovers Greenland. -
1000
1000aC
Leif Ericson, son of Erik the Red, sails from Greenland and explores the coast of North America, landing in several places. -
1016
1016aC
King Canute (or Cnut), a Danish Viking, becomes king of England (and later of Denmark and Norway). -
1066
1066aC
The great age of Viking power draws to an end with the defeat of Harald Hardrada’s invasion attempt on England. The victor, England’s King Harold II, is later defeated at the Battle of Hastings.