A brief timeline of the early viking age (793-866)

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  • The vikings ocupy York and name it Jorvik
    866 BCE

    The vikings ocupy York and name it Jorvik

    The Viking kingdom of York or Jórvík was an ancient state in Europe that existed in the period from 866 to 954.The territory is also known as the Scandinavian York.
  • Beginning of the invasion of the British Isles
    865 BCE

    Beginning of the invasion of the British Isles

    In 865, a large army of Danish Vikings, supposedly led by Ivar, Halfdan, and Guthrum, arrived in East Anglia. They proceeded to push into Northumbria and capture York, where some of them settled as farmers.
  • Hastein begins his Mediterranean Voyage
    853 BCE

    Hastein begins his Mediterranean Voyage

    Hastein (810-893) was a noted ninth-century Viking chieftain who led many raiding and pillaging raids on Europe.
  • Siege of Paris and invasion of the Western Franks
    845 BCE

    Siege of Paris and invasion of the Western Franks

    The Siege of Paris in 845 was a Viking offensive on Paris, led by a fleet led by the legendary warlord Reginherus, who withdrew after receiving ransom and avoiding devastation.
  • Sack of Nantes,deemed The Apocalypse
    843 BCE

    Sack of Nantes,deemed The Apocalypse

    Marks the end of spordie raids, and the beginning of many invasion.
  • The Treaty of Verdun splits the Carolingian Empire
    841 BCE

    The Treaty of Verdun splits the Carolingian Empire

    The division of the Carolingian Empire between the heirs of Luis I, from the Treaty of Verdun, marked the structuring of a good part of the European territory until today, since the territories awarded to Carlos and Luis were the bases of France and Germany, respectively.
  • Vikings raid coastlines across Europe
    835 BCE

    Vikings raid coastlines across Europe

    The Vikings who traveled to the east and west of Europe were essentially Danes, Norwegians and Swedes. They also settled in Iceland, Greenland, and (briefly) North America.
  • Norweigans occupy the island of Noirmoutier in France and use it a base to raid in France
    835 BCE

    Norweigans occupy the island of Noirmoutier in France and use it a base to raid in France

    The Vikings made an attack on the island in August 834, which was repulsed, and a new attack in August of the following year, 835, also repulsed with the help of Count Renaldo de Herbauges, Count of Herbauges. However, the Vikings repeated the attack in September 835, and this time they did manage to take and loot the monastery.
  • War of Succession begins in Jutland (Denmark)
    811 BCE

    War of Succession begins in Jutland (Denmark)

    The War of the Spanish Succession was a Spanish dynastic conflict that originated after the death without issue of King Carlos II of Spain. The throne of Spain corresponded to Felipe V de Borbón, grandson of the French king Luis XIV, designated in the will by Carlos II before he died, but the fear of many European powers to a dynastic union between France and Spain generated that they supported Archduke Carlos of Austria in its claims to the Spanish throne.
  • First Viking settlement built in Wexford, Ireland
    810 BCE

    First Viking settlement built in Wexford, Ireland

    The presence of the Vikings in Ireland is marked by a fundamental paradox. Although they had a profound impact, especially on the political and economic development of the island, the Vikings were much less successful as conquerors in Ireland than in Great Britain, despite the fact that Ireland can be considered not as advanced politically and militarily.
  • First attacks on Western France
    799 BCE

    First attacks on Western France

    Viking raids on the territory of present-day France are best known through the chronicles written by clergymen who have often exaggerated their scope and importance. They left almost no material traces, apart from a few weapons and objects dredged up mainly on the Norman side of the Seine.
  • First attacks on Ireland
    795 BCE

    First attacks on Ireland

    The first raid by Viking warriors on Ireland, against Rathlin Island off the north coast, took place in 795 and the raids continued, with uneven intensity, for the next forty years.
  • First recorded attack at Lindisfarne
    793 BCE

    First recorded attack at Lindisfarne

    The attack on Lindisfarne in 793 has always been considered the beginning of the Viking Age. However, there is a precedent for a Viking attack. Specifically, this event took place on the English Isle of Portland in the year 789.