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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. -
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. -
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. -
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. -
843 BCE
Sack of Nantes,deemed The Apocalypse
Marks the end of spordie raids, and the beginning of many invasion. -
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. -
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. -
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. -
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. -
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. -
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. -
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. -
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.