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ca 1200 - The first human settlers reach Norway |
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2000 BC - Tribes from Southern Europe migrate toward
Denmark |
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770 - The Viking Age begins. For the next 250 years,
Scandinavians set sail on frequent expeditions from the Baltic to the
Irish seas and even to the Mediterranean as far as Sicily, employing
superior ships and weapons and efficient military organization |
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787 - A Saxon tax man offers the Vikings to kill his
King they killed him. |
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789 - Vikings begin their attacks on England. |
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793 - The first Viking attack was made in Lindisfarne.
Priory monks of the Monastary were taken as slaves and were thrown into
the sea. Vikings started to live in parts of Scotland. |
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794 - Vikings attack the monastery at Yarrow but fails. |
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795 - Vikings approach the Irish sea and attacks on
Ireland starts. |
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797 - Vikings attack Lambay Ireland. |
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798 - Vikings attack Isle of Man (according to Ulster
annals but perhaps not correct). |
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798 - Viking attacks on France (before 800) begins. |
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800 - Skiringsal and Birka trade centers are founded
(approximately). |
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800 - The Oseberg Viking longship is buried about this
time |
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800 - Viking raids continue around the English coast. |
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802 - Vikings attack the monastery at the holly Columbas
on the isle Iona of the Hebrides. |
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805 - Vikings attack the monastery at the holly Columbas
for the second time. |
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813 - The magnificent Oseberg ship is built (dated by
dendrochronology). |
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820 - Vikings attack Flanders and approches the mouth of
the river Seine. |
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820 - Vikings conquers the Isle of Man and establishes
it permanently. |
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834 - The Oseberg ship is mounded (dated by
dendrochronology). |
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834 - Vikings approaches the river Thames England. |
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839 - Turgeis (Torgisl) and a big Viking fleet conquers
Ireland and settles permanently. |
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840/841 - Viking settlers found the city of Dublin in
Ireland. |
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841 - Vikings burn Lillebonne Caudebec and Rouen and
destroys the abbeys of Jumieges and St Wandrille. |
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843 - Vikings of Vestfold establishe a power base at the
isle Noirmountier (Loire) and raids Nates. |
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844 - A Viking raid on Seville is repulsed. |
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844 - Turgeis is killed by the Irish drowned in Loch
Nair. |
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845 - Viking chieftain Ragnar Lodbrok attacks Paris
along a big fleet. |
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851 - Vikings stay in England for the first time. |
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853 - Olaf the White conquers Ireland along a big Viking
fleet. |
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857 - Vikings raid Paris again. |
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858 - Vikings captures the abbot of St Denis and claims
ransom. |
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859 - Vikings raid in the Mediterranean for the first
time. |
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860 - Rus (Sweds) Vikings attack Constantinople
(Istanbul). |
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860 - The Vikings discover Iceland. |
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861- The third big attack on Paris by Vikings. |
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862 - Novgorod in Russia is founded by the Rus Viking
Ulrich. |
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863 - Xanten demolished by Vikings. |
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865 - A 'Great Army' of Danes arrives in England. |
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865 - First demand the Vikings made for money. |
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866 - Danish Vikings establish a kingdom in York
England. |
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870 - Harold Luva (Fairhair) starts his effort to gain
full control in Norway. |
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870 - The Vikings settled in Iceland. |
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871 - Alfred the Great becomes king of Wessex; the
Danish advance is halted in England. Alfred lets the Vikings rule north
England |
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871 - Olaf the White returns to Norway his brother Ivarr
becoms ruler of Ireland. |
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872 - Harald I gains control of Norway. |
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874 - Ivarr the Boneless dies his sons continue attacks
on north-eastern England. |
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876 - The 'Great Army' settles in north-east England.
The Viking kingdom of York is founded. |
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878 - Alferd defeats Danish King Guthrum then makes
peace. England divided into two parts, the north and east of England -
the Danelaw |
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879 - Rurik establishes Kiev as power center of the
Kievan Rus' domains. |
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885 - A huge fleet of Viking ships attack Paris but
fails in conquering the city. |
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885 - Harald (Luva) Fairhair finally unites Norway as
one kingdom first in Scandinavia. |
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886 - Alfred divides England with the Danes under the
Danelaw pact. |
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890 - The Gokstad ship is built (dated by
dendrochronology). |
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891 - The Vikings at Noirmountier (France) is finally
beaten. |
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894 - Turf-Einar son of Rognwald and half brother of
Rollo becomes earl of Orkney. |
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899 - Alferd dies. |
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900 - One group of Vikings settles in a farm at
Ribblehead in Yorkshire. Viking settlers continue to live in parts of
Scotland. Vikings from Norway settle in parts of north-west England. |
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900 - The Vikings raid along the Mediterranean coast. |
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902 - The Irish regains Dublin from the Vikings and
rules for fifteen years. |
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911 - The Viking chieftain Rollo is granted land by the
Frankish king and founds the Duchy of Normandy in France |
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917 - Vikings defeats Dublin by military power and
regains the throne. |
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928 - Kings ®thelstan and Harald Fairhair joins in a
treaty to gain control of the Norse Vikings. |
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930 - The first democracy (Alltinget) of the world is
founded at Thingvellir Iceland by Vikings. |
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940 - Harald Fairhair dies and his son Eirik Blood-axe
struggle to gain full control of Norway but fails. |
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941 - Rus Vikings attack Constantinople (Istanbul). |
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947 - Eirik Blood-axe son of Fairhair gains control of
York. |
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949 - Olaf Crovan defeats Eirik Blood-axe who flees. |
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950 - Eirik Blood-axe regains control of York. |
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954 - Eirik Blood-axe killed at the Battle of Stainmore
in York Vikings defeated by King Edmund. |
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954 - The last Viking King of York Eric Bloodaxe is
expelled from the city as Saxon kings regain control of northern
England. |
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974 - Emperor Otto II of Germany attacks Denmark but
fails because of Norwegian help. |
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976 - Angelsey (coast of Wales) is included to the Norse
kingdom of Man. |
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976 - Maccus Haraldsson first known king of Man dies his
brother Gudr¿d approaches throne. |
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980 - Vikings starts regular attacks to gain control of
England. |
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984 - Viking leader Erik the Red discovers Greenland and
starts settling. |
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985 - The JomsVikings attack Norway lead by Earl
Sigvalde but is firmly defeated at Hj¿rungavg. |
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986 - Eric the Red and his family move to Greenland.
Bjarni spots America but doesn't land. |
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986 - Viking ships sail in Newfoundland waters. |
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991 - ®thelred II pays the first Danegeld ransom off
£10000 in silver to stop Viking attck on London. |
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991 - Æthelred II pays the first Danegeld ransom to
stop Danish attacks on England. |
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991 - Viking chieftain Olaf Tryggvasson along 93 ships
defeats Byrhtnoth at Maldon (August). |
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994 - ®thelred II pays off £16 000 in silver to stop
Viking attcks on London. |
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995 - Olaf Tryggvasson (Olav I) conquers Norway and
proclaims it a Christian kingdom. |
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999 - Christianity reaches Greenland and Iceland by
powers of Olaf Tryggvasson. |
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1000 - Christianity reaches Greenland and Iceland. |
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1000 - Leif Eriksson son of Erik the Red explores the
coast of North America and lands |
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1000 - Olaf Tryggvasson dies in the Battle of Svolder
(coast of Vendland); Norway ruled by Danes. |
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1000 - The reign of the Saxon King Ethelred. The Vikings
begin attacking England again. England is conquered by Danes under Swein
and Cnut (Canute). England is ruled by Cnut and Harthacnut his son. |
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1002 - Brian Boru defeats the Norse Vikings and becomes
king of all Ireland. |
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1009 - Viking chieftain Olaf Haraldsson (St. Olav)
attacks London by river and destroys London Bridge. |
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1010 - Viking explorer Thorfinn Karlsefni attempts to
found a settlement in North America. |
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1013 - Svein Forkbeard threatens all England but the
King bribes him to stop. |
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1013 - The Danes, helped by Olaf Haraldson conquer
England; Æthelred flees to Normandy. |
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1014 - The Vikings of Ireland are finally defeated in
the Battle of Clontarf but Brian Boru is killed. |
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1015 - Vikings abandon the Vinland settlement on the
coast of North America. |
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1016 - Danes under Canute the Great gains full control
over England. |
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1016 - Olaf Haraldsson regains Norway from the Danes;
Christianity approaches Norway. |
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1016 - The Danes under Knut (Canute) rule England. |
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1017 - Svein makes a bigger army with the money
England's King gave him and later dies. Canute becomes King of England. |
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1018 - The coronation of Canute the Great as King of
England. |
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1026 - Kings Anund Jakob (Sweden) and Olaf Haraldsson
(Norway) attacks Denmark but fails. |
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1028 - Knut (Canute) king of England and Denmark
conquers Norway and Olaf flees. |
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1030 - Christianity becomes Norway's most common
religion. |
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1030 - Olaf Haraldsson returns to regain Norway but is
killed at Stiklestad. |
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1031 - Olaf Haraldsson becomes officially proclaimed a
Saint by Bishop Grimkel (August 3rd). |
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1035 - Canute the Great dies Magnus son of St Olaf
expels the Danes from Norway and regains the kingdom. |
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1042 - Edward the Confessor (a Saxon ) becomes the King
of England with the support of the Danes |
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1042 - Magnus king of Norway becomes king of Denmark. |
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1045 - Magnus grants Harald Hardraada half of Norway
king of Norway becomes king of Denmark. |
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1047 - Magnus dies; Hardraada sovereign king of Norway;
Claims Denmark as well. |
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1047 - Svend Estridsson gains control of the Danish
throne but Hardraada won't give up his claim. |
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1048 - Derby and Worcester get caught in the worst
recorded earthquake. |
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1049/1050 - Hardraada founds Oslo Norway. |
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1050 - Hardraade raids Haithabu. |
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1062 - Hardraada defeats Svend Estridsson at the Battle
of Nissen but fails to gain control of Denmark. |
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1064 - Hardraada gives up Denmark and recognizes Svend
Estridsson as legal heir to the throne. |
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1066 - Harold Godwinson defeats Harald Hardraada who
dies in the Battle of Stamford Bridge (Sep 25th). Normans now rule the
south coast of England |
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1066 - Harold succeeds Edward but is killed in the
Battle of Hastings by Normans under William the Conqueror. The Saxons
and Vikings in England come under Norman rule but Viking settlements in
Scotland are unaffected by this. |
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1066 - William Duke of Normandy defeats Saxon king
Harold in the Battle of Hastings (Oct 14th). |
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1072 - Vikings conquers Palermo. |
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1085 - Danish Vikings makes a final attempt to conquer
England but fails. |
