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1,000 - 1,100

By James1999
  • Feb 20, 1000

    The Viking Biarni Heriulfsson sights North America after being blown off course.

  • Period: Feb 20, 1000 to Feb 20, 1100

    History

  • Feb 20, 1002

    On St.Brice's Day Aethelred orders slaughter of all danish people

    Massacre of St. Brice's Day--Aethelred orders the slaughter of all Danish settlers and mercenaries in southern England.
  • Feb 20, 1003

    Sweyn leads an army in responce to the massacre

    In retaliation for the Massacre of St. Brice's Day, Sweyn leads an army of Norsemen to land in England and wreak a terrible vengeance.
  • Feb 20, 1007

    Aethelred pays someone 36,000 pounds of silver for peace

    pays Danegeld to gain two years peace. The cost of this bribe is 36,000 pounds in silver.
  • Feb 20, 1010

    The Danes attack East Anglia

  • Feb 20, 1015

    Canute invades England; war between Danes and Saxons begins.

  • Feb 20, 1016

    Edmund becomes king of england and has a treaty to divide land

  • Feb 20, 1016

    Edmund king of england was assassinated

  • Feb 20, 1030

    Olaf leads rebellion in Norway. Sweyn's forces kill him at the battle of Stiklestad.

  • Feb 20, 1042

    Hardicanute, king of England dies of alcohol poisoning, ending Danish rule of the island.

  • Feb 20, 1054

    Abdallah ben Yassim begins the Muslim conquest of West Africa.

  • Feb 20, 1070

    Hereward the Wake begins a Saxon revolt

  • Feb 21, 1080

    Civil war in the Holy Roman Empire comes to an end,

  • Feb 20, 1091

    Norman conquest of Sicily ends.

  • Feb 21, 1099

    Crusaders capture Jerusalem. Godfreyis elected King of jerusalem