The Middle Ages By andrewfosterr 410 Rome is sacked by the Visigoths. 476 The Fall of Western Rome Period: 476 to Jan 1, 1300 The Middle Ages Jan 1, 1066 The Battle of Standford Bridge. Jan 1, 1066 End of the Viking Era Jan 1, 1066 Edward the Confessor, King of England dies. Oct 4, 1066 The Battle of Hastings Jan 1, 1096 The First Crusade Jan 1, 1116 The Byzantine army defeats the Turks Jan 1, 1204 Sack of Constantinople Jan 1, 1212 Children's Crusade Jan 1, 1215 The Magna Carta Issued Jan 1, 1346 The Black Death arrives from China. The Black Death arrives from China and wipes out half of the European Population. Mar 2, 2022 The Vikings Invade Lindersfarne Mar 2, 2022 Charlemagne becomes King of the Franks Mar 2, 2022 Charlemagne become Emperor of the Romans