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Clovis Conquers most of France and Belgium, converting his terretories into Western Catholic Christianity. He also found the Merovingian Dynasty and passes his kingdom onto his sons.
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Islam was founded by, Muhammed in 622 A.D. Islam is now a world wide religion and is very popular in the middle east. The Islamic religion is just like any other religion, has a diety and beliefs.
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Arabs invade S. France and begin battling for Frances land.
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The first Crusdae begins in 1096. The crusaders were religious men who fought for religion and land.
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Muslims retake Jerualem after it was conquered from them. Had been waging bsttle for quite some time before they finally re-conquered.
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in 1348 the Black Death reached England from France. The black death was a plague that wiped out 1.8 million people in Europe and could not be cured. Spread very rapidly through towns and cities.
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First Viking raid in England, at Portland, Dorset, continous raid throughout 790. Vikings plundered different towns and looted them for fun and also for supplies. They originate from Scandanavia.
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Swedish vikings found, Novgorod, beginning of Russian state. Russia is now one of the biggest countries in the world. The founding of this country was key.
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Olaf The White restores Norwegian power in Ireland. Ireland was one ruled by Olaf and then he lost control and then he gained it back in 853.
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Eric "The Red" discovered Greenland. This was a key discovery saying Greendland is a an effective country now a days and without the discovery we would not be were we are today.
