Middle Ages Timeline By Katiee_Mariee 500 Germantic Tribes control most of Europe 500 A.D Jan 1, 600 Muslims Capture Jeursalm Jan 1, 707 Muslims capture Tangier 707 A.D Jan 1, 800 VIkings attack Germany 800 A.D Jan 1, 900 Magyars invade Germany. 900 A.D Jan 1, 1000 Battle of Svolde 1000 A.D Jan 1, 1148 The Crusaders fail to capture Damascus. 1148 A.D Jan 1, 1205 Layamon writes Brut 1205 A.D Jan 1, 1300 King Wenceslas II ascends the throne in Poland. 1300 A.D Jan 1, 1400 Outbreak of Plague. 1400 A.D Jan 1, 1400 Chaucer's traditional date of death 1400 A.D