Middle Ages - western world By Matthew_Geldenhuys 410 The Barbarian invasion of the Western Roman Empire. This is when the barbarians invaded rome. 476 The last Western Roman Emperor is deposed Jan 1, 793 The Vikings begin attacking Christian settlements Jan 1, 800 Charlemagne is crowned as Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire Jan 1, 1066 The Normans conquer England Jan 1, 1099 The First Crusade captures Jerusalem from the Muslims Jan 1, 1219 The Mongols invade Afghanistan, Persia, Russia, parts of Eastern Europe and China Jan 1, 1271 The last Crusade fails