The Viking Age

By sebastian.mahony1
  • Beginning of The Viking Age
    Jun 8, 793

    Beginning of The Viking Age

    The Viking Age began when the vikings invaded an abbey on Lindisfarne and threw the monks into the sea to drown or taken as slaves
  • The Norse Discovery of Iceland
    Jan 1, 860

    The Norse Discovery of Iceland

    Iceland was discovered by Naddodd who was one of the first settlers of the Faroe Islands. He was sailing to the Faroe island when his boat drifted to Iceland where he stayed for the winter.
  • Viking attacks on Irish towns
    Jan 1, 860

    Viking attacks on Irish towns

    The vikings attacked the king of Israige but many were killed leading to more attacks
  • Erik the Red Discovers Greenland
    Jan 1, 981

    Erik the Red Discovers Greenland

    During the 980s, some explorers and their leader Erik the Red set out from Iceland and reached the coast of Greenland and found the region empty, so they settled there.
  • End of the Viking Age \ Battle of Stamford Bridge
    Sep 25, 1066

    End of the Viking Age \ Battle of Stamford Bridge

    The battle of Stamford Bridge was when an English army and a Norwegian force fought a bloody battle leading most of the Norwegians to be killed. This is symbolised as the end of The Viking Age.