The Viking Age By bridget.lennon2 Jan 1, 789 Vikings Begin Their Attacks On England Around this time, the Vikings began their raid on England. Jan 1, 789 Vikings begin their attacks on England. Jan 1, 800 The Oseberg Viking Longship was buried In this year, the famous Oseberg Longship by the vikings was buried. Jan 1, 800 The Viking Oseberg Longship was Buried Jan 1, 840 Viking settlers found the city of Dublin in Ireland. Jan 1, 844 A Viking raid on Seville is repulsed. Jan 1, 860 Rus Vikings attack Constantinople (Istanbul). Jan 1, 862 Novgorod in Russia is founded by the Rus Viking Jan 1, 866 Danish Vikings establish a kingdom in York, England. Jan 1, 871 Alfred the Great becomes king of Wessex, Jan 1, 872 Harald I gains control of Norway. Jan 1, 879 Rurik establishes Kiev as the center of the Kievan Rus' domains. Jan 1, 886 Alfred divides England with the Danes under the Danelaw pact. Jan 1, 900 The Vikings raid along the Mediterranean coast. Jan 1, 911 The Viking chief Rollo is granted land Jan 1, 941 Rus Vikings attack Constantinople (Istanbul). Jan 1, 981 Viking leader Erik the Red discovers Greenland. Jan 1, 986 Viking ships sail in Newfoundland waters. Jan 1, 991 Æthelred II pays the first Danegeld ransom to stop Danish attacks on England. Jan 1, 995 Olav I conquers Norway and proclaims it a Christian kingdom. Jan 1, 1000 Christianity reaches Greenland and Iceland. Jan 1, 1000 Olav I dies; Norway is ruled by the Danes.
