Vikingos

THE VIKINGS

By Carla.villa
  • 1066
    1066 BCE

    1066

    The end of the Viking period is usually dated to the fall of King Harald the Merciless, who died at the Battle of Stamford Bridge.
  • 1016
    1016 BCE

    1016

    King Canute, a Danish Viking,
    becomes king of England
    (and later from Denmark and Norway).
  • 1000
    1000 BCE

    1000

    Leif Ericson, son of Erik the Red,
    sail from greenland and explore
    the coast of North America,
    landing in various places.
  • 982
    982 BCE

    982

    Erik the Red
    discovers Greenland
  • 844 BCE

    December of 844

    Abderramán II, tried to prevent future Viking attacks by trying to win them over as allies.
  • 844 BCE

    844

    Another Norman expedition devastates the city of Gijón and follows the Atlantic coast until reaching Lisbon and attacking it. T
  • 799
    799 BCE

    799

    Vikings begin to venture far and reach the French coast in Brittany for the first time.
  • 795
    795 BCE

    795

    The monasteries on the east coast of Ireland suffered numerous attacks, soon spreading to the rest of the coast, especially in the north and east. In the first 40 years, these were generally small, unorganized groups.
  • 793
    793 BCE

    793

    Lindisfarne is a small island in Northumbria, in the north of England. Its monastery, founded by Saint Aidan in the 7th century, was the first to be raided by the Vikings during their attack on the British Isles.
  • 787 BCE

    787

    First Viking attack on England