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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 BCE
1016
King Canute, a Danish Viking,
becomes king of England
(and later from Denmark and Norway). -
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 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 BCE
799
Vikings begin to venture far and reach the French coast in Brittany for the first time. -
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 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