Viking Expansion By facebooker_581931425 Period: Jan 1, 789 to Jan 1, 1066 Viking expansion and settlement Feb 7, 789 Vikings begin their attacks on England Feb 7, 866 Danish Vikings establish a kingdom in York, England Feb 7, 981 Viking leader Erik the Red discovers Greenland Feb 7, 995 Olav I conquers Norway and proclaims it a Christian Kingdom Feb 7, 1000 Leif Eriksson, son of Erik the Red, explores the coast of North America Feb 7, 1013 The Danes conquer England; Athelred flees to Normandy Feb 7, 1066 Battle of Hastings Feb 7, 2017 The Viking chief Roll is granted land by the Franks and founds Normandy in France
