Timeline: Viking age

700

Start of viking age

This was the period when the Old Norse language became the standards, the old primitive Norse language was replaced.

787

The first raid on England

Reportedly took place this year.

793

The Vikings start their raids on the shores of England.

The first raid is a monastery in Lindisfarne, in what was Northumbrian.

795

The Vikings also attack the island's of Iona in Scotland

Again targeting a monastery, the Irish inhabitants of the island now flee to the Irish mainland. The Vikings also begin raids on Ireland which would later become a settling ground for some Vikings. The island the Vikings raided were Rathlin island which is located on the north east coast of Ireland.

800

The farmed Oseburg Longship is reported to have been buried around this time

The Elder Futhark which is the most elderly of the runic alphabets and contains 24 runes is replaced by a sixteen rune alphabet known as the Younger Futhark.

832

The location of armagh in Ireland is raided multiple times

837

More viking raids on Ireland travel through Ireland, destroying all in their path.

839

Vikings led by Norse leader Turgeis marched into the north of Ireland settle and found Dublin a harbour city in Ireland

844

The Vikings raids Spain

First targeting Seville a city in the south coast of Spain. The raid is apparently rebuffed by the Spanish inhabitants.

845

Ragnar Loddbrok leads a group of raiders into France

Where later current French king would pay them a ransom

851

Vikings of Danish origin land in Ireland and join forces with existing people there to rule Ireland

853

A Norse kingdom is established in Dublin

860

The Rus' people raided Istanbul and also found the cities of Kiev and Novgorod.

The Rus were group of Norsemen or Vikings from what is now Sweden who ruled parts of Finland and Russia. The Vikings find the island of Iceland. Ragnar loddbrok is killed in the city of York in england

866

The beginning of the viking Danish army

867

The Vikings in England murder the king of Northumbria.

The Vikings capture the city of York, which the Vikings named Yorvik and this would be the Vikings capital of England

869

The Vikings kill the then king of the East Angles area of England, King Edmund

The king was beheaded and later his body and his head were buried together. The location of this burial became the town of Bury St Edmunds

873

King Sigred and King Halfdan work together and become the rulers of Denmark.

This partnership continues until 891 AD

874

The Vikings begin the creation of the Icelandic settlement which would later serve as a travel stop

The reign of King Harald Harfagra of Norway Starts and continues until 945 AD

876

More Vikings from Sweden, Denmark and Norway settle permanently in England.

885

The birth of Eric Haraldsson who would later become known as Eric Bloodaxe

900

The Vikings once again attempt raids on Mediterranean coastlines

919

Haakon Haraldsson, known as Haaken the Good is born

Haakon would later become the third king of Norway

933

The death of Harald Fairhair the first king of Norway

939

Eric Haraldsson known as Eric Bloodaxe becomes the king of Northumberland

954

The last Viking King of Yorvik, the Swedish name for the England city York, Eric Haraldsson known as Eric Bloodaxe is thrown out of Yorvik

955

Eric Haraldsson dies

958

A new king of Denmark is crowned

Harold Bluetooth

980

Greenland is discovered by Erik the Red, and first settlements are established

994

King Olaf of Norway and his comrade Sweyn Forkbeard attempt an invasion on London on England, with Danish army

The invasion is unsuccessful but both survive and move to South East of England causing problems for anyone in their path.

995

Old Trygvason becomes the king and ruler of Norway

1000

The king of Norway Olav Trygvason is killed in battle by the King of Sweden Olaf of Norway and Sweyn Forkbeard

1001

Leif Eriksson lands on American coastline and it is named Newfoundland.

Leif was a legendary explorer who was thought to have been born in the Viking settlement of Iceland and was a son of Erik the Red an explorer himself. The date of Leifs exact landing on American shores is of much debate, many believe it was earlier than 1001 AD.

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