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Jan 1, 1000
Vikings discover North America
Eric the Red sailed to Greenland and then, he, his son, and his crew sail west of greenland and Discover Nefoundland. -
May 9, 1016
Battle of Brentford
This Battle was between the Kindom of England and the Danes. The English were lead by Edmund Ironside and the Danes were lead by Cnut the Great. The English won the battle but, had severe losses, while the Danes had minimal losses. -
Sep 25, 1066
The Battle of Stamford Bridge.
This battle was won by the English forces under the command of King Harold Godwinson. They defeated a Norweigian force under command of King Harald Hardrada. In some cases it is called the end of the Viking Age, but three weeks later King Harold Godwinson was killed by normans at Hastings. -
Attack at the Monestary at Lindsfarne
The "beginning" of the Viking age where they went and attacked the undefended Monestary at Lindsfarne lead by Saint Adian. It was burned down to the ground -
Siege of London
It is the Angelo-Saxons lead by King Aethelred vs. the Vikings lead by Olaf and the king of Denmark King Swein. The Angelo-Saxons won this battle -
Battle of Svolder
This battle was between King Olaf Tryggvason and some of his enemys. After it ended, Christianity was spread through Scandinavia. This battle ended when King Olaf Tryggvason jumped off his boat commiting suicide. No one knows if Olaf actually died or swam to the shore. -
Start of Viking Age
This was the era of the viking where the norsemen sacked villages, took over moestaries, and gained more land than ever before. -
Ivarr the Boneless Dies
The King of Irerland, Ivarr the Boneless dies while his army is attacking England. He died 3 years after becoming the King of Irerland -
Ragnar Lodbrok and the attack on Paris
Ragnar sails down to the Paris area and with about 5,000 men and just sacks Paris of all there goods. He was paid just to sack the city , but not destroy it. He ended up taking 7,000 pounds of silver to not destroy Paris. -
Battle of Basing
The Battle of Basing was a battle held in nowadyas Hampshire. It involved the West Saxons and the Danelaw Vikings. The Saxon army was lead by King Ethelred. The Vikings were lead by a unknown person not said in the resource I used. This was a victory for the Danelaw Vikings. The picutre is a renactment of the battle.
