vikings

First attack vikings to Englan

793

The first Vikings attack on what is now England that can be tied to a specific date was the raid on Lindisfarne,of the north-east cost, in 793

Viking raid in Ireland and scotland

795

In 795 AD one of the first recorded Viking raids in Britain took place at the monastery of lona in what is now Scotland. Dozens of raids and battles would follow, leading to the plunder of people ,cattle, and, of course, portable wealth by vikings

Vikings raids begin france

799

The frist Vikings raid to strike France via the Seiena came in 820CE and more would follow, the most dramatic being the Seige of Paris in 845 CE and 885-886 CE.

Dublin,Ireland, is founded by the Vikings

840

Dublin appears to have been founded twice by the vikings. the first foundation was as a longphort where the Scandinavians overwinter from 841 AD onwards. This ended in 902 with the expulsion of the Scandinavian settlers, manly to the north of England.

Vikings raiders reach Spain

844

The Vikings raid on Isbilya, then part of the Umayyad Emirate of Cordoba, took place in 844. After raiding the coast of what are now Spain and Portugal, a Viking fleer arrived in Isbiliya (now Seville) through the Guadalquivir on 25 September and took the city on 1 or 3 October.

Vikings from Norway reach Iceland.

860

The first permanent settler in Iceland is usually considered to have been a Norwegian chieftain named Ingólfur Arnarson and his wife, Hallveig Fróðadóttir. According to the Landnámabók, he threw two carved pillars (Öndvegissúlur) overboard as he neared land, vowing to settle wherever they landed.

Vikings from Sweden begin to visit Russia

870

At the end of the 8th century the first Viking ships reached Kievan Rus, which was the name of the Russian state at this time. The town of Staraya Ladoga was the Vikings' access point to Kievan Rus. Visitors to the town today can still see the Viking burial mounds along the Volkhov River.

The king makes a treaty With invading Vikings led by Rollo

945

The Treaty of Saint-Clair-sur-Epte was signed in the autumn of 911. It was a treaty between Charles the Simple and Rollo, one of the leaders of the Vikings living in Neustria. It was to protect Charles' kingdom from any new invasion by the "Northmen. In 911, a group of Vikings lead by Rollo besieged Paris and Chartres.

The grate age of Viking power draws and end with the defeat of Hardrada's invasion on England

1066

The great age of Viking power draws to an end with the defeat of Harald Hardrada's invasion attempt on England. The victor, England's King Harold II, is later defeated at the Battle of Hastings. Vikings are defeated in England by King Alfred the Great.