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Jan 28, 845
Vikings attacked Paris
Viking troops attacked Paris.
Some 5,000 men, led by the mythical Ragnar Lodbrok, besieged the city aboard 120 ships from the Seine River -
871
the defeat of the Vikings against England
King Alfred ruled from 871-899 and after many trials and tribulations he defeated the Vikings at the Battle of Edington in 878. After the battle the Viking leader Guthrum converted to Christianity. In 886 Alfred took London from the Vikings and fortified it -
Jan 25, 911
the tr
By him the establishment of the Normans in Neustria was authorized in order to protect the kingdom of Carlos III from other possible Viking invasions. -
Feb 3, 982
the discovery of greenland
Erik the red discovery Greenland, was the first in discovery Greenland the actualy (Deenmark). -
Jan 2, 1016
king Canute
King Canute better known Canute the great was the first king viking in England. King Canute was the kin of England and subsequently of Denmark and Norway.