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Period: 786 to 1066
The Vikings: A Timeline
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Period: 787 to 787
Viking events
787- First Viking attack on England. -
793
Vikings raided ST Cuthbert's monastery
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795
Viking raids begin in Ireland
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799
Viking raids begin in France
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870
The first Viking settlement in Ireland
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878
Viking event
Alfred the Great (king of Wessex) makes a treaty with the Danish Vikings; they are given control of an area of east Britain in with to settle and trade (known as the Danelaw). -
911
The King of France makes a treaty with invading Vikings led by Rollo.
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930
The first ALthing (Viking parliament) is held in Iceland
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985
Erik the Red is banished from Iceland for years for murder
He sails west and discovers Greenland -
1066
King Edwards dies and there is a battle for who becomes king.
In England, King Edward dies. Harold Godwinson becomes king. Another contender, William of Normandy, defeats King Harold at the battle of Hastings and becomes King of England. He becomes known as William the Conqueror.