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The remains of the monastery at Lindisfarne in North-East England.
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First Viking attack on England
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Vikings raid St Cuthbert's monastery on the Island of Lindisfarne Britain
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Viking raids begin in Ireland
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Viking raids begin in France
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Viking raiders settle in Northern England
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The first Viking settlement in Ireland
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Alfred the Great makes a treaty with danish Vikings; they are given control of an area of east Britain in which to settle and trade
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The King of France makes a treaty with invading Vikings led by Rollo. The Vikings are given a tract of land, which later becomes known as Normandy.
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The first Althing is held in iceland
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Erik the red is banished from Iceland for three years for murder; he sails west and discovers greenland.
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Leif Ericson, son of Erik the Red, sails east from Greenland to reach Labrador in North America. A small settlement is set up there, but is still abandoned by 1015
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Danish Chief invades England; he becomes king of England in 1016.
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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 conquer.