Vikings

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  • 876 BCE

    Vikings from Denmark

    Vikings from Denmark, Norway and Sweden settle permanently in England.
  • 871 BCE

    attack

    King Ethelred, the West Saxon king, and his brother Alfred, defeat the Viking army at the Battle of Ashdown (in Berkshire).
  • 865 BCE

    attack

    Great Viking Army from Denmark Invades England
  • 821 BCE

    attack

    Wessex becomes the Supreme Kingdom
  • 820 BCE

    attack

    Viking raids continue around the English coast
  • 794 BCE

    first attack

    First raids on Scotland and Ireland.
  • 793 BCE

    vikings raid st cuthbert's

    vikings raid st cuthbert's on a island of lindisfarne in Britain
  • 787 BCE

    first attack

    first attack on England
  • 799

    Vikings raid France

    vikings raid begins in France
  • 866

    attack

    Danes capture York (which the Vikings called Jorvik) and make it their kingdon (land ruled by a king)