Thang 4 historu

Vikings doing Viking stuff!

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  • The Vikings first attacked England.
    787

    The Vikings first attacked England.

    The first place that the vikings raided in England was the monastery in Lindisfarne.
  • Period: 787 to 1066

    Viking era

  • Vikings raid St Cuthbert’s monastery.
    793

    Vikings raid St Cuthbert’s monastery.

  • Viking raids begin in Ireland.
    795

    Viking raids begin in Ireland.

    The Vikings made there way along the coast raiding monasteries as they went ans made their way inland.
  • 799

    Viking raids begin in France.

  • The Vikings siege France.
    845

    The Vikings siege France.

    The Vikings seized control of France and refused to leave until King Charles paid them to do so.
  • 867

    Viking raiders settle in northern England.

  • 870

    The Vikings settle in Ireland.

    The Vikings had been making small settlements in Ireland since the 840s.
  • Alfred the Great makes a treaty with Danish Vikings.
    878

    Alfred the Great makes a treaty with Danish Vikings.

    The treaty detailed that the Vikings would be aloud to settle in England. This area was know as the Danelaw.
  • 911

    The king of France makes a treaty with invading Vikings.

    King Charles of France paid the Vikings 5,670 lbs of gold and silver. The Vikings were given land in this treaty which will later be know as Normandy.
  • 930

    The first Viking parliament is held in Iceland.

  • Erik the Red discovers Greenland.
    985

    Erik the Red discovers Greenland.

    After being banished from Island for 3 years fro murder, he sailed east and managed to stumble into Greenland.
  • The English king, Ethelred, starts paying the Vikings.
    991

    The English king, Ethelred, starts paying the Vikings.

    He did this so as to stop them from invading. The payments were know as "Danegold".
  • Leif Ericson sails east from Greenland to reach Labrador.
    1001

    Leif Ericson sails east from Greenland to reach Labrador.

    When Leif reached Labrador in North America, he set up a small viking settlement.
  • 1015

    The North American settlement is abandoned.

  • 1015

    Danish chief Cnut invades England.

  • Danish chief Cnut becomes King of England.
    1016

    Danish chief Cnut becomes King of England.

  • The battle of Hastings.
    1066

    The battle of Hastings.

    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.