-
789
789
First known raid on the Isle of Portland -
793
793
Sacking of the monastery of Lindisfarne by Vikings from Norway. -
835
835
Viking presence at the mouth of the Thames, England. -
841
841
Attacks on Lindsey, East Anglia and Kent . -
861
861
Capture of Winchester , capital of King Æthelberht of Wessex, by the Danes. -
865
865
First danegeld paid by England to the Vikings. -
866
866
Attack by Lodbrok's sons Ivar, Ubbe and Halvdan on East Anglia. -
1004
1004
Danish King Sven with the Forked Beard retaliates against England, obtaining tribute of up to 45,000 pounds of silver. -
1014
1014
Æthelred II takes over the English throne. Death of King Sven I of Denmark after 5 weeks of rule in England. Knut, Sven's son, returns to Denmark. -
1028
1028
Knut the Great conquers Norway. Knut is the head of an empire comprising Denmark, Norway, England and Ireland. -
1066
.1066
Harald III of Norway defeats King Harold of England at the Battle of Stamford Bridge, England. -
1085
1085
Last attempt by the Danes to reconquer England. -
1151
.1151
Norwegian King Eystein Haraldsson plunders the eastern coasts of Scotland and England until 1153.
