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Dec 14, 1000
Christianity reaches Greenland and Iceland
These historians were usually priests who looked upon the pagan Vikings with particular horror. In addition, the Church, as a wealthy and relatively defenseless target, may have suffered more heavily than many other sectors of European society. Despite the notoriety the Vikings attracted because of their ferocity, within a century or two they converted to Christianity and settled in the lands they had raided. -
Vikings attack Constantinople
Just as the sun set behind the coastal capital of the Greek Orthodox Empire on this day in 860, a flotilla of 200 Viking warships began making landfall in the suburbs of Constantinople. Off-guard and unprotected, the city was only spared thanks to a curious decision by the Rus to turn out into the Sea of Marmara. -
Vikings land in Canada
The first Europeans to reach Canada were the Vikings. In 1497 the English king Henry VII sent an Italian named Jean Cabot on an expedition across the Atlantic to Newfoundland. -
Viking settlers found the city of Dublin in Ireland
One of the once viking settlements has now evolved into the Kingdom of Dublin. Dispite many protests by the native irish, it remained under viking controll. The vikings extablished settlements built on or near river estuaries. This was because they could sail up the rivers to the surrounding areas, and towns on estuaries could be more easily defended. -
Vikings raid Seville in Spain
The city was taken without much resistance; most of the people had fled to Carmona or the mountains north of Sevilla.
The vikings probably held Sevilla for a week, maybe as much as 13 days. The city was taken without much resistance; most of the people had fled to Carmona or the mountains north of Sevilla. The vikings probably held Sevilla for a week, maybe as much as 13 days. -
Vikings Begin Their Attacks On England
The attack was on Lindisfarne monastery in the late 8th century. Churches and monasteries were being targeted for their welth. Occasional raiding turned into largely scaled assults. England is made up of many regions that are often at war with each other. that made it easy for the vikings to get in and roam the city without punishment. Eventually a king from one of the kingdoms confronted the vikings but, this did not make the vikings stop.
