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Leif Eriksson, son of Erik the Red, discovers North America and travels down the coast.
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Brian Boru Defeats the Norse Vikings and Becomes King of all of Ireland
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Chief Olaf Haraldsson Attacks London and knocks down London Bridge
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Olaf Haraldsson regains control of Norway and we can see Christianity approaching
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Chanute Captures Norway and Olaf Flees, later he attempts to regain it but dies int he battle.
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The Vikings get repulsed 'properly' for the first time
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Ragnar Lodbrok leads the first conquest into England and raids a monastery in Lindisfarne
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The Vikings realise that England is rich and not protected and continue to raid
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Vikings begin to attack Ireland as it is close to England and just as rich.
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The Vikings first sail to France and manage to raid it.
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This ship was uncovered in the 90's and gave way to many historical finds on the Vikings
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The Vikings use the Thames with their manoeuverable boats to raid England in a new way.
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The Vikings permanentely settle in Ireland under Turgeis,
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After Vikings found Ireland they found the capital, Dublin
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Vikings attack Paris under Ragnar Lodbrok
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The Vikings choose to revisit Paris and raid it again.
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The Abbot of St Denis is captured and ransomed by the Vikings
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Viings raid the Mediterranean for the first time
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The Vikings first choose to attack Constantinople, a long way away from their homeland.
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The leader Ivar the Boneless of the Vikings and the Danish created Jorvik or Yorke.
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Alfred the Great becomes the king of Wessex and repulses the Danish and Vikings from attacking for a while.
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Ivar the Boneless dies and his son takes over and continues attacks on North-Eastern England.
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The Vikings send a huge fleet of ships to attack and capture Paris, they fail.
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For the first time in Scandinavia Harold Fairhair unites all of Norway under one banner and becomes the mightly king of Scandinavia.
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An amazing historical find that advanced our knowledge of the Vikings, the Gokstad ship was built in 890
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After many years the Irish retake Dublin and hold it for 15 years.
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The Irish do what they do best and lose Dublin back to the Vikings
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The two great kings of the Norse sign a treaty and make one humongous kingdom.
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Harold Fairhair Dies and his son, Eirik Blood-Axe, struggles to regain control but fails.
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The son of Harald Fairhair takes over Yorke
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Olaf Crovan attacks Eirik and defeats, Eirik flees.
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Vikings begin regular attacks on England to Gain Control of It
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Aethelred the Unready is forced to pay 10 000 in silver just to stop the Vikings from attacking and raiding him.
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The Viking Leader Olaf Tryggvasson conquers Norway and claims it as a Christian nation
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