![]() ![]() ![]() Harold Godwinson king of England defeats Harald Hardrada king of Norway at the Battle of Stamford Bridge Knut (Canute), king of England and Denmark, conquers Norway.Įdward the Confessor rules England with the support of the Danes. The Danes under Knut (Canute) rule England. Vikings abandon the Vinland settlement on the coast of North America. The Danes conquer England Æthelred flees to Normandy. Viking explorer Thorfinn Karlsefni attempts to found a settlement in North America. Olav I dies Norway is ruled by the Danes.īrian Boru defeats the Norse and becomes the king of Ireland. Leif Eriksson, son of Erik the Red, explores the coast of North America. Olav I conquers Norway and proclaims it a Christian kingdom.Ĭhristianity reaches Greenland and Iceland. Æthelred II pays the first Danegeld ransom to stop Danish attacks on England. Viking ships sail in Newfoundland waters. Viking leader Erik the Red discovers Greenland. The Viking chief Rollo is granted land by the Franks and founds Normandy in France. The Vikings raid along the Mediterranean coast. Rurik establishes Kiev as the center of the Kievan Rus’ domains.Īlfred divides England with the Danes under the Danelaw pact. Novgorod in Russia is founded by the Rus Viking, Ulrich.ĭanish Vikings establish a kingdom in York, England.Īlfred the Great becomes king of Wessex the Danish advance is halted in England. Rus Vikings attack Constantinople (Istanbul). ![]() Viking settlers found the city of Dublin in Ireland. The Oseberg Viking longship is buried about this time ![]()
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