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Viking Age raids, trade, and settlements from Scandinavia (c. 793–1066)

Viking Age raids, trade, and settlements from Scandinavia (c. 793–1066)

  1. Vikings establish an overwinter base at Dublin

    Labels: Dublin, Longphort, Norse Dublin

  2. Viking fleet besieges and sacks Paris

    Labels: Paris, Seine, Charles the

  3. “Great Heathen Army” arrives in East Anglia

    Labels: East Anglia, Great Heathen, Danish force

  4. Great Heathen Army captures York in Northumbria

    Labels: York, Northumbria, Great Heathen

  5. Viking Great Army winters at Torksey camp

    Labels: Torksey, River Trent, Viking camp

  6. Great Army overwinters at Repton in Mercia

    Labels: Repton, Mercia, Great Army

  7. Norse settlement traditionally begins in Iceland

    Labels: Iceland, Norse settlers, North Atlantic

  8. Alfred defeats Guthrum at the Battle of Edington

    Labels: Alfred the, Guthrum, Battle of

  9. Treaty of Saint-Clair-sur-Epte grants land to Rollo

    Labels: Rollo, Saint-Clair-sur-Epte, Normandy

  10. Cnut becomes undisputed king of England

    Labels: Cnut, King of, Danish monarchy

  11. Norse activity at L’Anse aux Meadows dated to 1021

    Labels: L'Anse aux, Vinland, dendrodate 1021

  12. Norwegian invasion ends at the Battle of Stamford Bridge

    Labels: Stamford Bridge, Harold Godwinson, Harald Hardrada

  13. Vikings raid Lindisfarne monastery in Northumbria

    Labels: Lindisfarne, Northumbria, monastery raid