Sigurd and the Dragon | Timeline
William the Conqueror
After victory over Harold Hardrada at Stamford Bridge, King Harold of England is defeated at the Battle of Hastings by William the Conqueror. This is considered the end of the Viking Age.
1066 ADDefeat of Harald Hardrada
King Harold of England defeats Harald Hardrada, the King of Norway, at the Battle of Stamford Bridge.
1066 ADKing Cnut
King Cnut rules over England from 1016 to 1035 AD. Cnut is also King of Denmark and King of Norway during this time.
1016 AD - 1035 ADFirst Viking King of England
Sweyn Forkbeard becomes the first Viking king of England.
1013 ADDiscovery of North America
Around 1000 AD, Lief Erikson and a band of Vikings landed in Newfoundland, off the North American continent.
Adventurers & Settlers ~1000 ADDanegeld
Aethelred II, the Unready, pays the first Danegeld to the Norse, a ransom to stop further attacks on England.
991 ADBattle of Maldon
A battle between the Anglo-Saxons and the Vikings. You can learn more about this in the iDig resource!
Warriors and Weapons 991 ADGreenland Discovered
Erik the Red discovers Greenland
981 BCDanelaw
The Danelaw Pact is signed in 886 AD between the Norse and the English, dividing England between them.
886 ADAlfred the Great
King Alfred the Great of England halts the advance of the Viking forces in England.
871 ADYork Conquered
The city of York, founded originally by the Romans, is conquered by the Viking forces.
Warriors & Weapons 866 ADGreat Heathen Army
the Great Heathen Army was a coalition of Viking warriors who united to invade England. Their campaign lasted 14 years.
865 ADBurial of the Oseberg Ship
One of the best preserved boats from the Viking Age, the Oseberg ship was part of a very high-status burial in Oseberg in Norway.
Pagans 834 ADRaid on Lindisfarne
In what is considered the beginning of the Viking Age in England, the monastery of Lindisfarne is raided by Vikings
6th June, 793 AD