410 The Romans leave Britain
c. 449-550 Jutes (Jutland), Angles and Saxons (Germany) arrive in Britain
793 Vikings raid the monastery at Lindisfarne
840 Viking settlers found the city of Dublin
845 Viking invasion of Paris, West Francia
c. 850 Beginnings of Norse settlement in Anglo-Saxon England
860 Rus Vikings attack Constantinople
866 Danish Vikings found the kingdom of York
c. 870 Beginnings of Norse settlement in Iceland
871 Accession of Alfred the Great to the throne of Wessex
c. 885 Harold Fairhair becomes king of all Norway
886 Danelaw established in England by King Alfred and Viking King Guthrum
899 Death of Alfred the Great
930 Foundation of the national parliament (Althing) in Iceland
947 Norway accepts Christianity
982 Beginnings of Norse settlement in Greenland (Eric the Red)
986 Beginnings of Norse settlement in North America (Leif Eiriksson)
c. 999-1000 Christianity accepted in Iceland at Althing
c. 1000 Beowulf is written
1014 Brian Boru defeats the Vikings at the Battle of Clontarf
1050 The city of Oslo is founded
1066 Battle of Hastings, end of Saxon rule in England
c. 1220 Snorri Sturluson composes the Prose Edda
1262 Iceland is ceded to the king of Norway
c. 1270 Codex Regius / Poetic Edda is written
1662 Codex Regius is given to the Danish king
1944 Iceland regains independence
1971 Codex Regius is returned by Denmark to Iceland
All dates are in CE – Common Era
The Elder Edda: A Book of Viking Lore (Andy Orchard)
Viking Timeline
A Timeline of Scandinavian History
Various Wikipedia sources
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