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In 793 came the first recorded Viking raid, where 'on the Ides of June the harrying of the heathen destroyed God's church on Lindisfarne, bringing ruin and slau

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The first recorded Viking attack in England

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The first recorded Viking attack in England

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AD787

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Vikings raid Ireland and later begin settlements

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Vikings raid Ireland and later begin settlements

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In 838 they seized and fortified two ports, Annagassan and Dublin, and in the 840s they undertook a series of large-scale invasions in the north of the country.

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The Swedes were known primarily as traders, who open up river routes into Russia from the 8th to 11th

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Anglo-Saxon writers called them Danes, Norsemen, Northmen, the Great Army, sea rovers, sea wolves, or the heathen. From around 860AD onwards.

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Viking from Denmark,sweden and Norway begin settling in Northen England permanently

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Viking from Denmark,sweden and Norway begin settling in Northen England permanently

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AD 876

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Alfred the Great signs a treaty with the vikings.

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Alfred the Great signs a treaty with the vikings.

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It sets out the boundaries between Alfred and Guthrum's territories as well as agreements on peaceful trade, and the weregild value of its people.
AD878

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King Edward of England dies. He is replaced by Harald Godwinson.

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King Edward of England dies. He is replaced by Harald Godwinson.

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He was succeeded by his eldest son, Æthelstan. Edward's two youngest sons later reigned as kings Edmund I and Eadred.