Vikings

الأحداث (10)

• 1497

  6/24 — John Cabot lands in North America at Newfoundland leading the first European exploration of the region since the Vikings.

• 864

  7/25 — The Edict of Pistres of Charles the Bald orders defensive measures against the Vikings.

• 866

  7/2 — Battle of Brissarthe: The Franks led by Robert the Strong are defeated by a joint Breton-Viking army.

• 870

  12/31 — Battle of Englefield: The Vikings clash with ealdorman Æthelwulf of Berkshire. The invaders are driven back to Reading (East Anglia), many Danes are killed.

• 871

  1/22 — Battle of Basing: The West Saxons led by king Æthelred I are defeated by the Danelaw Vikings at Basing.

• 881

  8/3 — Battle of Saucourt-en-Vimeu: Louis III of France defeats the Vikings, an event celebrated in the poem Ludwigslied.

• 885

  11/25 — Siege of Paris: Viking forces sail the Seine River with a fleet of 300 longships and lay siege to Paris.

• 902

  12/13 — معركة هولم: تم هزيمة قوات الساسكس الإنجليزية من قبل الفايكنج الدنماركيين بقيادة Æthelwold (ابن Æthelred من ويسكس) الذي قتل في المعركة.

• 919

  9/14 — Battle of Islandbridge: High King Niall Glúndub is killed while leading an Irish coalition against the Vikings of Uí Ímair, led by King Sitric Cáech.

• 991

  8/10 — Battle of Maldon: The English, led by Byrhtnoth, Ealdorman of Essex, are defeated by a band of inland-raiding Vikings near Maldon, Essex.