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793 Vikings first raid in England. The monastery of St. Cuthbert at Lindisfarne is sacked.
844 Vikings raid Seville in Spain.
845 Vikings, led by Ragnor, travel up the River Seine in France.
845 The French King pays a ransom to prevent the sacking of Paris.
860 Vikings attack Constantinople.
862 Vikings found Novgorod in Russia.
874 Vikings settle Iceland.

900 Vikings raid the Mediterranean coasts.
911 Vikings under Rollo are settled in Normandy.
981 Erik the Red discovers Greenland.
986 Vikings land in Canada.
1000 Greenland and Iceland are converted to Christianity by the Vikings.
1001 Leif Eriksson reaches the American coast.
1050 Vikings found the city of Oslo in Norway which is established as a major trade center.

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