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Viking Invasions

793 CE – 1066 CE

Nearly three centuries of Norse raids, conquests, and settlements that reshaped northern Europe — from the sack of Lindisfarne to the Norman conquest of England.

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8th–11th century expansion by Norsemen

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Conflict · Europe

Viking Invasions

793 CE – 1066 CE

Nearly three centuries of Norse raids, conquests, and settlements that reshaped northern Europe — from the sack of Lindisfarne to the Norman conquest of England.

Standing in 793 CE

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