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Old norse, ca 900
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Northmen

Attested 800 CE

Historical linguistic group of people originating in Scandinavia

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800 CE

Elsewhere in Europe at the time

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Landmark · Europe

Plitvice Lakes

3000 BCE – still standing

Polity · Europe

Denmark

Founded 800 CE · attested to 2026 CE

Conflict · Europe

Byzantine–Arab Wars

629 CE – 1180 CE

Trade route · Europe

Venice–Constantinople Route

800 CE – 1600 CE

Landmark · Europe

Giant's Causeway

3000 BCE – still standing

Polity · Europe

Byzantine Empire

395 CE – 1453 CE

Conflict · Europe

Viking Invasions

793 CE – 1066 CE

Trade route · Europe

Varangian Trade Route

800 CE – 1100 CE

Dated moments inside this span

Events the timeline places between 800 CE and 800 CE.

800 CE Venice 800 CE Mississippian Warfare 800 CE Borobudur 800 CE Ciudad Perdida 800 CE Kedarnath Temple

And in the rest of the world

Records running through the same years, on the other side of the map.

Grand Canyon Landmark · Americas 3000 BCE – still standing Hindu kingdoms Polity · South Asia 500 BCE – 1715 CE Mesoamerican Trade Network Trade route · Americas 1200 BCE – 1521 CE Maya City-State Wars Conflict · Americas 400 BCE – 900 CE Charlemagne Figure · Frankish Empire 742 CE – 814 CE Great Barrier Reef Landmark · Oceania 3000 BCE – still standing
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