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The Tale of Ragnar's Sons, [6] on the other hand, mentions that the invasion of England by the Great Heathen Army was aimed at avenging the death of Ragnar Lodbrok, a legendary Viking ruler of Sweden and Denmark. [d] In the Viking saga, Ragnar is said to have conducted a raid on Northumbria during the reign of King Ælla. The Vikings were ...
Initially, the Vikings limited their attacks to "hit-and-run" raids. However, they soon expanded their operations. In the years 814–820, Danish Vikings repeatedly sacked the regions of Northwestern France via the Seine River and also repeatedly sacked monasteries in the Bay of Biscay via the Loire River. Eventually, the Vikings settled in ...
Danish Vikings: Kingdom of Wessex: Defeat. West-Saxon victory; 853 Invasion of Courland: Danish Vikings: Curonians: Defeat. Curonian victory; 859 Viking raid on Nekor [1] [2] [3] (ca. 859) Norse Vikings: Kingdom of Nekor: Viking victory. Vikings occupied Nekor for 8 days. 865–878 Great Heathen Army's invasion of England: Norse Vikings Norse ...
Seizing the opportunity to retaliate, Otto II launched another campaign against Harald's forces the following year. This time, the imperial military succeeded in overcoming the Danish defenses. [5] The Empire's victory culminated in the breaching of the Dannevirke, marking the first time imperial soldiers had crossed the wall.
Viking expeditions (blue line): depicting the immense breadth of their voyages through most of Europe, the Mediterranean Sea, Northern Africa, Asia Minor, the Arctic, and North America. Lower Normandy, depicted as a ″Viking territory in 911″, was not part of the lands granted by the king of the Franks to Rollo in 911, but Upper Normandy.
The Military timeline of Denmark is centered around an involvement in wars in Northern Europe since 793 and, recently, elsewhere. In the early Middle Ages, Danish Vikings invaded and conquered parts of the British Isles and Normandy. Later in the Middle Ages, Denmark was repeatedly in combat with Scandinavian neighbours and in the Baltic area.
Denmark is expelled and Vestfold gains independence. Battle of 839 (839) Norse Vikings: Picts Dál Riata: Norwegian Viking victory: Siege of Paris (845) Norse Vikings: Francia: Viking victory. Viking plunder of Paris; Viking raid on Nekor [1] [2] [3] (ca. 859) Norse Vikings: Kingdom of Nekor: Viking victory. Vikings occupied Nekor for 8 days.
After successful raids by Danish Vikings, significant parts of northeastern England, formerly Northumbria, were under their control.Danish attacks into central England had been resisted and effectively reduced by Alfred the Great, to the point where his son, King Edward of Wessex, could launch offensive attacks against the foreigners.