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Saxons ambush DanesDanish raiders attempt to cross the Thames, but are ambushed by Alfreds Saxons, who completely rout them and capture their booty Date: 9th Century A.D
Viking LongshipA Viking longship in a museum in Norway. Date: 5th century
Viking RaidA Viking raid - women abducted
Vikings ApproachViking ships approach the east Anglian coast of England, carrying Danish raiders to Britain
Vikings Raid FranceCharlemagne, King of the Franks, watches in dismay as Viking raiders attack the coast of France
Vikings at HeligolandA Viking raiding party heading for the island of Heligoland
King Alfreds galleys in battle with Vikings
Danish Invasion 877Danish ships sail up the English Channel and approach the British coast, to the consternation of the natives
Racial / Vikings DuelVikings fight a duel
Viking Explorers / 1007Viking explorers stop off in Scotland to mend their longships, take on extra cargo and prepare for the long voyages north toward Greenland and Vinland (North America)
Thorvalds ExpeditionsThe son of Leif Eriksson, Thorvald, enters Boston Harbour on his own exploration of the newly discovered North American coast
Settlement of ErikssonThe Pre-Columbian settlement of Leif Eriksson (the son of Eric the Red and father of Thorvald) in Vinland (L Anse aux Meadows site) rediscovered in 1960 by Helge Ingstad
Vikings on French CoastA Drakkar from Scandinavia off the Normandie coast
Vikings Set OutViking ships setting out on an expedition