Hedeby
Timeline

Hedeby

Section Title: Timeline
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based on Elsner

793	Viking raid on Lindisfarne - traditional date for the beginning of the Viking Age.

804	First mention of Hedeby

808	Destruction of Reric and migration of tradespeople to Hedeby

c. 850	Construction of a church at Hedeby

886	The Danelaw is established in England, following Viking invasion

911	The Vikings settle in Normandy

948	Hedeby becomes a bishopric

965	Visit of Al-Tartushi to Hedeby

974	Hedeby falls to the Holy Roman Empire

983	Hedeby returns to Danish control

c. 1000	The Viking Leif Erikson explores Vinland, probably in Newfoundland

1016-1042	Danish kings rule in England

1050	The Norwegian King Harald Hardrada destroys Hedeby

1066	Final destruction of Hedeby by a Slavic army.

1066	Traditional end of the Viking Age

Sentence(s)

Hedeby became a bishopric in 948.

final_sentence: Hedeby became a bishopric in 948.