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The term "Viking Age" refers to the period roughly from 790s to the late 11th century in Europe, though the Norse raided Scotland's western isles well into the 12th century. In this era, Viking activity started with raids on Christian lands in England and eventually expanded to mainland Europe, including parts of present-day Belarus, Russia and ...
English has borrowed the term from tafl (pronounced; Old Norse for 'table'), [4] [5] a generic term referring to board games.. Hnefatafl (roughly , [5] plausibly realised as [n̥ɛvatavl]), became the preferred term for the game in Scandinavia by the end of the Viking Age, to distinguish it from other board games, such as skáktafl (), kvatrutafl and halatafl (), as these became known. [2]
The Sjörup Runestone in Sjörup, Sweden, is generally associated with the Jomsviking attack on Uppsala, the Battle of the Fýrisvellir. It says:Saxi placed this stone in memory of Ásbjörn Tófi's/Tóki's son, his partner. He did not flee at Uppsala, but slaughtered as long as he had a weapon.
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. Great Heathen Army's invasion of England (865–878) Norse Vikings Norse ...
German attacks on Nauru (1940) Commandos in action during the Måløy-raid. Continuing the war in exile Operation Gauntlet (1941) Operation Kitbag (1941) Operation Anklet (1941) Operation Archery, aka Måløy raid (1941) Operation Musketoon (1942) Operation Fritham (1942–1943) Operation Cartoon (1943) Operation Zitronella (1943) Battle of the ...
Old Norse: Djúra-bý. Although the area was settled by Danes from 877, it was not under English threat until 913 when Lady Aethelflaed of Mercia campaigned deep into Danish territory and established a burh at nearby Tamworth. In 917 Aethelflaed launched her first offensive foray [citation needed] and selected the fortress at Derby as her target.
The Scottish–Norwegian War lasted from 1262 to 1266. [3] The conflict arose because of disagreement over the ownership of the Hebrides.The war consisted of mainly skirmishes and feuds between the kings, and the only major battle was the indecisive Battle of Largs.
The Battle of Svolder (Svold or Swold) [1] was a large naval battle during the Viking age, fought in September 1000 in the western Baltic Sea between King Olaf of Norway and an alliance of the Kings of Denmark and Sweden and Olaf's enemies in Norway.