Timeline (The Land of Meadows)

This is the general timeline page for The Land of Meadows timeline. General information about the progression of time and the events that occur will be put here, however deeper detail will be given in the individual pages for each century.

1000-1099

 * The Settlement of Vinland is founded by Leif Ericson in the year 1000 AD, becoming the second Norse colony in North America and the first on the mainland of the continent. Ericson is made lord of the new colony by King Sweyn Forkbeard, and under his governorship the Norse colony survives and prospers. He manages to avoid large conflict with the Natives and trade relations prosper, allowing for successful trade routes to open and for the flow of goods readily between Scandinavia and Vinland.
 * In 1064, King Harald Hardrada of Norway invades Scotland, hoping to open up Scottish farmland to Norse control and to create new markets for Norse goods. After 2 years of campaigning, much of Scotland falls to the Viking's assault.
 * In 1066 the death of King Edward the Confessor in England leaves the question of succession open in England, which Harald Hardrada takes advantage of by invading England. Duke William the Bastard of Normandy leads his forces into England to stake his claim, leading to the War of English Succession.