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East Francia - Otto I defeats the Hungarians at Lechfeld putting an end to 100 years of their raids. He is widely proclaimed as the saviour of christendom.
   
 
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[[File:Haakon II Horda_(The_Kalmar_Union).png|thumb|150px|[[Haakon II of Hordaland (The Kalmar Union)|Haakon II Sigurdsson]], King of [[Hordaland (The Kalmar Union)|Hordaland]] (970-1000)]]West Scandinavia - Tricked into going to Denmark, Harald II is killed.
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West Scandinavia - Tricked into going to Denmark, Harald II is killed.
 
Harald Bluetooth takes Viken and with it the title of king of Norway.
 
Harald Bluetooth takes Viken and with it the title of king of Norway.
 
The Earl of Lade, Haakon II Sigurdsson, is given control of Hordaland.
 
The Earl of Lade, Haakon II Sigurdsson, is given control of Hordaland.
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Latest revision as of 14:03, 30 December 2014

850s

860s

870s

872

Harald Fairhair (The Kalmar Union)

Harald I Fairhair, King of Norway (872-930)

West Scandinavia - Harald Fairhair unites Norway at the battle of Hafrsfjord.

Many Norse leave for the Norse colonies in Ireland and Man rather than submit to Harald's rule.

874

Iceland - The first Norse settlements in Iceland are founded. The island attracts many settlers fleeing Norway and the increasingly fraught Irish colony.

880s

890s

900s

910s

920s

930s

930

Eirik Bloodaxe (The Kalmar Union)

Eirik I Bloodaxe, King of Norway (930-934)

West Scandinavia - On Harald's death Norway is inherited by Eirik. However many of his brothers continue to act as sub-kings including Olaf Geirstadalf in Vingulmark and Vestfold.

Haakon is currently in England at the court of King Aethelstan.

The North is split between the Earls of More and Lade.

934 (POD)

Olaf I Viken (The Kalmar Union)

Olaf I Geirstadalf, King of Viken (934-946)

West Scandinavia - After feuding with his brothers, Eirik Bloodaxe is defeated at the Battle of Haugar by Olaf and, with Haakon rapidly winning support in Hordaland thanks to the assistance of the Earl of Lade, he flees to Jorvik, consolidating his power there.

Haakon I Horda (The Kalmar Union)

Haakon I, King of Hordaland (934-961)

Haakon I takes the West (usually centred on and generally known as Hordaland), Olaf I takes the East (usually known as Viken) and the high king of Norway title.

939

Britannia - Eirik I Bloodaxe is killed by one of his own nobles in Jorvik.

940s

946

Tryggve Viken (The Kalmar Union)

Tryggve Olafsson, King of Viken (946-963)

Viken - Olaf I dies. Tryggve Olafsson is crowned King of Viken (and High King of Norway).

950s

955

East Francia - Otto I defeats the Hungarians at Lechfeld putting an end to 100 years of their raids. He is widely proclaimed as the saviour of christendom.

960s

961

Harald II Horda (The Kalmar Union)

Harald II Greycloak, King of Hordaland (961-970)

West Scandinavia - At the battle of Fitjar Haakon I is defeated and killed by Eirik's sons. The eldest brother Harald II Greycloak is (eventually) proclaimed king of Hordaland. The brothers submit to their uncle, Harald Bluetooth's overlordship.

963

West Scandinavia - Harald II defeats and kills Tryggve briefly reuniting Southern Norway.

970s

970

West Scandinavia - Tricked into going to Denmark, Harald II is killed. Harald Bluetooth takes Viken and with it the title of king of Norway. The Earl of Lade, Haakon II Sigurdsson, is given control of Hordaland.

Eric V Svea (The Kalmar Union)

Eric V, King of Svealand (c.970-995)

East Scandinavia - The newly crowned Eric V of Svealand fails in his attempt to unite Svealand and Gothenland into a single entity in the face of Danish and Vikene hostility.

973

West Scandinavia - A failed attempt to free Denmark from German influence frees Haakon II from his obligations to the Danish kings.

978

Greenland - Snæbjörn Galti visits Greenland following earlier tales of a land West of Iceland.

980s

984

Greenland - Eric the Red founds Greenland's first colony at Brattahild after being expelled from Iceland following a violent argument. News of the new colony drives many land-hungry families to Greenland. All arable land in Iceland has been claimed and it is in danger of no longer being able to support its population. Babies are being left exposed to die.

986

Leifia - While lost on the trip from Hordaland to Greenland Bjarni Herjolfsson spots another 'island' to the West.

990s

995

Olaf II Viken (The Kalmar Union)

Olaf II, King of Viken (995-1000)

West Scandinavia - Tryggve's son Olaf returns to Viken defeating the Danish army.

Christianity is imposed upon Viken by Olaf II.

Eirik Haakonarson is given control of Lade.

Olof I Svea (The Kalmar Union)

Olof I Skotkonung, King of Svealand (995-1022)

Svealand - Eric V of Svealand dies.

Olof I Skotkonung succeeds him.

Disputes with Sweyn Forkbeard are resolved when Sweyn marries his mother.

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