Viking Age Key Dates Quiz

When did the Viking Age begin?

• 793 AD

• 800 AD

• 850 AD

• 900 AD

Which year marks the Viking raid on the Lindisfarne Monastery?

• 700 AD

• 793 AD

• 850 AD

• 900 AD

When did the Vikings establish the settlement of Dublin?

• 800 AD

• 841 AD

• 860 AD

• 900 AD

In which year did the Battle of Edington take place, where Alfred the Great defeated the Vikings?

• 865 AD

• 878 AD

• 890 AD

• 900 AD

When did the Viking Age end?

• 1000 AD

• 1066 AD

• 1100 AD

• 1200 AD

Which year did the Vikings first reach North America, according to the sagas?

• 900 AD

• 1000 AD

• 1100 AD

• 1200 AD

When was the Treaty of Wedmore signed, establishing the Danelaw in England?

• 865 AD

• 878 AD

• 886 AD

• 900 AD

In which year did the Vikings sack Paris?

• 800 AD

• 845 AD

• 900 AD

• 950 AD

When did the Battle of Stamford Bridge occur, marking the end of the Viking Age in England?

• 1000 AD

• 1050 AD

• 1066 AD

• 1100 AD

Which year did the Vikings establish the settlement of York (Jorvik)?

• 850 AD

• 866 AD

• 900 AD

• 950 AD