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| 827 |
| | The Arabs get a foothold in Sicily and begin a slow process, not complete till AD 965, of squeezing the Byzantines out of the island | |
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| 838 |
| | Vikings from Norway capture Dublin and establish a Norse kingdom in Ireland | |
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| c. 850 |
| | Vikings are by now securely established in the Orkneys, Shetlands and Hebrides, and in much of the Scottish mainlaid down to Loch Ness | |
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| 866 |
| | A great army of Danes captures York - the first step in the establishment of Danelaw in eastern England | |
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| 874 |
| | Vikings arrive in Iceland and form a settlement on the site of modern Rejkjavik | |
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| 886 |
| | Alfred captures London from the Danes, pressing them back into the region of Danelaw where their rule is, for the moment, tolerated | |
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| c. 895 |
| | The Magyars, under the leadership of Arpad, establish themselves in Hungary | |
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| 920 |
| | After years of raiding up the Shannon, the Vikings capture Limerick | |
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| c. 950 |
| | Toltecs move into the valley of Mexico from the north and establish a capital city at Tula | |
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| 987 |
| | The Mayan city of Chichén Itzá is captured by the Toltecs | |
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