Learn about the major discoveries and conquests of the Viking Age. Learn about the famous raids and amazing journeys of the daring Viking warriors. Discover the history-changing effects of the Viking discovery of new areas.
| Conquest/Exploration | Viking Leader | Destination/Target | |
| Lindisfarne Raid | Ragnar Lothbrok | Lindisfarne Monastery | |
| Siege of Paris | Ragnar Lodbrok | Paris, France | |
| Raid on Jarrow | Ivar the Boneless | Jarrow Monastery | |
| Siege of Nantes | Bjorn Ironside | Nantes, France | |
| Raid on Wessex | Ubba | Kingdom of Wessex, England | |
| Siege of Pisa | Sigurd I | Pisa, Italy | |
| Raid on Noirmoutier | Hastein | Noirmoutier Island, France | |
| Invasion of Ireland | Turgeis | Ireland | |
| Raid on Canterbury | Guthrum | Canterbury, England | |
| Siege of Exeter | Sweyn Forkbeard | Exeter, England | |
| Raid on Dorestad | Rollo | Dorestad, Netherlands | |
| Conquest of Jorvik | Ivar the Boneless | 866 | Northumbria, England |
| Battle of Edington | Guthrum | 878 | Wiltshire, England |
| Siege of Paris | Rollo | 885-886 | Paris, France |
| Conquest of Dublin | Olaf the White | 853 | Dublin, Ireland |
| Exploration of Vinland | Leif Erikson | 1000 | North America |
| Conquest of Normandy | Rollo | 911 | Normandy, France |
| Battle of Maldon | Olaf Tryggvason | 991 | Essex, England |
| Conquest of York | Halfdan Ragnarsson | 867 | Northumbria, England |
| Battle of Svolder | Sweyn Forkbeard | 1000 | Baltic Sea |
| Conquest of Mercia | Ivar the Boneless | 865 | Mercia, England |
| Conquest of East Anglia | Guthrum | 869 | East Anglia, England |
| Exploration of Greenland | Erik the Red | 982 | Greenland |
| Conquest of Paris | Ragnar Lothbrok | 845 | Paris, France |
| Battle of Clontarf | Brian Boru | 1014 | Dublin, Ireland |
| Conquest of Wessex | Halfdan Ragnarsson | 871 | Wessex, England |
| Exploration of North Atlantic | Naddoddr | 9th century | Faroe Islands |
| Conquest of York | Eric Bloodaxe | 948 | Northumbria, England |
| Battle of Tettenhall | King Alfred | 910 | Staffordshire, England |
| Conquest of Lindisfarne | Ragnar Lothbrok | 793 | Northumbria, England |
| Exploration of Baltic Sea | Oleg of Novgorod | 9th century | Baltic Sea |
| Conquest of Mercia | Halfdan Ragnarsson | 877 | Mercia, England |
| Battle of Ashdown | King Alfred | 871 | Berkshire, England |
| Exploration of White Sea | Ottar | 9th century | White Sea, Russia |
| Conquest of East Anglia | Halfdan Ragnarsson | 875 | East Anglia, England |
| Battle of Fýrisvellir | Eric the Victorious | 984 | Uppsala, Sweden |
| Conquest of Paris | Sigfred | 885 | Paris, France |
| Exploration of Black Sea | Rurik | 9th century | Black Sea, Russia |
| Conquest of Deira | Ivar the Boneless | 866 | Deira, England |
| Battle of Brunanburh | King Athelstan | 937 | Northumbria, England |
| Conquest of Northumbria | Halfdan Ragnarsson | 867 | Northumbria, England |
| Exploration of Caspian Sea | Oleg of Novgorod | 9th century | Caspian Sea |
| Conquest of Mercia | Ubba | 867 | Mercia, England |
| Battle of Strangford Lough | Olaf Guthfrithson | 902 | Ireland |
| Conquest of East Anglia | Ragnar Lothbrok | 865 | East Anglia, England |
| Exploration of Iceland | Naddoddr | 9th century | Iceland |
| Conquest of Mercia | Bjorn Ironside | 871 | Mercia, England |
| Exploration of Russia | Rurik | 9th century | Russia |
| Conquest of East Anglia | Ivar the Boneless | 869 | East Anglia, England |
| Battle of Stamford Bridge | Harald Hardrada | 1066 | Yorkshire, England |
| Exploration of Mediterranean | Ingvar the Far-Travelled | 9th century | Mediterranean Sea |
| Conquest of Northumbria | Ragnar Lothbrok | 865 | Northumbria, England |
| Battle of Svolder | Sweyn Forkbeard | 999 | Baltic Sea |
| Conquest of Mercia | Halfdan Ragnarsson | 874 | Mercia, England |
| Exploration of Greenland | Gunnbjorn Ulfsson | 876 | Greenland |
| Conquest of Wessex | Guthrum | 878 | Wessex, England |
| Battle of Clontarf | Sigurd the Stout | 1014 | Dublin, Ireland |
| Exploration of North America | Thorfinn Karlsefni | 1004 | North America |
| Battle of Hjörungavágr | Haakon the Good | 986 | Hjörungavágr, Norway |
| Conquest of York | Ivar the Boneless | 866 | Northumbria, England |
| Battle of Edington | Alfred the Great | 878 | Wiltshire, England |
| Battle of Tettenhall | Æthelred of Wessex | 910 | Staffordshire, England |
| Conquest of Lindisfarne | Ragnar Lothbrok | 793 | Lindisfarne, England |
| Battle of Maldon | Byrhtnoth | 991 | Essex, England |
| Conquest of Brittany | Rollo | 911 | Brittany, France |
| Battle of Ashdown | Alfred the Great | 871 | Berkshire, England |
| Conquest of Deira | Halfdan Ragnarsson | 867 | Deira, England |
| Battle of Brunanburh | Athelstan | 937 | Northumbria, England |
| Battle of Strangford Lough | Godred Crovan | 1054 | Ireland |
| Battle of Hafrsfjord | Harald Fairhair | 872 | Hafrsfjord, Norway |
| Conquest of East Anglia | Ragnar Lo | ||
| Battle of Stiklestad | Olaf Tryggvason | 1030 | Stiklestad, Norway |
| Exploration of Mediterranean | Ottar | 9th century | Mediterranean Sea |
