THE VIKING KINGS

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Keeping track of all this stuff can be tough, so here’s a quick timeline with some of the more important kings of different places.
Reign Began England Norway Denmark Russia
827 Rorik
850 Harald Fairhair
862 Rurik
871 Alfred the Great
879 Godfrid Igor
895 Erik Bloodaxe
899 Edward the Elder
934 Haakon the Good
940 Gorm the Old
945 Saint Olga
958 Harald Bluetooth
961 Harald Greycloak
978 Ethelred the Unready Vladimir of Rus
986 Svein Forkbeard
995 Olaf Tryggvason
1000 Svein Forkbeard
1013 Svein Forkbeard
1015 Olaf the Fat
1016 Knut the Great Yaroslav the Wise
1018 Knut the Great
1028 Knut the Great
1042 Edward the Confessor
1046 Harald Hardrada
1066 William the Conqueror
1103 Sigurd the Crusader