THE VIKING KINGS
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