Viking raid on Portland
789* · Event
The first recorded Viking attack on England: Danes landing at Portland kill the reeve who has come to direct them to the royal estate.
On these timelines: The Viking Age, Alfred and the Vikings, England, Master, United Kingdom (combined)
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