Thorkell the Tall enters Æthelred's service
1012 · Event
The Viking leader whose men killed Ælfheah changes sides with 45 ships for a vast Danegeld.
On these timelines: The Viking Age, England, Master, United Kingdom (combined)
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Around 1012
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- East–West Schism (1054)
- Holy Roman Empire founded (962)
- Christianisation of Kievan Rus' (988)
- Founding of the Capetian dynasty (987)
- Bi Sheng invents movable type (1040)
- William the Conqueror (1028)
- The Tale of Genji (1008)
- Almoravid Empire founded (1050)
- Shahnameh completed (1010)