850 ⟶ Norse Settlement of Iceland Begins

875: The first Norse settlers arrive on Iceland.
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🚶 Latins Migrate to Italy

c. 1000 BC: Latins arrive in Italy.⟶
Latins Migrate to Italy (-1000)
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🏠 Norse Settlement of Iceland Begins

875: The first Norse settlers arrive on Iceland.⟶
Norse Settlement of Iceland Begins (850)
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🏡 Icelandic Settlement by Ingólfr Arnarson

Iceland settled by Ingolfur Arnarson from Norway.⟶
Icelandic Settlement by Ingólfr Arnarson (872)
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⚓ Erik the Red's Colonization of Greenland Begins

986: The Norseman Erik the Red begins the colonisation of Greenland.⟶
Erik the Red's Colonization of Greenland Begins (985)
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🤝 Icelandic Commonwealth Submits to Norwegian Rule

Iceland brought under Norwegian rule, with the Old Covenant.⟶
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💍 Last Recorded Event in Norse Greenland: A Wedding at Hvalsey

The last recorded event to occur in the Norse settlements of Greenland was a wedding in Hvalsey in the Eastern Settlement in 1408.⟶
Last Recorded Event in Norse Greenland: A Wedding at Hvalsey (1408)
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