| 930 |
|
Althing, oldest functioning parliament in world, established in Iceland |
| 995 |
|
Olaf I brings Christianity to Norwegian Vikings |
| 1000 |
|
Viking Leif Erikson "discovers" North America |
| 1256 |
|
Hanseatic League formed in Baltic - trade blossoms |
| 1397 |
|
Denmark, Norway and Sweden unite under Danish Queen Margaret |
| 1523 |
|
Swedes expel Danish overlords |
| 1632 |
|
King Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden ("Lion of the North") dies |
| 1670 |
|
Hanseatic League abandoned |
| 1700 |
|
Charles XII starts Great Northern War against Russia |
| 1709 |
|
Russians rout Swedes at Battle of Poltava - end of Swedish dominance |
| 1721 |
|
Russia takes Livonia and Estonia from Swedes at end of Great Northern War |
