when were the vikings around

The Vikings were around primarily during the Viking Age, which lasted roughly from about AD 793 to AD 1066. This period marks the time when Norse people from Scandinavia engaged in raiding, trading, exploring, and settling across various parts of Europe and beyond. The Viking Age began with the first recorded raid at Lindisfarne in 793 and ended around the time of the Battle of Stamford Bridge in 1066, which marked the end of major Viking invasions in England. The Vikings originated from the regions that are now Denmark, Norway, and Sweden, and during this period they established settlements and kingdoms in places like the British Isles, Ireland, Iceland, Greenland, Normandy, and even reached as far as North America around the year 1000 AD. The end of the Viking Age coincides with the Norman conquest of England in 1066 and the gradual Christianization of the Norse people.