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The 1000s: 1000–1009
1000–1009 · worldwide, all places
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Norse ships connected Greenland, Iceland and Britain and briefly reached North America around 1000 CE, when Leif Erikson wintered in Vinland. In England, Ethelred paid Danegeld to Viking armies, and in Japan, Murasaki Shikibu was writing The Tale of Genji at the Heian court.
Erikson's Vinland voyage of about 1000 CE anchors the decade in the west. Valhalla Rising lands a Norse warrior in the same waters, and the Amano-illustrated Tale of Genji shows the refined Heian world at the other end of Eurasia. Open the 1000s on the StoryTerra map and explore its stories by place.
6 famous stories set in the 1000s
Live snapshot of the top 6 most popular catalogue items (2026-09-05). Click any card to open this entry on the live map.
Browse 11 books and 3 movies set in the 1000s (1000–1009).
Valhalla Rising
Scandinavia 1000 AD. For years One Eye a mute warrior of supernatural strength has been held prisoner by the Norse chieftain Barde. Aided by Are a boy slave One Eye slays his captor and together he and Are escape…
Pathfinder
A Viking boy is left behind after his clan battles a Native American tribe. Raised within the tribe he ultimately becomes their savior in a fight against the Norsemen.
Pathfinder
Around the year 1000 AD warlike people the so-called "tjuder" roam in northern Scandinavia. As they brutally kill a family in a remote area including the parents and their little daughter the family's teenage son Aigin…
Sagan om isfolket
The Legend of the Ice People (in Norwegian language Sagaen om Isfolket) is a 47-volume story of a family bloodline. The author of the series is Margit Sandemo. The novels are based in historical facts, mostly occurring…
The Sagas of Icelanders
In Iceland, the age of the Vikings is also known as the Saga Age. A unique body of medieval literature, the Sagas rank with the world’s great literary treasures – as epic as Homer, as deep in tragedy as Sophocles, as…
The Tale of Genji
Yoshitaka Amano has been praised around the world for his lush watercolors and evocative work dealing with myth and legend. In The Tale of Genji Mr. Amano brings his considerable talent to retelling one of the most…
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