This is a timeline of Latvian history, comprising important legal and territorial changes and political events in Latvia and its predecessor states. To read about the background to these events, see History of Latvia. See also the list of presidents of Latvia.
In the legendary Battle of Brávellir Curonians were fighting at the side of Sigurd Hring, king of Sweden, and Livonians under their duke Ger (Ger Livicus) at the side of Harald Wartooth, king of Denmark. According to Norna-Gests þáttr Sigurd Hring fought against the invading Curonians (Kúrir) in the southern part of what today is Sweden[1]
before 800
The ancient Balts began to form specific tribal realms.
9th century[]
Year
Date
Event
800
The Curonians had rebelled against the Swedes and refused to pay them tribute.
850
The Danish king marshalled a great fleet and sailed to Courland in order to take over their goods and to make the Curonians pay tribute to instead. The Curonians gathered forces from all five of their towns and butchered half the Danish army and plundered their war ships.
854
King Olaf of Sweden with 7,000 armed men attacked towns of Seeburg and Apulia. Curonians declared that they wished to be the subjects of the Swedish kings as in former times.
870
The legendary Danish king Hadingus wages wars in the Baltic and achieves victory against Curonian tyrant (Loker, Curetum tyrannus) and king of (Duna urbs).
890
The Curonian king (Curetum rex Dorno), one of the legendary kings in Saxo Grammaticus' Gesta Danorum, fights against the legendary Danish king Frotho I.
10th century[]
Year
Date
Event
925
Egils Saga describes the expedition of Icelandic vikings Thorolf and Egill Skallagrímsson by the Eastern route (Austrvegr), where they won much wealth and had many battles. In Courland they made a peace for half a month and traded with the men of the land.[2]
950
The Norse prince Ragnvald (Rogvolod of Polatsk) came from overseas and subjugated hillforts along the river of Daugava. His capital was established at Polatsk.
^Howard M. Berlin (2006). "Latvia: Chronology". World Monetary Units: An Historical Dictionary, Country by Country. USA: McFarland. ISBN978-0-7864-4042-9.
Further reading[]
"Latvia". Political Chronology of Europe. Europa Publications. 2001. ISBN978-1-85743-113-1.