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Events
The Danes force king
Alfred the Great
of
Wessex
to retreat to a fort in
Athelney
,
Somerset
. Later, in the Battle of Ethandun (
Edington
), King
Alfred the Great
of
Wessex
defeats the Danes of the
Danelaw
under
Guthrum
. The
Treaty of Wedmore
divides England between the
Anglo-Saxons
and the Danes.
Rhodri
, the first King of
Wales
to be known as "the Great", is killed in battle.
After a siege, the
Aghlabids
of
Ifriqiya
conquer
Syracuse
, starting 2 centuries of
Muslim
rule.
End of the
excommunication
of the later
pope Formosus
.
First mentioning of
Belgrade
.
Eochu MacRunn and Girig MacDungal jointly succeed
Aed I of Scotland
.
Deaths
Aedh MacRunn
, King of the
Scots
and
Picts
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Last updated: 01-04-2007 01:18:57
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