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Events
February 28
- End of the
Fourth Council of Constantinople
.
The Danes invade
England
and conquer
East Anglia
.
Among the buildings destroyed by the Danish invaders are the abbey of
Ely
and the monastery of
Peterborough
.
December 31
-
King Alfred
of
Wessex
beats the Danes at Englefield ,
Berkshire
. First of a series of battles between Wessex and the Danes.
Malta
is conquered by Arabs from
Sicily
.
Establishment of autonomous
Bulgarian Archbishopric
.
Treaty of Mersen
:
Charles the Bald
and
Louis the German
divide
Lotharingia
among themselves.
Borivoj
becomes duke of
Bohemia
.
Michael II succeeds Michael I as
patriarch of Alexandria
Charles the Bald
marries Richilde.
Births
Edward the Elder
, king of
England
(approximate date)
Al-Farabi
Zwentibold
, king of
Lotharingia
Deaths
November 20
- King
Edmund of East Anglia
al-Bukhari
,
Hadith
writer
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