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449
Anglo Saxon Warriors Arrive in Britain
Legend says Hengist and Horsa land with three shiploads of Saxon warriors. -
456
Death of Merovech
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461
Deaths of Patrick and Pope Leo
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476
The Western Empire Falls
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490
Clovis I Converts
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518
Battle of Mt. Badon
Legend says that King Arthur leads the Celtic and former British in a victory against the Anglo-Saxons. -
525
Boethius Dies
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550
Benedict Dies
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565
Justinian Dies
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597
Augustine of Canterbury Arrives in Kent
Sent by Pope Gregory,. Augustine lands in Kent, founds a Benedictine monastery at Canterbury, and begins his missionary work among the Anglo-Saxons in Britain, -
604
Pope Gregory the Great Dies
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632
Death of Muhimmad
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635
Lindisfarne Monastery Founded
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663
Synod of Whitby
The British Celtic Church influenced by Irish monks chooses to adopt the Roman Catholic liturgy used by the Anglo-Saxon Christians -
680
Umayyad Caliphate Founded
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709
Wilfrid Dies
Wilfrid, an Anglo-Saxon monk known for traveling from Britain to Belgium to conduct missionary work among the Germanic tribes there -
720
Muslims Conquer Spain
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731
731 Bede Writes in Britain
Bede, a Northumbrian Monk, completes his Ecclesiastical History of the English People. -
732
Battle of Tours
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750
Abbasid Caliphate Begins
The Abbasids based in Baghdad replace the Umayyads as the primary leaders of the Islamic world. This era is known as a Golden Age of Islamic philosophy, mathematics, and sciences as Arabic culture and Islamic theology engaged wirg Classical Greek thought and Persian culture. -
751
Carolingians Begin Ruling Franks
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754
Boniface Dies
Boniface was an Anglo-Saxon monk who did missionary work among the pagan and violent Saxons of Germany -
771
Charlemagne Sole Ruler of Franks
After a few years co-ruling with his brother, Charlemagne becomes sole ruler of the Franks. -
777
Palace at Aachen Begins
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782
Charlemagne Massacres Saxons
In response to recent attacks by Saxon leader Widukind, Charlemagne reportedly has 4,500 Saxon prisoners executed en masse -
787
Charlemagne Begins Educational Reform
Charlemagne orders abbots and bishops to open schools near all churches and monasteries. Same year that Nicaea II ends Iconoclast Controversey. -
Period: 788 to 796
Charlemagne conquers Bavaria, Austria, and Hungary
Charlemagne forces many to be baptized or face death. This was often done in response to pagan tribes killing missionaries or Christians -
793
First Vikings Raid Britain
First Viking raid in Britain at Lindisfarne Abbey. -
Period: 794 to 834
REgilar Viking Raids in Britain, Ireland, Netherlands and France
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800
Charlemagne Crowned Holy Roman Emperor by Pope Leo III
After being protected from enemies by Charlemagne a year earlier, Pope Leo III crowns Charlemagne Emperor following Christmas Mass. -
804
Wars Against Saxons in Germany End
After over 20 years of off and on fighting, Charlemagne defeats the Saxons and they convert to Christianity. -
814
Death of Charlemagne
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841
Vikings Found City of Dublin
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843
Treaty of Verdun Divides Carolingian Empire
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845
he Siege of Paris bu Viking Ragnar Lothbrok
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859
Viking Raids Begin in Ukraine
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865
Great Heathen Army Arrives in Britain
The coalition of Norse warriors known as the Great Heathen Army (or Viking Great Army) arrives in East Anglia, led by Ivar the Boneless. They control over Half of England by 870. -
872
Harold Fairhair Becomes First Viking King of Norway
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873
Vikings Establish Permanent Settlement in Iceland
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878
King Alfred of Wessex Defeats Vikings (Danes) in England
King Alfred defeats Guthrum and converts him to Christianity. -
Period: 880 to 886
Alfred Conducts Military, Educational and Legal Reforms
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882
Viking Rus Begin Expanding in Eastern Europe
From their city of Kiev in Ukraine, the Viking Rus begin their expansion into Slavic Territory -
886
Treaty Between Alfred and Danes Establishes Danelaw in Northern Ebgland
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888
Carolingian Empire Collapses
Unable to deal with Viking Raids, Charles the Fat sees the Carolingian Empire splinter even further. -
899
Alfred the Great Dies
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911
Viking Leader Rollo Becomes Duke of Normandy in France
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962
Otto I Becomes Holy Roman Emperor
OTTO I us recognized as Holy Roman Emperor which separates the Holy Roman Empire from what is becoming France. -
987
Carolingian Dynasty in France Ends
After years of Instability, the last Carolingian king of West Francia (France) dies and a new Dynasty begins.