1012
Events Mael Morda starts a rebellion against Brian Boru in Ireland, which would eventually end in 1014 at the Battle of Clontarf. Sulayman is restored as Umayyad caliph of Cordoba, succeeding Hisham II. Benedict VIII becomes pope. Gregory is antipope. Archbishop Alphege of Canterbury is murdered by his Danish captors. King Aethelred of England pays Danegeld. Oldrich succeeds Jaromir as duke of Bohemia. Fatimid Caliph al-Hakim orders the destruction of all Jewish and Christian places of worship. Births Pope Benedict IX (approximate date) Marpa, Tibetan translator of holy texts (d. 1097) Deaths April 19 - Alphege, Archbishop of Canterbury (b. 954) May 12 - Pope Sergius IV
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