EventsFebruary 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 AlexandriaCharles the Bald marries Richilde.
BirthsEdward the Elder, king of England (approximate date) Al-FarabiZwentibold, king of Lotharingia
DeathsNovember 20 - King Edmund of East Angliaal-Bukhari, Hadith writer
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