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Events
February 14
-
Pope Benedict VIII
recognizes
Henry of Bavaria
as King of
Germany
July 29
- Battle of Kleidion:
Basil II
inflicts not only a decisive defeat on the
Bulgarian
army, but his subsequent savage treatment of 15,000 prisoners reportedly causes Tsar Samuil of Bulgaria to die of shock.
Henry II of
Germany
crowned
Henry II, Holy Roman Emperor
by
Pope Benedict VIII
(ruled since
1003
)
Following the death of
Sweyn I
, Ethelred II returns to
England
and retakes the English crown.
Canute the Great
returns to Denmark
Battle of Clontarf
; forces under
Brian Boru
defeat several allied
Viking
forces in
Ireland
, ending their power there but killing Brian in the process
Colditz Castle
is built
In England archbishop Wulfstan preaches his Latin homily, "Wulf's Address to the English"
Avicenna
arrives at the court of Amir Majd al-Dawla at
Jabal
in
Kashmir
, Abhinavagupta, the teacher of the poet Ksemendra, circulates his Greater commentary on the
Pratyabhijna Darshana
.
Holmgang declared illegal in
Norway
Births
Deaths
February 3
-
Sweyn I
Haraldsson Forkbeard, king of
Denmark
. who had seized the throne of
England
for five weeks.
April 23
-
Brian Boru
, high king of
Ireland
during the
Battle of Clontarf
fought outside Dublin against the rebel Maelmordha of Leinster, who was aided by the Viking Sigtrygg of Dublin.
October 6
-
Samuil of Bulgaria
,
Tsar
of
Bulgaria
Viking earl in the Orkneys, Sigurd the Stout, dies.
Sri RajaRaja I, the great temple builder of the
Chola
dynasty, dies at Thanjavur, in the Deccan.
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