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Battle of Anchialus: Bulgarian army counterattacks the Byzantines

Battle of Anchialus: Bulgarian army counterattacks the Byzantines

Battle of Anchialus: Bulgarian army counterattacks the Byzantines

Events Before

  1. The last major Viking army to raid England, led by King Edward and Earl Æthelred, is defeated at the Battle of Tettenhal

    The last major Viking army to raid England, led by King Edward and Earl Æthelred, is defeated at the Battle of Tettenhall by the allied forces of Mercia and Wessex

  2. Signing of the Treaty of Saint-Clair-sur-Epte between Charles the Simple and Viking leader Rollo of Normandy creates the

    Signing of the Treaty of Saint-Clair-sur-Epte between Charles the Simple and Viking leader Rollo of Normandy creates the Duchy of Normandy

  3. Viking Prince of Kiev and founder of the Kievan Rus, Oleg the Wise, signs a treaty with the Byzantines

    Viking Prince of Kiev and founder of the Kievan Rus, Oleg the Wise, signs a treaty with the Byzantines

  4. During a siege in Constantinople, the Theotokos (Mary, the mother of Jesus) appears at the church in Blachernae, holding

    During a siege in Constantinople, the Theotokos (Mary, the mother of Jesus) appears at the church in Blachernae, holding her veil over the praying faithful, among them St. Andrew of Constantinople

  5. Conrad I of Germany [Conrad the Younger] (30) elected as King of East Francia

    East Francia (Latin: Francia orientalis) or the Kingdom of the East Franks (Regnum Francorum orientalium) was a successor state of the Carolingian Empire ruled by the Carolingian dynasty until 911.

Events After

  1. Balderik becomes bishop of Utrecht

    Balderik becomes bishop of Utrecht

  2. Arnulf I the Old becomes lord of Flanders

    Arnulf I the Old becomes lord of Flanders

  3. Duke Henry of Saxony becomes King Henry I of Oostfrankischreich

    Duke Henry of Saxony becomes King Henry I of Oostfrankischreich

  4. Rout of an alliance of Christian troops from Navarre and Léon against the Muslims at Pamplona

    Rout of an alliance of Christian troops from Navarre and Léon against the Muslims at Pamplona

  5. Romanos I is crowned as co-emperor of the underage Emperor Constantine VII

    Romanos I is crowned as co-emperor of the underage Emperor Constantine VII

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