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Danes led by Cnut defeat the Saxon forces of Edmund Ironside at the Battle of Assandun (Ashingdon), completing their con

Danes led by Cnut defeat the Saxon forces of Edmund Ironside at the Battle of Assandun (Ashingdon), completing their conquest of England

Danes led by Cnut defeat the Saxon forces of Edmund Ironside at the Battle of Assandun (Ashingdon), completing their conquest of England

Events Before

  1. English earls declare Danish king Sweyn Forkbeard the first Viking king of England, disposing Ethelred the Unready

    English earls declare Danish king Sweyn Forkbeard the first Viking king of England, disposing Ethelred the Unready

  2. Pope Benedict VIII crowns Henry II Holy Roman Emperor

    Henry II (German: Heinrich II; Italian: Enrico II; Latin: Henricus; 6 May 973 – 13 July 1024), also known as Saint Henry, Obl. S. B., was Holy Roman Emperor (Latin: Romanorum Imperator) from 1014.

  3. King Brian Boru of Ireland defeats Viking forces at the Battle of Clontarf, freeing Ireland from foreign control

    The Battle of Clontarf (Irish: Cath Chluain Tarbh) took place on 23 April 1014 at Clontarf, near Dublin, on the east coast of Ireland.

  4. Battle of Strumitsa Valley: Byzantines destroy Bulgarian armies

    The Battle of Kleidion (Ancient Greek: Κλειδίον; or Clidium, after the medieval name of the village of Klyuch, lit. 'key'; also known as the Battle of Belasitsa) took place on 29 July 1014, between...

  5. Henry I becomes Count of Leuven

    Henry I becomes Count of Leuven

Events After

  1. The Holy Roman Empire and Poland conclude the Peace of Bautzen

    The Peace of Bautzen (German: Frieden von Bautzen; Polish: Pokój w Budziszynie; Upper Sorbian: Budyski měr) was a treaty concluded on 30 January 1018, between Holy Roman Emperor Henry II and Bolesław...

  2. Synod of Pavia: Emperor Henry II convicts married priest

    Synod of Pavia: Emperor Henry II convicts married priest

  3. Great Al-Andalus earthquake strikes the Umayyad Caliphate around Córdoba (modern southern Spain)

    Great Al-Andalus earthquake strikes the Umayyad Caliphate around Córdoba (modern southern Spain)

  4. Bolesław I the Brave is crowned in Gniezno, becoming the first King of Poland

    Bolesław I the Brave (967 – 17 June 1025), less often known as Bolesław the Great, was Duke of Poland from 992 to 1025 and the first King of Poland in 1025.

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