Skirmish at Englefield: Ethelred of Wessex beats a section of the Viking Great Heathen Army, camped at Reading
Skirmish at Englefield: Ethelred of Wessex beats a section of the Viking Great Heathen Army, camped at Reading
Skirmish at Englefield: Ethelred of Wessex beats a section of the Viking Great Heathen Army, camped at Reading
Events Before
Pope Nicholas I answers the envoys of Boris (Ad consulta vestra)
Pope Nicholas I answers the envoys of Boris (Ad consulta vestra)
Adrian II begins his reign as Catholic Pope
Pope Nicholas I (Latin: Nicolaus I; c. 800 – 13 November 867), called Nicholas the Great, was the bishop of Rome and ruler of the Papal States from 24 April 858 until his death on 13 November 867.
"The Diamond Sutra", the world's oldest surviving and dated printed book is printed in Chinese and made into a scroll
"The Diamond Sutra", the world's oldest surviving and dated printed book is printed in Chinese and made into a scroll
4th Council of Constantinople (8th Ecumenical Council) opens
An ecumenical council, also called general council, is a meeting of bishops and other church authorities to consider and rule on questions of Christian doctrine, administration, discipline, and other...
Charles the Bald is crowned king of Lotharingia
Lotharingia was a historical region and an early medieval polity that existed during the late Carolingian and early Ottonian, from the middle of the 9th to the middle of the 10th century.
Events After
Battle at Reading: Ethelred I of Wessex defeated by Danish invasion army
Æthelred I (alt. Aethelred, Ethelred; Old English: Æthel-ræd, lit. 'noble counsel'; 845/848 – 871) was King of Wessex from 865 until his death in 871.
Battle of Basing: Danish invasion army beats Saxon Ethelred of Wessex
Battle of Basing: Danish invasion army beats Saxon Ethelred of Wessex
Battle at Marton: Æthelred I of Wessex beats a Danish invasion army
Battle at Marton: Æthelred I of Wessex beats a Danish invasion army
John VIII elected as Catholic Pope
John VIII elected as Catholic Pope
Charles the Bald crowned emperor of Rome
Charles the Bald (French: Charles le Chauve; 13 June 823 – 6 October 877) was a king of West Francia (843–77), king of Italy (875–77) and emperor of the Carolingian Empire (875–77).
More from the 870s
Battle at Reading: Ethelred I of Wessex defeated by Danish invasion army
Æthelred I (alt. Aethelred, Ethelred; Old English: Æthel-ræd, lit. 'noble counsel'; 845/848 – 871) was King of Wessex from 865 until his death in 871.
Alfred, King of Wessex, is surprised by a nighttime attack in Chippenham, by the Great Viking Army led by Guthrum the Da
Alfred, King of Wessex, is surprised by a nighttime attack in Chippenham, by the Great Viking Army led by Guthrum the Dane. Alfred escapes into the Somerset marshes.
Battle of Basing: Danish invasion army beats Saxon Ethelred of Wessex
Battle of Basing: Danish invasion army beats Saxon Ethelred of Wessex
8th Ecumenical council ends in Constantinople
An ecumenical council, also called general council, is a meeting of bishops and other church authorities to consider and rule on questions of Christian doctrine, administration, discipline, and other...
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