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Calendar year
Year
685
(
DCLXXXV
) was a
common year starting on Sunday
(link will display the full calendar) of the
Julian calendar
. The denomination 685 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the
Anno Domini
calendar era
became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years.
Events
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Byzantine Empire
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Europe
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Britain
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- May 20
–
Battle of Dun Nechtain
: The
Picts
under King
Bridei III
revolt against their Northumbrian overlords.
Cuthbert
, bishop of
Lindisfarne
, advises King
Ecgfrith of Northumbria
(Bridei's cousin) not to invade Pictland (modern
Scotland
). Undeterred, Ecgfrith marches his army north to engage the enemy near
Dunnichen
. The Picts, possibly with
Scottish
and
Strathclyde
Briton
help, defeat the
Saxon
guard, killing Ecgfrith, who has reigned for 15 years, routing his army and forcing the
Anglo-Saxons
to withdraw south of the
River Forth
.
- King
Centwine of Wessex
dies after a 9-year reign and is succeeded by his distant cousin,
Cædwalla
, who manages to fully re-unite the sub-kingdoms of
Wessex
. He attacks
Sussex
with a large army, and kills King
Æthelwealh
in battle, in the
South Downs
(
Hampshire
).
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He is expelled by Æthelwealh's
ealdormen
,
Berthun
and
Andhun
, who jointly rule the South Saxons. Cædwalla invades
Kent
, lays it waste, and carries off an immense
booty
.
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- Aldfrith
, illegitimate half-brother of Ecgfrith, becomes (possibly with
Irish
and Scottish help) king of
Northumbria
. He is brought from
Iona
(
Inner Hebrides
), where he is studying for a career in the
church
.
- King
Eadric
revolts against his uncle
Hlothhere
, and defeats him in battle. He becomes sole ruler of Kent until his death in
686
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Arabian Empire
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China
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Religion
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Births
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References
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- ^
Alec Hamilton-Barr. In Saxon Sussex. The Arundel Press, Bognor Regis, p. 21
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A Chronicle of England (B.C. 55?A.D. 1485), by James. E. Doyle (1864). "The Saxons", p. 37
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The Events of the Tang Dynasty: "Time line of the Tang Dynasty" (Tang Zhong Zong 684?685 A.D)
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Cheney, Christopher Robert; Jones, Michael (April 6, 2000).
A Handbook of Dates: For Students of British History
. Cambridge University Press. p. 23.
ISBN
978-0-521-77845-9
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"Saint Benedict II | pope"
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Encyclopedia Britannica
. Retrieved
October 15,
2021
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