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Calendar year
Calendar year
Year
852
(
DCCCLII
) was a
leap year starting on Friday
(link will display the full calendar) of the
Julian calendar
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Events
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By place
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Europe
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Britain
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- A Viking fleet of 350 vessels enters the
Thames Estuary
before turning north, and engages the Mercian forces under King
Beorhtwulf
. The Mercians are defeated, and retreat to their settlements. The Vikings then turn south and cross the river somewhere in
Surrey
; there they are slaughtered by a
West Saxon
army, led by King
Æthelwulf
and his son
Aethelbald
, at Oak Field (
Aclea
).
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- King
Æthelstan
, the eldest son of Æthelwulf, is killed by a Viking raiding party. He is succeeded by his brother
Æthelberht
, who becomes sub-king of
Kent
,
Essex
, Surrey and
Sussex
(approximate date).
- Beorhtwulf dies after a 12-year reign, and is succeeded by his son
Burgred
as king of
Mercia
.
Al-Andalus
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By topic
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Aviation
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- According to a 17th century account, the Andalusian inventor
Abbas ibn Firnas
makes a tower jump in Cordoba. He wraps himself with vulture feathers and attaches two wings to his arms. The alleged attempt to fly is not recorded in earlier sources and is ultimately unsuccessful, but the garment slows his fall enough that he only sustains minor injuries.
Religion
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Births
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Deaths
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- Abd al-Rahman II
, Muslim
emir
of
Cordoba
(b.
792
)
- Æthelstan
, king of
Kent
(approximate date)
- Aleran
, Frankish count and
margrave
- Aurelius and Natalia
, Christian
martyrs
- Beorhtwulf
(
Bright Wolf
), king of
Mercia
- Du Mu
, Chinese
poet
and official (b.
803
)
- Fredelo
, Frankish count (approximate date)
- Harald Klak
, king of
Denmark
(approximate date)
- Inigo Arista
, king of
Pamplona
(or
851
)
- Ishaq ibn Rahwayh
, Muslim
imam
(or
853
)
- Lambert II
, Frankish count and
prefect
- Li Jue
,
chancellor of the Tang Dynasty
- Presian I
, ruler (
khan
) of the
Bulgarian Empire
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