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This article is about the year 870. For the shotgun, see
Remington 870
.
Calendar year
Year
870
(
DCCCLXX
) was a
common year starting on Sunday
(link will display the full calendar) of the
Julian calendar
, the 870th year of the
Common Era
(CE) and
Anno Domini
(AD) designations, the 870th year of the
1st millennium
, the 70th year of the
9th century
, and the 1st year of the
870s
decade.
Events
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By place
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Europe
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- August 8
–
Treaty of Meerssen
: King
Louis the German
forces his half-brother
Charles the Bald
to accept a
peace treaty
, which partitions the
Middle Frankish Kingdom
into two larger east and west divisions. Louis receives most of
Austrasia
(which evolves into the
Kingdom of Germany
), and Charles receives territory in
Lower Burgundy
(which evolves into the
Kingdom of France
). However, large parts of the
Frisian
coast are under
Viking
control.
- Charles the Bald marries
Richilde of Provence
, after the death of his first wife,
Ermentrude of Orleans
. He intends to secure his rule in
Lotharingia
through the powerful
Bosonid
family and the connection to
Teutberga
, widow-queen of
Lothair II
.
[1]
- Rastislav
, ruler (
knyaz
) of
Great Moravia
, dies in prison after he is condemned to death for
treason
, by Louis the German. He is succeeded by his nephew
Svatopluk I
, who becomes a
vassal
of the
East Frankish Kingdom
.
- Bo?ivoj I
, duke of
Bohemia
, makes
Levy Hradec
(modern
Czech Republic
) his residence. Around this time
Prague Castle
is founded (approximate date).
- Wilfred the Hairy
, a Frankish
nobleman
, becomes count of
Urgell
and
Cerdanya
(modern-day
Catalonia
).
Britain
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- Autumn – The
Great Heathen Army
, led by
Ivar the Boneless
and
Ubba
, invades
East Anglia
and plunders
Peterborough
. King
Edmund the Martyr
is captured,
tortured
, beaten and used for
archery
practice (or
869
).
- The
Danes
, led by Ivar the Boneless and King Olaf of the
Dublin
Vikings, besiege
Dumbarton
in
Scotland
, the capital of King
Artgal of Stratchlyde
. After a
siege
of four months, the
citadel
is captured and destroyed.
[2]
- The Danes, led by
Halfdan Ragnarsson
and
Bagsecg
, invade
Wessex
and take the royal estate at
Reading
(
Berkshire
), which Halfdan makes his headquarters. A naval Viking contingent sails up the
Thames River
.
[3]
- December 31
–
Battle of Englefield
: The Vikings clash with ealdorman
Æthelwulf of Berkshire
. The invaders are driven back to Reading; many of the Danes (including one of the earls named Sidrac) are killed.
Abbasid Caliphate
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By topic
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Religion
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Births
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- Æthelflæd
, lady ruler of
Mercia
(d.
918
)
[4]
- Alexander III
, Byzantine emperor (d.
913
)
- Bernard
, illegitimate son of
Charles the Fat
(d.
891
)
- Ebalus
, duke of
Aquitaine
(approximate date)
- Ermengol
, Frankish
nobleman
(d.
937
)
- Fulk I
, Frankish nobleman (approximate date)
- Lde-dpal-hkhor-btsan
, Indian ruler (approximate date)
- Pavle
, prince of
Serbia
(approximate date)
- Petar
, prince of Serbia (approximate date)
- Romanos I
, Byzantine emperor (d.
948
)
- Sunifred II
, count of
Urgell
(approximate date)
- Sunyer
, count of
Barcelona
(approximate date)
- Theodora
, Roman politician (approximate date)
- Wang Dingbao
, Chinese
chancellor
(d.
941
)
- Zhu Yanshou
, Chinese governor (d.
903
)
- Zwentibold
, king of
Lotharingia
(d.
900
)
Deaths
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- January 29
–
Salih ibn Wasif
, Muslim general
- February 4
–
Ceolnoth
, archbishop of
Canterbury
- April 2
–
Æbbe the Younger
, Frankish
abbess
- June 21
–
Al-Muhtadi
, Muslim
caliph
- September 1
–
Muhammad al-Bukhari
, Persian scholar (b.
810
)
- November 20
–
Edmund the Martyr
, king of
East Anglia
(or
869
)
- December 4
–
Suairlech ind Eidnen mac Ciarain
, Irish
bishop
- December 27
–
Aeneas of Paris
, Frankish bishop
- Adarnase II
, Georgian
Bagratid
prince (approximate date)
- Al-Harith ibn Sima al-Sharabi
, Muslim governor
- Al-Zubayr ibn Bakkar
, Muslim historian (b.
788
)
- Caesar of Naples
("the Brave"), Italian admiral
- Gregory III
, co-
regent
and duke of
Naples
- He Quanhao
, general of the
Tang Dynasty
(b.
839
)
- Neot
, English
monk
and
saint
(approximate date)
- Rastislav
, ruler (
knyaz
) of
Great Moravia
- Ratramnus
, Frankish monk and
abbot
(approximate date)
- Wen Tingyun
, Chinese
poet
and
lyricist
(b.
812
)
References
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