Henry I conquers
Utrecht (modern-day
Netherlands), which has been in possession of the
Vikings for 70 years.
Balderic, bishop of
Utrecht, moves his seat back from
Deventer to Utrecht (approximate date).
July 26 — At the
Battle of Valdejunquera, the Muslim forces of the Emir
Abd-ar-Rahman III of
Córdoba, defeat the Christian armies of King
Ordoño II of León and King
Sancho I of Pamplona. The decisive battle at the Val de Junquera takes place following the Emir's pre-emptive strike and his invasion of the upper
Douro valley and the capture of
Osma. The Arab army proceeds on to the upper
Ebro, restoring and replenishing
Umayyad garrisons in the region.[3]
March –
Battle of Pegae: Bulgarian forces under kavhan (first minister)
Theodore Sigritsa defeat the Byzantine army at the outskirts of
Constantinople. After the battle, the Bulgarians burn the palaces in Pegae ("the Spring"), and devastate the area north of the
Golden Horn.
Europe
Summer – King
Henry I (the Fowler) defeats his rival
Arnulf I (the Bad), duke of
Bavaria, in two campaigns. Arnulf is besieged at
Regensburg and forced to accept peace negotiations, recognising Henry as sole sovereign of the
East Frankish Kingdom (
Germany).
Battle of Sevan:
Sajid forces under Yusuf Beshir invade
Armenia and besiege King
Ashot II near
Lake Sevan. After gathering a small force he attacks Beshir's camps and drives the enemy out of the country. Ashot starts a counter-offensive to rebuild the ruined cities and fortresses.
Summer –
Battle of Constantinople: Emperor
Romanos I sends
Byzantine troops to repel another
Bulgarian raid at the outskirts of
Constantinople. The Byzantines storm the Bulgarian camp, but are defeated when they are confronted by the main Bulgarian forces. Having won the battle, the Bulgarians lack the maritime power to conduct a successful
siege of Constantinople.[9]
Summer – King
Ordoño II of
Galicia dies after a 14-year reign. He is succeeded by his brother
Fruela II, reuniting
Asturias now known as the
Kingdom of León. Fruela, who is not popular with the
nobles, has assassinated the sons of Olmundo, possible descendants of the
Visigothic king
Wittiza.
July 17 – King
Edward the Elder dies at
Farndon after a 25-year reign in which he has gained direct control over
Mercia, including the
Danish-occupied areas. He is succeeded by his eldest son
Æthelstan, who will reign as
King of England (see
927). He continues his father's conquest of the
Danelaw north of the
Thames-
Lea line from the
Vikings. His half-brother
Alfweard who also claims the kingship dies on August 2.
Summer – King
Fruela II dies after a reign of only 14 months. He is succeeded by his son
Alfonso Fróilaz who ascends the
throne. With the support of King
Jimeno II of
Pamplona (later
Navarra),
Sancho Ordóñez,
Alfonso, and
Ramiro (the sons of the late King
Ordoño II) revolt and drive their cousin Alfonso to the eastern
marches of
Asturias, then divide the kingdom amongst themselves. Alfonso IV ("the Monk") receives the crown of
León, and Sancho I is acclaimed king of
Galicia.[19]
Alberic I, duke of
Spoleto, attempts to seize
Rome on his own account. Pope
John X organizes an uprising and expels him. Alberic flees to
Orte, where he sends out messengers calling on the
Magyars for assistance. But a mob in Orte, informed by papal agents, rises up and murders Alberic (approximate date).
Tomislav, duke of the Croatian duchies of
Pannonia and
Dalmatia, is crowned as king of
Croatia. He forges an alliance with the Byzantines during the struggle with the
Bulgarian Empire (approximate date).
Africa
A
Fatimid expeditionary force led by Jafar ibn Obeid lands in
Abruzzo (
Southern Italy). They overrun
Apulia all the way to the city of
Otranto. After defeating the Byzantine
garrisons, the Arabs lay
siege to the castle of
Oria (which shortly after is destroyed). The defenders are massacred and the remainder (mostly women and children) are taken as
slaves back to
North Africa.
Spring – The Italian
nobles turn against King
Rudolph II of Burgundy and request that
Hugh of Provence, the effective ruler of
Lower Burgundy, be elected as king of
Italy. Rudolph's father-in-law Duke
Burchard II of
Swabia is
ambushed and killed near
Novara, by the henchmen of Archbishop Lambert of
Milan. Rudolph, disillusioned by the news, returns to Burgundy to protect himself. Hugh has himself crowned
King of Italy.[20] and appoints Giselbert I as count palatine of Bergamo (Northern Italy).
The
Hungarians besiege
Augsburg in
Bavaria, then conquer the monastery of
St. Gallen (modern
Switzerland). After an unsuccessful battle with the locals, they burn the suburbs of
Konstanz, then they cross westwards and defeat a
Frankish army led by Duke Liutfred of
Alsace.
May 15 – Emperor
Zhuang Zong is killed during an officer's rebellion led by Guo Congqian at the old
Tang capital of
Luoyang. He is succeeded by his adoptive brother
Li Siyuan (Ming Zong) as ruler of
Later Tang. Li sends Yao Kun, as an emissary, to create a friendly relationship with the
Khitan Empire.
Pope
John X allies himself with Hugh of Provence provoking the ire of
Marozia, daughter of the Roman consul
Theophylact I, who is married to Hugh's rival
Guy of Tuscany.
Summer – The
Hungarians fight in
Rome, helping Margrave Peter against Pope
John X. They then go to southern
Italy, and conquer the cities of
Taranto and
Oria.
August 15 – Led by the
Slavic Sabir, the
Fatimids from
Sicily, capture and destroy Taranto. They enslave much of the population.
King
Rudolph I loses the support of
Herbert II, count of
Vermandois, who controls the prison at
Péronne in which former King
Charles III (the Simple) is imprisoned. Herbert brings him before
William I (Longsword), count of
Rouen, for homage and then to
Rheims as leverage to blackmail Rudolph to make him cede sovereignty over
Laon (Northern
France).
June 5 –
Louis III (the Blind), former king of
Provence (
Lower Burgundy), dies at
Arles after a 27-year reign (of which 23 are sightless). He is succeeded by his brother-in-law
Hugh I who is
King of Italy. With the approval of his kinsman Rudolph I, Hugh strips Louis's son and heir,
Charles Constantine, of his inheritance and proclaims himself as ruler of Provence.
Leo VI abolishes the
Nin Bishopric and transfers bishop
Gregory (
Croatian: Grgur Ninski) to
Skradin. This ends the long running dispute between the
Split and Nin Bishoprics in the
Croatian kingdom.
Early 929 – Henry the Fowler invades
Bohemia from the north and marches on
Prague. Duke
Arnulf I of
Bavaria invades Bohemia from the south. The Bohemians capitulate.
^Timothy Reuter (1999). The New Cambridge Medieval History: Volume III, p. 563.
ISBN978-0-521-36447-8.
^Timothy Reuter (1999). The New Cambridge Medieval History: Volume III, p. 314.
ISBN978-0-521-36447-8.
^Timothy Reuter (1999). The New Cambridge Medieval History: Volume III, p. 675.
ISBN978-0-521-36447-8.
^Domínguez-Castro, Fernando; Vaquero, José Manuel; Marín, Manuela; Gallego, María Cruz; García-Herrera, Ricardo. "How useful could Arabic documentary sources be for reconstructing past climate?" Weather 67(3): 76-82
doi:
10.1002/wea.835 March 2012.
^Timothy Reuter (1999). The New Cambridge Medieval History: Volume III, p. 241.
ISBN978-0-521-36447-8.
^Knight, Judson. Ahmad ibn Fadlan: An Arab Among the Vikings of Russia. Science and Its Times. Ed. Neil Schlager and Josh Lauer. Vol. 2: 700 to 1449. Detroit: Gale, 2001, pp. 32–34. Gale Virtual Reference Library.
^Gilbert Meynier (2010). L'Algérie cœur du Maghreb classique. De l'ouverture islamo-arabe au repli (658-1518). Paris: La Découverte; p. 28.
^Gilbert Meynier (2010). L'Algérie cœur du Maghreb classique. De l'ouverture islamo-arabe au repli (658-1518). Paris: La Découverte; p. 38.
^"Synopsis of Histories by John Skylitzes" in GIBI, vol. VI, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Sofia,
p. 252
^Timothy Reuter (1999). The New Cambridge Medieval History: Volume III, p. 379.
ISBN978-0-521-36447-8.
^Timothy Reuter (1999). The New Cambridge Medieval History: Volume III, p. 340.
ISBN978-0-521-36447-8.
^Timothy Reuter (1999). The New Cambridge Medieval History: Volume III, p. 379.
ISBN978-0-521-36447-8.
^Timothy Reuter (1999). The New Cambridge Medieval History: Volume III, p. 349.
ISBN978-0-521-36447-8.
^Halm, Heinz (1991). Das Reich des Mahdi: Der Aufstieg der Fatimiden [The Empire of the Mahdi: The Rise of the Fatimids] (in German). Munich: C. H. Beck. p. 226.
ISBN978-3-406-35497-7.
^Runciman, A history of the First Bulgarian Empire, pp. 169–172.
^Timothy Reuter (1999). The New Cambridge Medieval History, Volume III, p. 543.
ISBN978-0-521-36447-8.
^Halm, Heinz (1991). Das Reich des Mahdi: Der Aufstieg der Fatimiden [The Empire of the Mahdi: The Rise of the Fatimids] (in German). Munich: C. H. Beck. pp. 226–227.
ISBN3-406-35497-1.
^Barford, Paul M. (2001). The Early Slavs: Culture and Society in Early Medieval Eastern Europe. Ithaca: Cornell University Press. p. 421.
ISBN0-8014-3977-9.
^Halm, Heinz (1991). Das Reich des Mahdi: Der Aufstieg der Fatimiden [The Empire of the Mahdi: The Rise of the Fatimids] (in German). Munich: C. H. Beck. pp. 214–215.
ISBN978-3-406-35497-7.
Henry I conquers
Utrecht (modern-day
Netherlands), which has been in possession of the
Vikings for 70 years.
Balderic, bishop of
Utrecht, moves his seat back from
Deventer to Utrecht (approximate date).
July 26 — At the
Battle of Valdejunquera, the Muslim forces of the Emir
Abd-ar-Rahman III of
Córdoba, defeat the Christian armies of King
Ordoño II of León and King
Sancho I of Pamplona. The decisive battle at the Val de Junquera takes place following the Emir's pre-emptive strike and his invasion of the upper
Douro valley and the capture of
Osma. The Arab army proceeds on to the upper
Ebro, restoring and replenishing
Umayyad garrisons in the region.[3]
March –
Battle of Pegae: Bulgarian forces under kavhan (first minister)
Theodore Sigritsa defeat the Byzantine army at the outskirts of
Constantinople. After the battle, the Bulgarians burn the palaces in Pegae ("the Spring"), and devastate the area north of the
Golden Horn.
Europe
Summer – King
Henry I (the Fowler) defeats his rival
Arnulf I (the Bad), duke of
Bavaria, in two campaigns. Arnulf is besieged at
Regensburg and forced to accept peace negotiations, recognising Henry as sole sovereign of the
East Frankish Kingdom (
Germany).
Battle of Sevan:
Sajid forces under Yusuf Beshir invade
Armenia and besiege King
Ashot II near
Lake Sevan. After gathering a small force he attacks Beshir's camps and drives the enemy out of the country. Ashot starts a counter-offensive to rebuild the ruined cities and fortresses.
Summer –
Battle of Constantinople: Emperor
Romanos I sends
Byzantine troops to repel another
Bulgarian raid at the outskirts of
Constantinople. The Byzantines storm the Bulgarian camp, but are defeated when they are confronted by the main Bulgarian forces. Having won the battle, the Bulgarians lack the maritime power to conduct a successful
siege of Constantinople.[9]
Summer – King
Ordoño II of
Galicia dies after a 14-year reign. He is succeeded by his brother
Fruela II, reuniting
Asturias now known as the
Kingdom of León. Fruela, who is not popular with the
nobles, has assassinated the sons of Olmundo, possible descendants of the
Visigothic king
Wittiza.
July 17 – King
Edward the Elder dies at
Farndon after a 25-year reign in which he has gained direct control over
Mercia, including the
Danish-occupied areas. He is succeeded by his eldest son
Æthelstan, who will reign as
King of England (see
927). He continues his father's conquest of the
Danelaw north of the
Thames-
Lea line from the
Vikings. His half-brother
Alfweard who also claims the kingship dies on August 2.
Summer – King
Fruela II dies after a reign of only 14 months. He is succeeded by his son
Alfonso Fróilaz who ascends the
throne. With the support of King
Jimeno II of
Pamplona (later
Navarra),
Sancho Ordóñez,
Alfonso, and
Ramiro (the sons of the late King
Ordoño II) revolt and drive their cousin Alfonso to the eastern
marches of
Asturias, then divide the kingdom amongst themselves. Alfonso IV ("the Monk") receives the crown of
León, and Sancho I is acclaimed king of
Galicia.[19]
Alberic I, duke of
Spoleto, attempts to seize
Rome on his own account. Pope
John X organizes an uprising and expels him. Alberic flees to
Orte, where he sends out messengers calling on the
Magyars for assistance. But a mob in Orte, informed by papal agents, rises up and murders Alberic (approximate date).
Tomislav, duke of the Croatian duchies of
Pannonia and
Dalmatia, is crowned as king of
Croatia. He forges an alliance with the Byzantines during the struggle with the
Bulgarian Empire (approximate date).
Africa
A
Fatimid expeditionary force led by Jafar ibn Obeid lands in
Abruzzo (
Southern Italy). They overrun
Apulia all the way to the city of
Otranto. After defeating the Byzantine
garrisons, the Arabs lay
siege to the castle of
Oria (which shortly after is destroyed). The defenders are massacred and the remainder (mostly women and children) are taken as
slaves back to
North Africa.
Spring – The Italian
nobles turn against King
Rudolph II of Burgundy and request that
Hugh of Provence, the effective ruler of
Lower Burgundy, be elected as king of
Italy. Rudolph's father-in-law Duke
Burchard II of
Swabia is
ambushed and killed near
Novara, by the henchmen of Archbishop Lambert of
Milan. Rudolph, disillusioned by the news, returns to Burgundy to protect himself. Hugh has himself crowned
King of Italy.[20] and appoints Giselbert I as count palatine of Bergamo (Northern Italy).
The
Hungarians besiege
Augsburg in
Bavaria, then conquer the monastery of
St. Gallen (modern
Switzerland). After an unsuccessful battle with the locals, they burn the suburbs of
Konstanz, then they cross westwards and defeat a
Frankish army led by Duke Liutfred of
Alsace.
May 15 – Emperor
Zhuang Zong is killed during an officer's rebellion led by Guo Congqian at the old
Tang capital of
Luoyang. He is succeeded by his adoptive brother
Li Siyuan (Ming Zong) as ruler of
Later Tang. Li sends Yao Kun, as an emissary, to create a friendly relationship with the
Khitan Empire.
Pope
John X allies himself with Hugh of Provence provoking the ire of
Marozia, daughter of the Roman consul
Theophylact I, who is married to Hugh's rival
Guy of Tuscany.
Summer – The
Hungarians fight in
Rome, helping Margrave Peter against Pope
John X. They then go to southern
Italy, and conquer the cities of
Taranto and
Oria.
August 15 – Led by the
Slavic Sabir, the
Fatimids from
Sicily, capture and destroy Taranto. They enslave much of the population.
King
Rudolph I loses the support of
Herbert II, count of
Vermandois, who controls the prison at
Péronne in which former King
Charles III (the Simple) is imprisoned. Herbert brings him before
William I (Longsword), count of
Rouen, for homage and then to
Rheims as leverage to blackmail Rudolph to make him cede sovereignty over
Laon (Northern
France).
June 5 –
Louis III (the Blind), former king of
Provence (
Lower Burgundy), dies at
Arles after a 27-year reign (of which 23 are sightless). He is succeeded by his brother-in-law
Hugh I who is
King of Italy. With the approval of his kinsman Rudolph I, Hugh strips Louis's son and heir,
Charles Constantine, of his inheritance and proclaims himself as ruler of Provence.
Leo VI abolishes the
Nin Bishopric and transfers bishop
Gregory (
Croatian: Grgur Ninski) to
Skradin. This ends the long running dispute between the
Split and Nin Bishoprics in the
Croatian kingdom.
Early 929 – Henry the Fowler invades
Bohemia from the north and marches on
Prague. Duke
Arnulf I of
Bavaria invades Bohemia from the south. The Bohemians capitulate.
^Timothy Reuter (1999). The New Cambridge Medieval History: Volume III, p. 563.
ISBN978-0-521-36447-8.
^Timothy Reuter (1999). The New Cambridge Medieval History: Volume III, p. 314.
ISBN978-0-521-36447-8.
^Timothy Reuter (1999). The New Cambridge Medieval History: Volume III, p. 675.
ISBN978-0-521-36447-8.
^Domínguez-Castro, Fernando; Vaquero, José Manuel; Marín, Manuela; Gallego, María Cruz; García-Herrera, Ricardo. "How useful could Arabic documentary sources be for reconstructing past climate?" Weather 67(3): 76-82
doi:
10.1002/wea.835 March 2012.
^Timothy Reuter (1999). The New Cambridge Medieval History: Volume III, p. 241.
ISBN978-0-521-36447-8.
^Knight, Judson. Ahmad ibn Fadlan: An Arab Among the Vikings of Russia. Science and Its Times. Ed. Neil Schlager and Josh Lauer. Vol. 2: 700 to 1449. Detroit: Gale, 2001, pp. 32–34. Gale Virtual Reference Library.
^Gilbert Meynier (2010). L'Algérie cœur du Maghreb classique. De l'ouverture islamo-arabe au repli (658-1518). Paris: La Découverte; p. 28.
^Gilbert Meynier (2010). L'Algérie cœur du Maghreb classique. De l'ouverture islamo-arabe au repli (658-1518). Paris: La Découverte; p. 38.
^"Synopsis of Histories by John Skylitzes" in GIBI, vol. VI, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Sofia,
p. 252
^Timothy Reuter (1999). The New Cambridge Medieval History: Volume III, p. 379.
ISBN978-0-521-36447-8.
^Timothy Reuter (1999). The New Cambridge Medieval History: Volume III, p. 340.
ISBN978-0-521-36447-8.
^Timothy Reuter (1999). The New Cambridge Medieval History: Volume III, p. 379.
ISBN978-0-521-36447-8.
^Timothy Reuter (1999). The New Cambridge Medieval History: Volume III, p. 349.
ISBN978-0-521-36447-8.
^Halm, Heinz (1991). Das Reich des Mahdi: Der Aufstieg der Fatimiden [The Empire of the Mahdi: The Rise of the Fatimids] (in German). Munich: C. H. Beck. p. 226.
ISBN978-3-406-35497-7.
^Runciman, A history of the First Bulgarian Empire, pp. 169–172.
^Timothy Reuter (1999). The New Cambridge Medieval History, Volume III, p. 543.
ISBN978-0-521-36447-8.
^Halm, Heinz (1991). Das Reich des Mahdi: Der Aufstieg der Fatimiden [The Empire of the Mahdi: The Rise of the Fatimids] (in German). Munich: C. H. Beck. pp. 226–227.
ISBN3-406-35497-1.
^Barford, Paul M. (2001). The Early Slavs: Culture and Society in Early Medieval Eastern Europe. Ithaca: Cornell University Press. p. 421.
ISBN0-8014-3977-9.
^Halm, Heinz (1991). Das Reich des Mahdi: Der Aufstieg der Fatimiden [The Empire of the Mahdi: The Rise of the Fatimids] (in German). Munich: C. H. Beck. pp. 214–215.
ISBN978-3-406-35497-7.