Centuries: 8th century - 9th century - 10th century These pages contain the trends of millennia and centuries. ... (7th century — 8th century — 9th century — other centuries) Events The Iberian peninsula is taken by Arab and Berber Muslims, thus ending the Visigothic rule, and starting almost 8 centuries of Muslim presence there. ... ( 8th century - 9th century - 10th century - other centuries) Events Beowulf might have been written down in this century, though it could also have been in the 8th century Reign of Charlemagne, and concurrent (and controversially labeled) Carolingian Renaissance in western Europe Viking attacks on Europe begin Oseberg ship burial The... ( 9th century - 10th century - 11th century - other centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 10th century was that century which lasted from 901 to 1000. ...

Decades: 770s - 780s - 790s - 800s - 810s - 820s - 830s - 840s - 850s - 860s - 870s This is a list of decades which have articles with more information about them. ... Centuries: 7th century - 8th century - 9th century Decades: 720s - 730s - 740s - 750s - 760s - 770s - 780s - 790s - 800s - 810s - 820s Years: 770 771 772 773 774 775 776 777 778 779 Events: Categories: 770s ... Centuries: 7th century - 8th century - 9th century Decades: 730s - 740s - 750s - 760s - 770s - 780s - 790s - 800s - 810s - 820s - 830s Years: 780 781 782 783 784 785 786 787 788 789 Events and trends: Charlemagne expands the Frankish kingdom by gains in Saxony, Bavaria and Spain. ... Centuries: 7th century - 8th century - 9th century Decades: 740s - 750s - 760s - 770s - 780s - 790s - 800s - 810s - 820s - 830s - 840s Years: 790 791 792 793 794 795 796 797 798 799 800 Events and trends: In 793, the Vikings sack the monastery of Lindisfarne. ... Centuries: 8th century - 9th century - 10th century Decades: 750s 760s 770s 780s 790s - 800s - 810s 820s 830s 840s 850s Years: 800 801 802 803 804 805 806 807 808 809 Significant Events and Trends Swedish town of Birka founded as a centre of trade on the island of Björk... Centuries: 8th century - 9th century - 10th century Decades: 760s - 770s - 780s - 790s - 800s - 810s - 820s - 830s - 840s - 850s - 860s Years: 810 811 812 813 814 815 816 817 818 819 Trends and events: 814 - Charlemagne dies; transfer of united territory to Louis the Pious. ... Centuries: 8th century - 9th century - 10th century Decades: 780s - 790s _ 800s - 810s - 820s - 830s - 840s - 850s - 860s - 870s - 880s Years: 830 831 832 833 834 835 836 837 838 839 Events: The first Swedes arrive in Russia. ... Centuries: 8th century - 9th century - 10th century Decades: 790s - 800s _ 810s - 820s - 830s - 840s - 850s - 860s - 870s - 880s - 890s Years: 840 841 842 843 844 845 846 847 848 849 Events: After the death of Louis the Pious, his sons Charles the Bald, Louis the German and Lothair II... Centuries: 8th century - 9th century - 10th century Decades: 800s - 810s - 820s - 830s - 840s - 850s - 860s - 870s - 880s - 890s - 900s 850 851 852 853 854 855 856 857 858 859 Events Samara the Sweet is born. ... Centuries: 8th century - 9th century - 10th century Decades: 810s - 820s _ 830s - 840s - 850s - 860s - 870s - 880s - 890s - 900s - 910s Years: 860 861 862 863 864 865 866 867 868 869 Events Rurik establishes the state of Novgorod (later Kievan Rus) Basil I has first caesar Bardas (866), then emperor... Centuries: 8th century - 9th century - 10th century Decades: 820s - 830s _ 840s - 850s - 860s - 870s - 880s - 890s - 900s - 910s - 920s Years: 870 871 872 873 874 875 876 877 878 879 Events and trends The Danes invade England (870) and conquer East Anglia. ...

Years: 820 821 822 823 824 825 826 827 828 829 Events Michael II succeeds Leo V as Byzantine Emperor The Historia Brittonum is written (approximate date) Births Rhodri Mawr (the Great), ruler of Gwynedd (Wales) (approximate date) Photius I, patriarch of Constantinople (approximate date) Deaths December 24: Leo V, Byzantine Emperor (assassinated) Shankara, Hinduist teacher Tang Xian Zong, emperor of... Events Tang Mu Zong becomes emperor of China Births Deaths February 11 - Benedict of Aniane, monastic founder and saint December 18 - Theodulf, Bishop of Orléans Coenwulf, king of Mercia Categories: 821 ... Events Abd-ar-rahman II becomes ruler of Umayyad Spain. ... Events Crete is conquered from the Byzantines by the Saracens. ... Events Iñigo Arista revolts against the Franks and establishes the kingdom of Navarre (approximate date). ... Events Egbert of Wessex defeats Beornwulf of Mercia at Ellandun. ... Events The Danish king accepts Christianity. ... Events Succession of Pope Valentine, then Pope Gregory IV. Arabs invade Sicily. ... Events Egbert became first King of England Alcamo was founded by the Muslim commander al-Kamuk. ... Events Egbert of Wessex conquers Mercia and is recognized as Bretwalda. ...

Events:

• Egbert of Wessex rises to the position of Bretwalda.
• The Saracens conquer Crete and invade Sicily.
• The Kingdom of Navarre is established.
• 829: Ansgar established the first church in Sweden.

Important people: Egbert (also Ecgberht or Ecgbert) (c. ... The title of Bretwalda was one perhaps used by some of the kings of the kingdoms of England (the so_called Anglo_Saxon heptarchy) in the second half of the first millennium AD. Such a king was considered to be the overlord of several Anglo_Saxon kingdoms. ... For the rugby club Saracens see Saracens (rugby club) The term Saracen comes from Greek sarakenoi. ... Greece and Crete Crete, sometimes spelled Krete (Greek Κρήτη / Kriti) is the largest of the Greek islands and the fifth largest in the Mediterranean Sea. ... Sicily (Sicilia in Italian) is an autonomous region of Italy and the largest island in the Mediterranean Sea, with an area of 25,700 sq. ... The Kingdom of Navarre traditionally evolved from the county of Pamplona, its traditional capital, when the Basque leader Eneko Aritza (Iñigo Arista in Spanish) was chosen King in Pamplona, traditionally in 824, and led a local revolt against the Franks. ... Ansgar, etching by Hugo Hamilton (1830) Ansgar, Anskar or Oscar, (September 8?, 801 - February 3, 865) was an Archbishop of Hamburg-Bremen. ...

• Louis the Pious
• Egbert of Wessex
• Michael II
• Mamun