Baldwin II of Flanders (c. 865 -September 10, 918), nicknamed Calvus (the Bald) was the second count of Flanders. He was also hereditary abbot of St. Bertin from 892 till his death. Events Ethelred succeeds as king of Wessex (or 866). ... September 10 is the 253rd day of the year (254th in leap years). ... Events Taebong has been overthrown and Goryeo established in Korean peninsula. ... The counts of Flanders ruled over the county of Flanders from the 9th century. ... Events Poppo of Thuringia, count of the march in Thuringia,is deposed by the German Carolingian king Arnulf of Carinthia Arnulf of Carinthia invades Great Moravia Duke Guido of Spoleto crowned Roman Emperor in April The former Silla general Gyeonhwon attacks the city of Gwangju and declares himself king. ...

He was the son of Baldwin I of Flanders and Judith, a daughter of Charles the Bald. Baldwin I of Flanders (died 879), known as Iron Arm, was the first count of Flanders. ... Judith (c. ... Charles the Bald - Detail from a painting in the First Bible of Charles the Bald, painted ca. ...

The early years of Baldwin's rule were marked by a series of devastating Viking raids. Little north of the Somme was untouched. Baldwin recovered, building new fortresses and improving city walls, and taking over abandoned property, so that in the end he held far more territory, and held it more strongly, than had his father. He also took advantage of the conflicts between Charles the Simple and Odo, Count of Paris to take over the Ternois and the Boulonnias. The name Viking is a loan from the native Scandinavian term for the Norse seafaring warriors who raided the coasts of Scandinavia, the British Isles, and other parts of Europe from the late 8th century to the 11th century, the period of European history referred to as the Viking Age. ... Somme is a French département named after the Somme River. ... Charles III the Simple (September 17, 879 - October 7, 929) was a member of the Carolingian dynasty. ... Odo (or Eudes) (c. ... Boulogne-sur-Mer is a city and commune in northern France, in the Pas-de-Calais département of which it is a sous-préfecture. ...

In 884 Baldwin married Aelfthryth (Ælfthryth, Elftrude, Elfrida), a daughter of King Alfred the Great of England. The marriage was motivated by the common Flemish-English opposition to the Vikings, and was the start of an alliance that was a mainstay of Flemish policy for centuries to come. Aelfthryth, also known as Elfrida, (d. ... Alfred (849? – 26 October 899) (sometimes spelt Ælfred) was king of the southern Anglo-Saxon kingdom of Wessex from 871 to 899. ... Royal motto: Dieu et mon droit (French: God and my right) Englands location within the UK Official language English de facto Capital London de facto Largest city London Area  - Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population  - Total (2001)  - Density Ranked 1st UK 49,138,831 377/km² Religion...

He died at Blandimberg and was succeeded by his eldest son Arnulf I of Flanders. His younger son Adalulf was the first count of Boulogne. Arnulf I of Flanders (died March 27, 965), known as Arnulf the Great, was count of Flanders from 918 to 965. ... Boulogne-sur-Mer became the centre of the County of Boulogne in the 9th century. ...

Sources

• Annales Blandinienses
• Folcwine, Gesta Abbatum S. Bertini Sithiensium

In J. R. R. Tolkiens Middle-earth legendarium, Folcwine was the fourteenth King of Rohan. ...

Baldwin I of Flanders (died 879), known as Iron Arm, was the first count of Flanders. ... The counts of Flanders ruled over the county of Flanders from the 9th century. ... Events Wilfred the Hairy, Count of Barcelona, founded the benedictine monastery at Ripoll. ... Events Taebong has been overthrown and Goryeo established in Korean peninsula. ... Arnulf I of Flanders (died March 27, 965), known as Arnulf the Great, was count of Flanders from 918 to 965. ...