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Historical Events Dates for the Darkage 400-1066AD 
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0432 none EventSt Patrick begins mission to Ireland. 
0451 June 24EventBattle of ChalonsAetius defeats the Huns.
0489 August 28EventBattle of Isonzo (Sonitus)Romand are defeated by the Goths.
0489 September 30EventBattle of VeronaTheodoric defeats Odoacer.
0533 August 13EventPope John IElected.
0535 May 13EventSt Agapitus begins reign as Pope 
0535 May 8EventPope John II ends his reign as Catholic Pope 
0541 June 24EventSeige of Orleans raised in Franceby Attila the Hun,
0542 May 30EventBattle of Badon (?)Death of Arthur King of England possibly (Vortigern?)
0554 August 13EventEmperor Justinian starts to rebuild ItalyHe was Emperor of Byzantium.
0556 April 16EventPope PelagusElected.
0563 none EventSt Columba arrives in Iona 
0565 none EventSt Columba forms Celtic Christian Church. 
0579 November 26EventPope Pelagius IIBegins his reign as Catholic Pope.
0601 none EventFoundation of St Pauls Cathedralin London.
0609 May 13EventPope Boniface I turns Pantheon into Catholic Church. 
0614 October 15EventEdict of Paris issuedby Lothar, King of the Franks.
0615 May 8EventSt Boniface IV ends his reign as Catholic Pope 
0636 August 15EventBattle of YarmukByzantines are defeated by Islam
0663 none EventSynod of Witbydecides Easter date and consolidates Catholic doctrine to be Roman instead of Celtic.
0672 April 11EventPope Deusdedit IIIElected.
0676 April 11EventPope DonusElected.
0680 November 7Event3rd Council of Constantinople opens6th Ecumenical Council.
0681 September 16EventEnd of the 6th Ecumenical Councilin COnstantinople.
0685 July 23EventPope John Velected.
0685 May 21EventBattle of NechtansmerePicten beat Northumbrians.
0685 May 8EventSt Benedict II ends his reign as Catholic Pope 
0698 none EventCreation of the Lindisfarne Gospels. 
0709 October 16EventDedication of Church at Mont St. Miclel 
0710 none EventRoman Christianity established in Pictland. 
0711 July 19EventBattle of GuadeleteMoors defeat Roderick, King of Spain.
0715 May 19EventSt Gregory II begins reign as Pope 
0732 October 10EventBattle of ToursMoslem advance ended by Charles Martel.
0732 October 25EventBattle of ToursFrench are defeated by the Arabs.
0747 none EventCreation of the PennieKing Offa divides a pound of silver into 240 silver pennies.
0768 October 18EventCoronation of Charlemagne and his Brother Carlomanas co-rulers of the Franks.
0778 August 15EventBattle of RincevallesDeath of Roland? Charlemagne's rear guard attacked and defeated by Basques whilst returning from Spain.
0784 September 24EventSecond council of Nice starts 
0787 April 10EventOrgan Installed in the church of St. Cornielle at CompiegnBy Pepin, King of France
0827 none Eventking Athelstan establishes himself King of East Angliaafter killing King Ludecan in Battle.
0836 none EventBattle of CarhamptonKing Egberts army is defeated by invading Vikings.
0841 June 25EventBattle of Fontenoy-en-PuisayeCharles the "Bold" and Louis the "German" defeat Emperor Lothair of the Holy Roman Empire.
0845 November 22EventBattle of BallonWhere the Franks are beaten by Nomenoe of Brittany.
0846 August 26EventSaracens plunder the Roman Basilica of Saint Peter. 
0847 April 10EventPope Leo IVelected and later sancified.
0847 April 10EventKing Loius IIIcrowned King of France.
0858 April 17EventPope Benedict III ends reign as Catholic Pope 
0858 April 24EventPope Nicolas I elected.Succeeds Benedict III
0867 December 14EventPope Adrian IIElected to the Holy See.
0871 none EventAlfred the Great becomes Kingof Wessex.
0871 none EventKing Alfred the GreatCrowned King of England.
0872 December 14EventPope John IIIElected to the Holy See.
0876 October 8EventBattle of AndernachGermans defeat Charles "The Bald" King of France.
0884 May 15EventPope Marinus I ends reign as Pope 
0884 May 17EventSt Adrian III begins reign as Pope 
0904 July 31EventThessalonica sackedby Moslems.
0913 none EventRecapture of Essex from the Danesby King Edward the Elder.
0936 June 19EventLouis IV crownedKing of France
0955 May 16EventAlberich II (Bastard?) Elected PopeSon of Octavianus.
0961 none EventTavistock Abbey foundedby Ealdorman Ordgar of Devon.
0987 July 3EventHugh Capet crownedas King of France.
1000 March 12EventOdo of Lagerywas elected as Pope and replaced Victor III
1002 April 9EventHocktideThe Celebration of a battle where Saxon women defeated the Danes.
1002 June 7EventHenry II electedKing of Germany.
1009 August 1EventDanish Army lands at Sandwichand attacks London.
1016 none EventKnut, son of Sveyn crowned Kingof England, Denmark and Norway. Also known as Canute.
1040 August 14EventBattle of PitGavneyDuncan I, of Scotland is killed by Macbeth.
1040 none EventMacbeth murders Duncanand becomes King of Scotland.
1040 none EventLady Godiva rides naked through Coventryas a protest against taxes levied by her husband the Earl of Mercia.
1044 July 5EventBattle of MenfoMagyars defeaed by the Germans.
1054 July 17EventHenry V of GermanyCoronation.
1055 April 13EventPope Victor IIelected. Formerly Bishop Gebhard van Eichstitt
1056 June 17EventBattle of HerefordEnglish defeated by Gruffyd ap Llewelyn
1057 August 15EventBattle of LumphananMalcolm MacDuncan kills Macbeth, King of Scotland.
1058 April 25EventCoronation of Malcolm IIIKing of Scotland.
1058 April 5EventBishop John "minchio" (domkop)elected as Pope Benedictus X
1062 August 9EventBattle of NissaHarold Hardrada defeats Sweyn II of Denmark
1066 October 2EventKing Harold of England learns of the landing of WilliamDuke of Normandy (The Bastard) while still at York in North East England.
1066 September 12EventHardraada sails from Norway to Englandvia Orkney and the Shetlands where he is augmented by Allies.
1066 September 15EventHarald Hardraada burns Scarborough.on first arriving in England.
1066 September 16EventHarold I of England marches northto meet the invaders.
1066 September 18EventHaraald Hardrada lands on the Humber RiverWith a huge Fleet of Ships. However not many were required for his army to leave again after their defeat!
1066 September 20EventBattle of Fulford GateHarald Hardraada defeats the English.
1066 September 20EventBattle of FulfordHarald III of Norway and Tostig defeat Edwin and morcar of the English.
1066 September 20EventThe Battle of FulfordOn the 20th September, 1066, Harald Hardraada of Norway marched to Fulford. There, they met the English Earl Edwin and Earl Morcar. Harald killed both of them and after a long and bloody battle, the remaining English soldiers fled.
1066 September 24EventYork entered by the Viking Raids. 
1066 September 25EventBattle of Stamford BridgeHarold Godwinson defeats Harald Hardraada near York.
1066 September 25EventBattle of Stamford BridgeKing Harold of England defeats and kills King Harald Haardrada of Norway and his Brother Tostig.
1066 September 25EventBattle of Stamford Bridge 
1066 September 27EventWillam of Normandy, "The Bastard"sails from France to England. The rest is history!
1066 September 28EventWilliam the Bastard invades England 
1075 June 9EventBattle of Homburg/UnstrutGerman King Henry IV defeats the Saksen.
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