| Centuries: | 8th century - 9th century - 10th century |
| Decades: | 840s 850s 860s - 870s - 880s 890s 900s |
| Years: | 868 869 870 - 871 - 872 873 874 |
| 871 by topic | |
| Politics | |
| State leaders - Sovereign states | |
| Birth and death categories | |
| Births - Deaths | |
| Establishment and disestablishment categories | |
| Establishments - Disestablishments | |
| Gregorian calendar | 871 DCCCLXXI |
| Ab urbe condita | 1624 |
| Armenian calendar | 320 ԹՎ ՅԻ |
| Bahá'í calendar | -973 – -972 |
| Berber calendar | 1821 |
| Buddhist calendar | 1415 |
| Burmese calendar | 233 |
| Chinese calendar | 3507/3567-12-7 (庚寅年十二月初七日) — to —
3508/3568-11-16(辛卯年十一月十六日) |
| Coptic calendar | 587 – 588 |
| Ethiopian calendar | 863 – 864 |
| Hebrew calendar | 4631 – 4632 |
| Hindu calendars | |
| - Vikram Samvat | 926 – 927 |
| - Shaka Samvat | 793 – 794 |
| - Kali Yuga | 3972 – 3973 |
| Holocene calendar | 10871 |
| Iranian calendar | 249 – 250 |
| Islamic calendar | 257 – 258 |
| Japanese calendar | |
| Korean calendar | 3204 |
| Thai solar calendar | 1414 |
Events
By Place
Europe
- Nine battles are fought between the Danes and Wessex. The pages listed below contain information about trends and events in particular centuries and millennia. The 8th century is the period from 701 to 800 in accordance with the Julian calendar in the Christian / Common Era. The 9th century is the period from 801 to 900 in accordance with the Julian calendar in the Christian / Common Era. See also List of centuries, History This is a list of Decades in history including links to corresponding articles with more information about them Events and Trends 841 — Dublin is founded by Viking settlers of Ireland. Events and trends 850–859 Christian " Martyr Movement " in Córdoba Spain Events and Trends Rurik establishes the state of Novgorod (later Kievan Rus') Basil I has first caesar Bardas Events and Trends The Danes invade England ( 870) and conquer East Anglia. Events and Trends 885 — Vikings lay siege to Paris 886 — Alfred the Great of Wessex captures Events and Trends 899 — Death of Alfred the Great Simple890s Zh-yue890年代 This page indexes the individual Years pages Twenty-first century Events By Place Asia 11 May — The Diamond Sutra, the oldest dated book is printed Events By Place Asia The Zanj (Black slaves from East Africa) provoked by mercilessly harsh labor conditions in the salt flats Events By Place Europe Prague Castle is founded The Great Summer Army invades England and conquers Events By Place Europe Battle of Hafrsfjord: Harald Fairhair becomes the first king of Norway. Events By Place Europe The Vikings raid Dorestad. Asia A widespread failure of the Events By Place Europe Ingólfur Arnarson arrives as the first permanent Viking settler in Iceland, settling 870 state leaders - Events of 871 - 872 state leaders - State leaders by year ----- Asia Bohai/Balhae The Gregorian calendar is the most widely used Calendar in the world today Ab Urbe condita (literally "from The Armenian calendar is the traditional calendar of Armenia. The Bahá'í calendar, also called the Badí‘ calendar, used by the Bahá'í Faith, is a Solar calendar with regular years of 365 days and Leap The Berber calendar is the annual Calendar used by Berber people in North Africa. The Buddhist calendar is used on mainland Southeast Asia in the countries of Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, Myanmar (formerly Burma The traditional Burmese calendar is a Lunisolar calendar based on both the phases of the moon and the motion of the sun The Chinese calendar is lunisolar, incorporating elements of a Lunar calendar with those of a Solar calendar. The Chinese sexagenary cycle ( is a cyclic numeral system of 60 combinations of the two basic cycles the ten Heavenly Stems (天干 tiāngān The Chinese sexagenary cycle ( is a cyclic numeral system of 60 combinations of the two basic cycles the ten Heavenly Stems (天干 tiāngān The Coptic calendar, also called the Alexandrian calendar, is used by the Coptic Orthodox Church and still used in Egypt The Ethiopian calendar ( Amharic: የኢትዮጵያ ዘመን አቆጣጠር ye'Ītyōṗṗyā zemen āḳoṭaṭer) also called the Ge'ez calendar, The Hebrew calendar (הלוח העברי ha'luach ha'ivri) or Jewish calendar is a Lunisolar calendar used by Jews for predominantly religious The Hindu calendar used in ancient times has undergone many changes in the process of regionalization and today there are several regional Indian Calendars, as The Indian national calendar (sometimes called Saka calendar) is the official civil calendar in use in India. Kali Yuga ( Devanāgarī: sa कलियुग lit "Age of Kali " "age of vice" is one of the four stages of development that the world goes The Iranian calendar or Solar Hejri (تقویم هجری شمسی؛ سالنمای هجری خورشیدی Taqwim Hejri Shamsi Salanmay Hejri Khurshidi) is an astronomical The Islamic calendar or Muslim calendar ( Arabic: التقويم الهجري at-taqwīm al-hijrī; Persian: تقویم هجری قمری Since January 1, 1873, Japan has used the Gregorian calendar, with local names for the months and mostly fixed holidays The traditional Korean calendar is a Lunisolar calendar which like the traditional calendars of other East Asian countries was based on the Chinese calendar The Thai solar calendar, Suriyakati (สุริยคติ has been the official and prevalent Calendar in Thailand since it was adopted by King West Saxon redirects here For other meanings of Wessex or West Saxon see Wessex (disambiguation. Of two of them the place and date are not recorded, the others are:
- 31 December 870 - Englefield
- 4 January - Reading
- 8 January - Ashdown
- 22 January - Battle of Basing
- 22 March - Merton
- May - Battle of Wilton
- Alfred the Great succeeds as king of Wessex after Ethelred's death. Events 406 – Vandals, Alans and Suebians cross the Rhine, beginning an invasion of Gallia. Events By Place Europe Prague Castle is founded The Great Summer Army invades England and conquers Events 46 BC - Titus Labienus defeats Julius Caesar in the Battle of Ruspina. See also Siege of Reading (1642-1643 Battle of Reading (1688 The first Battle of Reading was a Battle on Events 871 - Battle of Ashdown - Ethelred of Wessex defeats a Danish invasion army The Battle of Ashdown, in Berkshire (possibly the part now in Oxfordshire) took place on 8 January 871. Events 565 - Eutychius is deposed as Patriarch of Constantinople by John Scholasticus. Events 238 - Gordian I and his son Gordian II are proclaimed Roman emperor. The Battle of Merton was fought in April 871. It was one of eight known to be fought that year by King Ethelred of Wessex in England, who was defending MAY ( also known as: Mei メイ 메이 is a Korean singer well known in South Korea for singing the song "Miracle" Alfred the Great (also Ælfred from the Old English Ælfrēd ˈælfreːd (c West Saxon redirects here For other meanings of Wessex or West Saxon see Wessex (disambiguation. King Ethelred of Wessex ( Old English: Æþelræd) (c 840 &ndash April 23, 871) was the fourth son of King Ethelwulf of Wessex
- Reading, England is occupied by the Norse. Reading (ˈrɛdɪŋ as Redding) is a town in England, located at the confluence of the River Thames and River Kennet, midway between England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland Norsemen is used to refer to the group of people as a whole who speak one of the North Germanic languages as their native language
- After the battle at Wilton, peace is made, with the Danes and Alfred each governing part of England. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland
- Rhodri Mawr ('the Great') of Gwynedd inherits Seisyllwig, thus uniting most of Wales under his rule. Rhodri the Great (in Welsh, Rhodri Mawr; occasionally in English, Roderick the Great) (c Gwynedd (pr) is one of several Welsh Successor states that emerged in 5th-century post-Roman Britain.
- Louis II captures Bari, the headquarters of the Saracens. Louis II the Younger (825 &ndash 12 August 875) was the King of Italy from 844 and then Emperor from 855 until his death Bari ( Barium in Latin, Bàrion or Vàrion in Greek, Bare in Neapolitan Saracen was a term used by Europeans in the Middle Ages for Fatimids at first then later for all who professed the religion of Islam.
- Alfred makes Winchester his capital. Winchester or Winton ( archaic) is a historic city in southern England, with a population of around 40000 within a radius of its centre
- An incomplete marriage contract, dated to October 6 of this year, is the earliest dated document in the Cairo Geniza. Events 105 BC - Battle of Arausio: The Cimbri inflict the heaviest defeat on the Roman army of Gnaeus Mallius Maximus The Cairo Geniza is an accumulation of almost 200000 Jewish manuscripts that were found in the Genizah or store room of the Ben Ezra Synagogue in
- Tønsberg, the oldest surviving town in the Nordic countries, is founded. is a town and municipality in the county of Vestfold, Norway The town of Tønsberg was established as a municipality 1 January 1838 (see Formannskapsdistrikt) The Nordic countries make up a region in Northern Europe called the Nordic region, consisting of Denmark, Finland, Iceland,
- Svatopluk I becomes king of Great Moravia. Svatopluk I (around 830 - 894 from the House of Mojmír was the prince of the Principality of Nitra (850s - 871 and then the king of Great Moravia (871 Great Moravia (see Name section was a Slavic state that existed in Central Europe from the 9th century to the early 10th century
Deaths
- January 8 — King Bagsecg, Viking leader (at the Battle of Ashdown)
- April 23 — King Ethelred of Wessex (in battle)
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