By place Europe • King
Berengar I of Italy proceeds to issue concessions and privileges to the Lombard
nobility and
monasteries. He grants concessions to
Bobbio Abbey in
Emilia-Romagna (
Northeast Italy). • King
Louis IV ("the Child") promulgates the
Raffelstetten customs regulations, a legal document for a
toll-bridge on the
Danube River in
Asten (modern
Austria).
Britain • The
Danish Vikings invade
Anglesey after being driven out of
Dublin (see
902). They fail to gain a foothold in
Wales, and sail on to
Chester. • A party of Danes under the Viking warlord
Ingimundr attack the Welsh in a pitched battle at Maes Ros Meilon, perhaps near
Llanfaes.
Arabian Empire •
November 29 –
Battle of Hama: Abbasid forces under
Muhammad ibn Sulayman al-Katib defeat the
Qarmatians near
Hama, on the banks of the
Orontes River (modern
Syria). The Qarmatian army is scattered and pursued by Abbasid troops;
Al-Husayn ibn Zikrawayh and other Qarmatian leaders are captured.
By topic Religion •
July – Pope
Benedict IV dies after a 3-year reign. He is succeeded by
Leo V as the 118th
pope of the
Catholic Church. Leo is imprisoned and
tortured by Antipope
Christopher after a reign of just 1 month. Christopher makes himself the new pope of
Rome. == Births ==