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871
Year 871 (DCCCLXXI) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar.
| Gregorian calendar | 871 DCCCLXXI |
| Ab urbe condita | 1624 |
| Armenian calendar | 320 ԹՎ ՅԻ |
| Assyrian calendar | 5621 |
| Balinese saka calendar | 792–793 |
| Bengali calendar | 278 |
| Berber calendar | 1821 |
| Buddhist calendar | 1415 |
| Burmese calendar | 233 |
| Byzantine calendar | 6379–6380 |
| Chinese calendar | 庚寅年 (Metal Tiger) 3568 or 3361 — to — 辛卯年 (Metal Rabbit) 3569 or 3362 |
| Coptic calendar | 587–588 |
| Discordian calendar | 2037 |
| Ethiopian calendar | 863–864 |
| Hebrew calendar | 4631–4632 |
| Hindu calendars | |
| - Vikram Samvat | 927–928 |
| - Shaka Samvat | 792–793 |
| - Kali Yuga | 3971–3972 |
| Holocene calendar | 10871 |
| Iranian calendar | 249–250 |
| Islamic calendar | 257–258 |
| Japanese calendar | Jōgan 13 (貞観１３年) |
| Javanese calendar | 768–770 |
| Julian calendar | 871 DCCCLXXI |
| Korean calendar | 3204 |
| Minguo calendar | 1041 before ROC 民前1041年 |
| Nanakshahi calendar | −597 |
| Seleucid era | 1182/1183 AG |
| Thai solar calendar | 1413–1414 |
| Tibetan calendar | 阳金虎年 (male Iron-Tiger) 997 or 616 or −156 — to — 阴金兔年 (female Iron-Rabbit) 998 or 617 or −155 |
Events edit
By place edit
Europe edit
- The English retreat onto the Berkshire Downs. The Great Heathen Army, led by the Danish Viking kings Halfdan and Bagsecg, march out after the Saxons. Six pitched battles are fought between the Danes and Wessex. Of two of them the place and date are not recorded, the others are:
- January 4 – Battle of Reading: A West Saxon force, under the command of King Æthelred I and his brother Alfred, is defeated by the Danes at Reading. Among the many dead on both sides is Æthelwulf. The Saxon troops are forced to retreat, allowing the Vikings to continue their advance into Wessex.[1]
- January 8 – Battle of Ashdown: The West Saxons, led by Æthelred I and Alfred, gather at the Berkshire Downs. The Danes under the command of Halfdan and Bagsecg occupy the high ground, but are successfully attacked by Alfred's men. During the battle Alfred breaches the shield wall formation.[2]
- January 22 – Battle of Basing: The West Saxon army, under the command of Æthelred I, is defeated at Basing. The Danes, led by Halfdan, are victorious; Æthelred is forced to flee and regroup, leaving behind precious winter supplies.[3]
- February 2 – Franco-Lombard forces, aided by a Croatian fleet (of Sclaveni), led by Emperor Louis II, capture Bari, capital of the Emirate of Bari in Southern Italy.[4]
- March 22 – Battle of Meretum: The West Saxons, led by Æthelred I and Alfred, are defeated by the Danes. Among the many dead is Heahmund, bishop of Salisbury.[5]
- April 23 – Alfred succeeds as king of Wessex after Æthelred's death. He makes peace with the Danes, and pays them Danegeld, each ruling parts of England.
- May – Battle of Wilton: Alfred the Great is defeated by the Danes at Wilton (along the southern side of the River Wylye), leaving him in retreat for several years.[6]
- Alfred makes Winchester his residence. The Danish armies colonize areas of north, central and eastern England, which become known as the Danelaw.
- The Danes sail down the River Thames, to raid the Mercian port of Lundenwic (in the London area). Here, over the winter, they divide their spoils.[7]
- King Rhodri Mawr ("the Great") of Gwynedd annexes Seisyllwg, uniting most of Wales under his rule (approximate date).
- Tønsberg, the oldest surviving town in the Nordic countries, is founded.
Arabian Empire edit
- September – Battle of Basra: Zanj rebels in Mesopotamia sack and capture Basra (see Zanj Rebellion).
By topic edit
Literature edit
- The Cairo Genizah, a collection of Jewish manuscript fragments, is written (approximate date).
Births edit
- Abu Bakr Muhammad ibn Ali al-Madhara'i, Tulunid vizier (d. 957)
- Fujiwara no Tokihira, Japanese statesman (d. 909)
- García I, king of León (approximate date)
- Li Qi, chancellor of Later Liang (d. 930)
- Wang Jianli, Chinese general (d. 940)
Deaths edit
- January 4 – Æthelwulf, Saxon ealdorman
- January 8 – Bagsecg, Viking king
- April 23 – Æthelred I, king of Wessex
- June 10 – Odo I, Frankish nobleman
- Ailill mac Dúnlainge, king of Leinster
- Cathalán mac Indrechtaig, king of Ulaid
- Dae Geonhwang, king of Balhae
- Engelschalk I, Frankish margrave
- Fadl Ashsha'ira, Abbasid female poet
- Heahmund, bishop of Salisbury
- Hunfrid, bishop of Thérouanne
- Ibn 'Abd al-Hakam, Muslim historian (b. 803)
- Solomon I, bishop of Constance
- Uathmharan mac Brocan, king of Aidhne (Ireland)
- William II, Frankish margrave
- Yahya ibn Mu'adh al-Razi, Muslim Sufi (b. 830)
References edit
- ^ Philips, Daphne (1980). The Story of Reading. Countryside Books, pp. 14–15. ISBN 0-905392-07-8.
- ^ Paul Hill (2009). The Viking Wars of Alfred the Great, p. 45. ISBN 978-1-59416-087-5.
- ^ Paul Hill (2009). The Viking Wars of Alfred the Great, pp. 46–47. ISBN 978-1-59416-087-5.
- ^ Pierre Riche, The Carolingians: A Family who forged Europe, p. 182. Transl. Michael Idomir Allen, (University of Pennsylvania Press, 1993).
- ^ Paul Hill (2009). The Viking Wars of Alfred the Great, p. 49. ISBN 978-1-59416-087-5.
- ^ "Wilton". Wiltshire Community History. Wiltshire Council. Retrieved July 20, 2015.
- ^ Paul Hill (2009). The Viking Wars of Alfred the Great, p. 54. ISBN 978-1-59416-087-5.