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Events
1050
Hedeby is sacked by
King Harald Hardraade of Norway
during the course of a conflict with
King Eric Estridsson of Denmark
.
King
Anund Jacob
of
Sweden
is succeeded by
Emund the Old
. (See
Swedish monarchs
.)
1053
Malcolm III of Scotland
invades
Scotland
.
1054
A powerful
supernova
is observed. It is so bright that it can be seen in daylight. The
supernova remnant
left by the event is now known as the
Crab Nebula
.
Pope Leo IX
and
Michael Cerularius
, Patriarch of
Constantinople
, decree each other's excommunication, finalising the
Great Schism
between the
Catholic
and
Orthodox
Churches.
Malcolm Canmore
begins his campaign for the throne of Scotland.
1055
Seljuk Turks
capture
Baghdad
.
Pope Victor II
attains papacy.
1057
Change of
Scottish Monarch
from
Macbeth
to
Lulach
Pope Stephen X
attains papacy, Pope Victor II dies.
Significant people
Godwin, Earl of Wessex
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