886
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882
883
884
885
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886
-
887
888
889
890
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:
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870s
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Centuries
:
8th century
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9th century
-
10th century
Events
The
Glagolitic alphabet
, devised by
Cyril
and
Methodius
, missionairies from
Constantinople
, is adopted in the
Bulgarian Empire
.
Alfred the Great
captures
London
and renames it
Lundenburgh
. The boundaries between
Wessex
and the
Danelaw
are shifted.
Alfred the Great builds a small harbour called Queenhythe slightly upstream from
London Bridge
.
Alfred the Great mints the first
halfpenny
. Previous halfpennies had been pennies cut in half.
Earl
Aethelred
is given control of London by Alfred the Great. Alfred's sister
Ethelfleda
marries Aethelred.
Leo VI
succeeds his stepfather
Basil I
as Byzantine emperor and replaces
patriarch
Photius
with his brother
Stephen Porphyrogometus
.
Khan Boris I
of
Bulgaria
establishes the
Preslav
and
Ohrid Literary Schools
.
Charles II
of France purchases peace with Vikings at Paris.
Births
Deaths
August 29
:
Basil I
, Byzantine Emperor
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