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Events and Trends[]
- 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.)
- 1051
- Zenkunen War starts in Japan. It will continue until the early 1060s. Part of Clan disputes of the Heian period.
- 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.
- 1055
- Seljuk Turks capture Baghdad.
- Pope Victor II attains papacy.
- 1057
- Change of King of Scotland from Macbeth to Lulach
- Pope Victor II dies, Pope Stephen IX attains papacy.
Significant people[]
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