| Centuries: | 8th century - 9th century - 10th century |
| Decades: | 840s 850s 860s - 870s - 880s 890s 900s
|
| Years: | 868 869 870 - 871 - 872 873 874 |
| Gregorian calendar | 871 DCCCLXXI
|
| Ab urbe condita | 1624 |
| Armenian calendar | 320 ԹՎ ՅԻ |
| Bahá'í calendar | -973 – -972 |
| Buddhist calendar | 1415 |
| Coptic calendar | 587 – 588 |
| Ethiopian calendar | 863 – 864 |
| Hebrew calendar | 4631 – 4632 |
| Hindu calendars | |
| - Vikram Samvat | 926 – 927 |
| - Shaka Samvat | 793 – 794 |
| - Kali Yuga | 3972 – 3973 |
| Holocene calendar | 10871 |
| Iranian calendar | 249 – 250 |
| Islamic calendar | 257 – 258 |
| Japanese calendar | |
| - Imperial Year | Kōki 1531 (皇紀1531年) |
| Julian calendar | 916 |
| Korean calendar | 3204 |
| Thai solar calendar | 1414 |
Events[]
By Place[]
Europe[]
- Nine battles are fought between the Danes and Wessex. Of two of them the place and date are not recorded, the others were:
- Englefield (31 December 870)
- Reading (4 January)
- Ashdown (8 January)
- Basing (22 January)
- Merton (22 March)
- Wilton (May)
- Alfred the Great succeeds as king of Wessex after Ethelred's death.
- Reading, England occupied by the Norse.
- After the battle at Wilton, peace is made, with the Danes and Alfred each governing part of England.
- Rhodri Mawr ('the Great') of Gwynedd inherits Seisyllwig, thus uniting most of Wales under his rule
- Louis II captures Bari, the headquarters of the Saracens.
- Alfred makes Winchester to his capital.
- An incomplete marriage contract, dated to October 6 of this year, is the earliest dated document in the Cairo Geniza.
- Foundation of Tønsberg, the oldest surviving town in the Nordic countries.
- Svatopluk I becomes king of Great Moravia
Deaths[]
- January 8 — King Bagsecg, Viking leader (killed at the Battle of Ashdown
- April 23 — King Ethelred of Wessex (killed in battle)
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People of the year 871 at Familypedia
1 people were born in 871
| Father | Mother | Age mother at birth | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rothilde (871-929) | Charles the Bald (823-877) | Richildis de Provence (c845-910) |
5 children were born to the 1 women born in 871
1 people died in 871
| Father | Mother | Age at death | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Æthelred of Wessex (c847-871) | Æthelwulf of Wessex (c795-858) | Osburga (-bef856) |
107 people lived in 871
Events of the year 871 at Familypedia
0 people were married in 871.
There were 0 military battles in 871.