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Events
By Place
Europe
★ May 21 — After a siege of 8 months, Syracuse is captured by the Muslims of Sicily.
★ The Danes force king Alfred the Great of Wessex to retreat to a fort in Athelney, Somerset. Later, in the Battle of Ethandun (Edington), King Alfred the Great of Wessex defeats the Danes of the Danelaw under Guthrum. The Treaty of Wedmore divides England between the Anglo-Saxons and the Danes.
★ Rhodri, the first King of Wales to be known as "the Great", is killed in battle.
★ After a siege, the Aghlabids of Ifriqiya conquer Syracuse, starting 2 centuries of Muslim rule.
★ First mentioning of Belgrade.
★ Eochu MacRunn and Girig MacDungal jointly succeed Aed I of Scotland.
By Topic
Religion
★ End of the excommunication of the later pope Formosus.
Births
Deaths
★ Aedh MacRunn, King of the Scots and Picts
Other Uses
U.S. area code 878 — Suburban Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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