__NOTOC__ Year 848 ( DCCCXLVIII) was a leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar.

Events

By place

Europe

* Summer – Bordeaux, capital of Aquitaine, falls into the hands of Viking raiders. King Charles the Bald sends a Frankish fleet to lift the siege. Despite destroying some Viking longships on the

Dordogne River The Dordogne (; oc, Dordonha) is a river in south-central and southwest France. It is long. The Dordogne and its watershed were designated Biosphere Reserve by UNESCO on July 11 2012. Geography The river rises on the flanks of the Puy de S ...

, they fail to save the city. The Abbey of Saint-Pierre in Brantôme is sacked. * Emperor

Lothair I Lothair I or Lothar I (Dutch and Medieval Latin: ''Lotharius''; German: ''Lothar''; French: ''Lothaire''; Italian: ''Lotario'') (795 – 29 September 855) was emperor (817–855, co-ruling with his father until 840), and the governor of Bavar ...

, and his (half) brothers Louis the German and Charles the Bald, meet in

Koblenz Koblenz (; Moselle Franconian language, Moselle Franconian: ''Kowelenz''), spelled Coblenz before 1926, is a German city on the banks of the Rhine and the Moselle, a multi-nation tributary. Koblenz was established as a Roman Empire, Roman mili ...

to continue the system of "con-fraternal government". * Frankish forces under Count ('' comté'') William of Septimania assume authority over the counties of Barcelona and Empúries (modern Spain). * The

Saracens file:Erhard Reuwich Sarazenen 1486.png, upright 1.5, Late 15th-century Germany in the Middle Ages, German woodcut depicting Saracens Saracen ( ) was a term used in the early centuries, both in Greek language, Greek and Latin writings, to refer ...

conquer Ragusa ( Sicily), after its Byzantine garrison is forced by severe

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to surrender. The city and its castle are razed to the ground.Vasiliev (1935), p. 208.

Britain

* The armies of Brycheiniog and Gwent clash in the battle of Ffinnant ( Wales). King Ithel of Gwent is killed in the fighting (approximate date). * Máel Sechnaill mac Maíl Ruanaid, High King of Mide, defeats a

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Viking army at Sciath Nechtain in Ireland (approximate date).

Asia

* The Medieval Cholas in Southern India start to rule (approximate date).

By topic

Religion

Pope Leo IV Pope Leo IV (790 – 17 July 855) was the bishop of Rome and ruler of the Papal States from 10 April 847 to his death. He is remembered for repairing Roman churches that had been damaged during the Arab raid against Rome, and for building the Leon ...

builds (on the opposite of the Tiber River) the Leonine City, a fortified three-kilometre wall that encircles the

Vatican Hill Vatican Hill (; la, Mons Vaticanus; it, Colle Vaticano) is a hill located across the Tiber river from the traditional seven hills of Rome, that also gave the name of Vatican City. It is the location of St. Peter's Basilica. Etymology The anc ...

and

Borgo Borgo may refer to the following places: Finland * Borgå France * Borgo, Haute-Corse Italy * Borgo (rione of Rome), a ''rione'' in the City of Rome. *Borgo a Mozzano, in the province of Lucca *Borgo d'Ale, in the province of Vercelli *Borgo di ...

, to defend Rome.Wards-Perkins, Bryan. ''From Classical Antiquity to the Middle Ages'', p. 195. Oxford University Press, 1984. . * The Roman Catholic church of Santa María del Naranco, on the slope of Monte Naranco (Northern Spain), is completed.

Births

* Alfonso III, king of Asturias (approximate date) * Carloman, Frankish abbot (d.

877 __NOTOC__ Year 877 ( DCCCLXXVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. Events By place Europe * Summer – King Charles II ("the Bald") sets out for Italy, accompanie ...

) * Charles the Child, king of Aquitaine (or 847) * Lothair the Lame, Frankish abbot (d. 865) * Onneca Fortúnez, Basque princess (or 850)

Deaths

Ali ibn Muhammad Ali ibn Muhammad ibn Idris ( ar, علي بن محمد بن إدريس) was the fourth Idrisid sultan of Morocco. He was the son of Muhammad ibn Idris whom he succeeded in 836. He died in 848 CE (Rajab 234 AH) and was succeeded by his brother Yahya ...

, Muslim

sultan Sultan (; ar, سلطان ', ) is a position with several historical meanings. Originally, it was an Arabic abstract noun meaning "strength", "authority", "rulership", derived from the verbal noun ', meaning "authority" or "power". Later, it ...

(b. 827) * Cui Yuanshi,

chancellor of the Tang Dynasty The chancellor () was a semi-formally designated office position for a number of high-level officials at one time during the Tang dynasty of China. This list also includes chancellors of the short-lived Wu Zhou dynasty, which is typically tre ...

Drest X Drest ( Scottish Gaelic: ''Drust''; Latin: ''Durst'') was king of the Picts from before 845 to 848, a rival of Kenneth MacAlpin (Cináed mac Ailpín). According to the Pictish Chronicle, he was the son of Uurad (also spelled Vurad, Ferant, ...

, king of the Picts * Guo, empress dowager of the Tang Dynasty * Ithel, king of Gwent (approximate date) * Li Gongzuo, Chinese writer * Malik ibn Kaydar, Muslim governor *

Rechtabhra Rechtabhra (died 848) was Abbot and Bishop of Clonfert. References * * ''Annals of Tigernach'' aCELT: Corpus of Electronic TextsaUniversity College Cork

, bishop of Clonfert * Shi Xiong, Chinese general * Sunifred, Frankish nobleman * Sunyer I, Frankish nobleman * William I, duke of

Gascony Gascony (; french: Gascogne ; oc, Gasconha ; eu, Gaskoinia) was a province of the southwestern Kingdom of France that succeeded the Duchy of Gascony (602–1453). From the 17th century until the French Revolution (1789–1799), it was part o ...

* Yahya al-Laithi, Muslim scholar

References

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