__NOTOC__ Year 857 ( DCCCLVII) was a

common year starting on Friday A common year starting on Friday is any non-leap year (i.e. a year with 365 days) that begins on Friday, 1 January, and ends on Friday, 31 December. Its dominical letter hence is C. The most recent year of such kind was 2021 and the next one will ...

(link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar.

Events

By place

Byzantine Empire

* Emperor

Michael III Michael III ( grc-gre, Μιχαήλ; 9 January 840 – 24 September 867), also known as Michael the Drunkard, was Byzantine Emperor from 842 to 867. Michael III was the third and traditionally last member of the Amorian (or Phrygian) dynasty. ...

, under the influence of his uncle Bardas, banishes his mother Theodora to the Gastria Monastery. Bardas, the ''de facto'' regent, becomes the most powerful person in the Byzantine Empire..

Europe

November November is the eleventh and penultimate month of the year in the Julian and Gregorian Calendars, the fourth and last of four months to have a length of 30 days and the fifth and last of five months to have a length of fewer than 31 days. No ...

– Erispoe, ruler ( duke) of Brittany, is assassinated by his cousin Salomon and followers, in the church at Talensac. King Charles the Bald acknowledges Salomon as the rightful 'king' of Brittany. * A Danish Viking fleet raids the cities of Dorestad, Paris and Orléans. Others sail up the Oise River, ravaging

Beauvais Beauvais ( , ; pcd, Bieuvais) is a city and commune in northern France, and prefecture of the Oise département, in the Hauts-de-France region, north of Paris. The commune of Beauvais had a population of 56,020 , making it the most populous ...

and the abbey of Saint-Germer-de-Fly (approximate date). * Viking chieftain Rorik, with the agreement of King

Lothair II Lothair II (835 – 8 August 869) was the king of Lotharingia from 855 until his death. He was the second son of Emperor Lothair I and Ermengarde of Tours. He was married to Teutberga (died 875), daughter of Boso the Elder. Reign For political ...

, leaves Dorestad with a fleet and forces his rival Horik II to recognise him as ruler over Denmark (approximate date).

By topic

Medicine

* The first recorded major outbreak of

ergotism Ergotism (pron. ) is the effect of long-term ergot poisoning, traditionally due to the ingestion of the alkaloids produced by the ''Claviceps purpurea'' fungus—from the Latin "club" or clavus "nail" and for "head", i.e. the purple club-head ...

kills thousands of people in the

Rhine Valley ), Surselva, Graubünden, Switzerland , source1_coordinates= , source1_elevation = , source2 = Rein Posteriur/Hinterrhein , source2_location = Paradies Glacier, Graubünden, Switzerland , source2_coordinates= , source ...

. They have eaten

bread Bread is a staple food prepared from a dough of flour (usually wheat) and water, usually by baking. Throughout recorded history and around the world, it has been an important part of many cultures' diet. It is one of the oldest human-made f ...

made from

rye Rye (''Secale cereale'') is a grass grown extensively as a grain, a cover crop and a forage crop. It is a member of the wheat tribe (Triticeae) and is closely related to both wheat (''Triticum'') and barley (genus ''Hordeum''). Rye grain is u ...

infected with the

ergot Ergot ( ) or ergot fungi refers to a group of fungi of the genus ''Claviceps''. The most prominent member of this group is ''Claviceps purpurea'' ("rye ergot fungus"). This fungus grows on rye and related plants, and produces alkaloids that ca ...

fungus parasite '' Claviceps purpurea'' (approximate date).

Births

* Choe Chiwon, Korean philosopher and poet * Li Cunjin, general of the Tang Dynasty (d. 922)

Deaths

* March 11 – Eulogius, Spanish priest and martyr * Dae Ijin, king of Balhae ( Korea) * Erispoe, king ( duke) of Brittany * Harith al-Muhasibi, Muslim teacher (b. 781) * Hilderic of Farfa, Frankish abbot *

Kim Yang Kim Yang (Jinyang District, 808–857) was part of the Silla royal family and its retainers. Said to be a descendant of the third son of Kim Chunchu. In service of Silla Served as Viceroy of Silla. Upon the death of Heungdeok of Silla in 836, a ...

, viceroy of Silla (Korea) (b. 808) * Yuhanna ibn Masawaiyh, Assyrian physician *

Matudán mac Muiredaig Matudán mac Muiredaig (died 857) was a Dál Fiatach king of Ulaid, which is now Ulster, Ireland. He was the son of Muiredach mac Eochada (died 839), the previous king. He ruled from 839-857. Life His father had been killed by his own brother Áe ...

, king of Ulaid ( Ireland) * Ma Zhi,

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 ...

* Munseong, king of Silla (Korea) * Roderick, Spanish priest and saint *

Wang Shaoding Wang Shaoding (; died 857), courtesy name Sixian (), was a general of the Chinese Tang Dynasty, briefly ruling Chengde Circuit (成德, headquartered in modern Shijiazhuang, Hebei) in ''de facto'' independence from the imperial government as mil ...

, Chinese governor ('' jiedushi'') *

Yahya ibn Aktham Abu Muhammad Yahya ibn Aktham ( ar, أبو محمد يحيى بن أكثم, died 857) was a ninth century Arab Faqīh, Islamic jurist. He twice served as the Qadi, chief judge of the Abbasid Caliphate, from ca. 825 to 833 and 851 to 854. Career ...

, Muslim

jurist A jurist is a person with expert knowledge of law; someone who analyses and comments on law. This person is usually a specialist legal scholar, mostly (but not always) with a formal qualification in law and often a legal practitioner. In the Uni ...

Zheng Lang Zheng Lang () (died 857), courtesy name Yourong (), was a Chinese historian and politician during the Tang Dynasty, serving as a chancellor during the reign of Emperor Xuānzong. Background and early career It is not known when Zheng Lang was bo ...

, chancellor of the Tang Dynasty * Ziryab, Muslim poet and

musician A musician is a person who composes, conducts, or performs music. According to the United States Employment Service, "musician" is a general term used to designate one who follows music as a profession. Musicians include songwriters who wri ...

(b. 789)

References

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