870 facts for kids
| Millennium: | 1st millennium |
|---|---|
| Centuries: | 8th century – 9th century – 10th century |
| Decades: | 840s 850s 860s – 870s – 880s 890s 900s |
| Years: | 867 868 869 – 870 – 871 872 873 |
Year 870 (DCCCLXX) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Julian calendar.
Events
By place
Europe
- Prague Castle is founded.
- The Great Summer Army invades England. It is led by Bagsecg. They conquers East Anglia.
- August 8 – Treaty of Meerssen: Charles the Bald and Louis the German divide Lotharingia among themselves.
- December 31 – The Danes are defeated by a Saxon army at Englefield, Berkshire. It is the first of a series of battles between Wessex and the Danes.
- Malta is conquered by Arabs from Sicily.
- Borivoj becomes duke of Bohemia.
- Charles the Bald marries Richilde.
By topic
Religion
- Michael II succeeds Michael I as Patriarch of Alexandria.
- The Autonomous Bulgarian Archbishopric is made.
- February 28 – The Fourth Council of Constantinople ends.
Births
- Al-Farabi, Persian philosopher and scientist
- Zwentibold, King of Lotharingia
Deaths
- November 20 – King Edmund of East Anglia
- al-Bukhari, Persian hadith compiler
- Al-Kindi, philosopher
Images for kids
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Division after the Treaty of Meerssen (870)
See also
In Spanish: 870 para niños
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