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800 - 809 (10 Year Overview)

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Age at 800

Viking Invasions

802		Vikings raid Iona
		The monastic community founded by St. Columba on the tiny island of Iona off the west coast of Scotland was attacked by the Vikings. The Vikings returned in 806 killing over sixty of the people living there.
807		Vikings raid island of Inishmurray
		The monastic community on the tiny and remote island off the north west coast of Ireland was attacked by the Vikings.

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People who played important roles in this time period

Charlemagne (Charles the Great)
Charlemagne was born in 742 or 747. He was the son of Pipin the Short, ruler of the Franks, who died in 768. Charlemagne had a brother, Karloman, and when Pipin died tradition was followed and the lands he had controlled were divided between the two brothers. Conflicts between the two brothers were (more...)

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Battles that took place in this time period

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Building work undertaken in this time period

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