516 CE
The Council of Tarragona (modern Spain) is held. Hygelac, king of the Geats (Sweden), raids the Lower Rhine, and is defeated by a Frankish force led by Theudebert (according to the "History of the Franks"). Battle of Badon, British defeat of the Saxons, traditionally associated with King Arthur (traditional date).
Conflict & Security
- Hygelac, king of the Geats (Sweden), raids the Lower Rhine, and is defeated by a Frankish force led by Theudebert (according to the "History of the Franks").source
- Battle of Badon, British defeat of the Saxons, traditionally associated with King Arthur (traditional date)source
- Emperor Wu appoints Lý Tắc, a Jiaozhou's state official, as the governor. Lý Tắc then suppresses the rebellion of Lý Tông Lão, a former subordinate of Lý Nguyên Khải, the previous governor of Jiaozhou, then beheads him to bring his head to Jiankang, as an offering to the emperor.source
Religion & Belief
- November 6 – The Council of Tarragona (modern Spain) is held.source
Births
Deaths
- Hygelac, king of the Geats (approximate date)source
- Gundobad, king of the Burgundianssource
- King Gundobad of the Burgundians dies peacefully after a 43-year reign, and is succeeded by his eldest son Sigismund.source
- Oisc, king of Kent (approximate date)source
- John, Coptic Orthodox patriarch of Alexandriasource