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810 CE

Godfred is killed by one of his housecarls, and is succeeded by Hemming. According to Notker of Saint Gall, the bodyguard who murdered Godfred is possibly one of his sons. Spring – The Venetian dukes change sides again, submitting to King Pepin, under the authority of his father Charlemagne, who then proceeds to take Venice. Emperor Nikephoros I sends a Byzantine fleet to Dalmatia, prompting Pepin to withdraw to the mainland. A legate is dispatched to Venice, where he deposes the turncoat dukes, before continuing on to Aachen, to negotiate a peace with Charlemagne. Charlemagne recognises Byzantine dominance over Venice and Dalmatia in the Adriatic Sea. King Godfred of the Danes leads 200 Viking ships to plunder the Frisian coast, and forces the merchants to pay 100 pounds of silver. He claims Northern Frisia as Danish territory.

Geopolitics & Diplomacy

  • King Godfred of the Danes leads 200 Viking ships to plunder the Frisian coast, and forces the merchants to pay 100 pounds of silver. He claims Northern Frisia as Danish territory.source

Conflict & Security

  • Al-Andalus (modern Spain): The city of Mérida rises up against the Emirate of Córdoba.source
  • Spring – The Venetian dukes change sides again, submitting to King Pepin, under the authority of his father Charlemagne, who then proceeds to take Venice. Emperor Nikephoros I sends a Byzantine fleet to Dalmatia, prompting Pepin to withdraw to the mainland. A legate is dispatched to Venice, where he deposes the turncoat dukes, before continuing on to Aachen, to negotiate a peace with Charlemagne. Charlemagne recognises Byzantine dominance over Venice and Dalmatia in the Adriatic Sea.source

Religion & Belief

  • The Book of Kells (also known as the Book of Colomba), an illuminated manuscript, is completed by Celtic monks (approximate date).source
  • Tikal Temple III, also known as the Temple of the Jaguar Priest, is constructed in Tikal National Park (modern Guatemala).source

Crime & Justice

  • Godfred is killed by one of his housecarls, and is succeeded by Hemming. According to Notker of Saint Gall, the bodyguard who murdered Godfred is possibly one of his sons.source

Births

  • July 19 – Muhammad al-Bukhari, Persian Islamic scholar (d. 870)source
  • July 27 – Xuān Zong, emperor of the Tang Dynasty (d. 859)source
  • Seishi, empress of Japan (d. 879)source
  • Kenneth MacAlpin, king of Scotland (d. 858)source
  • Louis the German, king of East Francia (approximate date)source
  • Kassia, Byzantine abbess and hymnographer (approximate date)source
  • Engelram, Frankish chamberlain (approximate date)source
  • Halfdan the Black, Norwegian nobleman (approximate date)source
  • Bertharius, Benedictine abbot and poet (approximate date)source
  • Photius I, patriarch of Constantinople (approximate date)source
  • Anastasius, antipope of Rome (approximate date)source
  • Gérard II, Frankish nobleman (approximate date)source
  • Minamoto no Makoto, Japanese prince (d. 868)source
  • Abbas ibn Firnas, Muslim physician and inventor (d. 887)source

Deaths

  • July 8 – Pippin of Italy, son of Charlemagnesource
  • Rotrude, Frankish princess, daughter of Charlemagnesource
  • Abul-Abbas, Asian elephant given to Charlemagnesource
  • Eochaid mac Fiachnai, king of Ulaid (Ireland)source
  • Wu Shaocheng, general of the Tang Dynasty (b. 750)source
  • Ismail ibn Ibrahim, Muslim scholar (b. 756)source
  • Gisela, Frankish abbess (b. 757)source
  • Bello of Carcassonne, Frankish noblemansource
  • Vojnomir, duke of Lower Pannonia (approximate date)source
  • Liu Ji, general of the Tang Dynasty (b. 757)source
  • Fujiwara no Nakanari, Japanese nobleman (b. 764)source
  • Owain ap Maredudd, king of Dyfed (Wales)source
  • Eardwulf, king of Northumbria (approximate date)source