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| 1 | 850 | - 850—899: WAR: .Norsemen attack as far south as the Mediterranean but are thwarted (859), discover Iceland (861). Alfred the Great becomes king of Britain (871), defeats Danish invaders (878). Russian nation founded by Vikings under Prince Rurik, establishing capital at Novgorod (855-879).
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| 2 | 871 | - 871—899: ROYAL: .Ruler of England - Alfred the Great. Saxon - 4th son of Ethelwulf, defeated Danes, fortified London.
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| 3 | 900 | - 900—949: HISTORY: .Beginning of Mayan Post-Classical period (900-1519). Vikings discover Greenland (c. 900). Arab Spain under Abd ar-Rahman III becomes center of learning (912 -961). Otto I becomes King of Germany (936).
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| 4 | 924 | - 924—940: ROYAL: .Ruler of England - Athelstan the Glorious. Saxon - Edward's eldest son, King of Mercia, Wessex.
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| 5 | 940 | - 940—946: ROYAL: .Ruler of England - Edmund I The Magnificent. Saxon - 3rd son of Edward, King of Wessex, Mercia.
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| 6 | 946 | - 946—955: ROYAL: .Ruler of England - Edred. Saxon - 4th son of Edward.
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| 7 | 950 | - 950—999: ROYAL: .Mieczyslaw I becomes first ruler of Poland (960). Eric the Red establishes first Viking colony in Greenland (982). Hugh Capet elected King of France in 987; Capetian dynasty to rule until 1328. Musical notation systematized (c. 990). Vikings and Danes attack Britain (988n999). Otto I crowned Holy Roman Emperor by Pope John XII (962).
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| 8 | 955 | - 955—959: ROYAL: .Ruler of England - Edwy the Fair. Saxon - Eldest son of Edmund, King of Wessex.
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| 9 | 975 | - 975—975: ROYAL: .Edward the Martyr. Ruler of England - Saxon - Eldest son of Edgar, murdered by stepmother.
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884 - 977 (93 years)
