1012

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  • Mael Morda starts a rebellion against Brian Boru in Ireland, which would eventually end in 1014 at the Battle of Clontarf.
  • Sulayman is restored as Umayyad caliph of Cordoba, succeeding Hisham II.
  • Benedict VIII becomes pope. Gregory is antipope.
  • Archbishop Alphege of Canterbury is murdered by his Danish captors.
  • King Aethelred of England pays Danegeld.
  • Oldrich succeeds Jaromir as duke of Bohemia.
  • Fatimid Caliph al-Hakim orders the destruction of all Jewish and Christian places of worship.

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