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| - Northern Europe: The Norwegian kingdom of Hålogaland is under the sway of the Danish rulers of Sjælland before being absorbed into Vestfold/Norway Caucasus: The Abbasid army conquers the Armenian kingdom of Taron, but after a few years Ashot I Bagratuni expels the Arabs British Isles: Danish Vikings settel at the Thames’ mouth and enterprise the methodical plunder (and later conquest) of England Central-Eastern Europe: Louis II the German’s Eastern Franks invade Greater Moravia and dethrone Mojmir in favor of his son Rastislav. Southern Europe: King Louis of Italy retakes Gaeta and Naples from the Idrisids Western Europe: Pepin II, the rebel sub-king of Aquitaine, is captured and confined in a monastery at Soissons by Charles the Bald. Visigothic Spain enforces suzerainty over the Celts of Gallastria (Galicia and Asturias) Western Europe: The Vikings mount an invasion of the Loire valley in western France. British Isles: Ketil Flatnose Bjarnarsson, former ruler of Svithjod in Norway, takes the power as king in the Isle of Man Southern Europe: The Venetian fleet is defeated by the Idrisids at Gallipoli (Puglia). British Isles: King Rhodri Mawr of Gwynedd seizes Powys, enforcing his rule over most of Wales. Middle East: The Abbasid army finally subdues Tabaristan and enforces conversion to Islam, but the Tabaristanis who comply turn to Zaydi Shiism instead of Sunnism Western Europe: Upon the death of HRCEW Lothar his possessions are again divided among his three sons: Louis, king of Italy, gets the imperial crown as Louis II, while Burgundy and Provence make Charles IV’s domain and Lotharingia (from Lorrain north to all of Rhineland and the Low Countries) goes to Lothar II. The HRCEW is thus divided among no less then five rulers Byzantine Empire: A campaign against the Paulicians founders due to the fierce rivalry among the two sons of basileus Eustace, Constantine and Belisarius, popularly known as “the two Cains”. Caucasus: Ashot IV Bagratuni ascends the throne of Armenia as king Ashot I India: Avantivarman founds the Utpala dynasty of Kashmir, which replaces its predecessors, the Karkotas. The Abbasid governor Umar Hibari gains independence for Sindh, establishing its first Muslim dynasty. Central-Eastern Europe: Greater Moravia resists Eastern Frankish encroachments
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