1012 - Definition and Overview

Events

• 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.

Births

• Pope Benedict IX (approximate date)
• Marpa, Tibetan translator of holy texts

Deaths

• April 19 - Alphege, archbishop of Canterbury
• May 12 - Pope Sergius IV