Years: 836 837 838 839 - 840 - 841 842 843 844

Decades: 810s 820s 830s - 840s - 850s 860s 870s

Centuries: 8th century - 9th century - 10th century

Events

• After the death of Louis the Pious, his sons Lothar, Charles the Bald and Louis the German fight over the division of the empire, with Lothair succeding as Emperor.
• Tang Wu Zong succeeds Tang Wen Zong as emperor of China.
• Foundation of Dublin by Vikings.

Births

• Aed I of Scotland (approximate date)
• Ethelred of Wessex (approximate date)
• Edmund of East Anglia (approximate date)

Deaths

• June 20: Louis the Pious, king of the Franks, Emperor
• Emperor Junna of Japan

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