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9th century - Definition |
| Related Words: G, Aeon, Age, Ages, Bicentennial, Buck, Cartwheel, Cent, Centenarian, Centennial, Centigram, Centimeter, Centipede |
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(8th century - 9th century - 10th century - other centuries)
Events
- Beowulf might have been written down in this century, though it could also have been in the 8th century
- Viking attacks on Europe begin
- Oseberg ship burial
- The Magyars arrive in what is now Hungary, forcing the Serbs and Bulgars south of the Danube.
- The Tukolor settle in the Senegal river valley.
- Muslim traders settle in the north-west and south-east of Madagascar.
- around 813-around 915 - period of serious Arab naval raids on shores of Tyrrhenian and Adriatic seas
- 800-909 - rule of Aghlabids as independent dynasty in North Africa
- 850-875 - The first Norse settlers arrive on Iceland.
- 863-879 - period of schism between eastern and western churches
- Late 9th century: Bulgaria stretches from the mouth of the Danube to Epirus and Bosnia.
Significant people
Inventions, discoveries, introductions
- Vulgar Latin begins to devolve into various Romance languages
- First image of a rotary grindstone in a European source - illustration shows crank, first known use of a crank in the West (Utrecht Psalter, A.D. 843)
Decades and years
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Example Usage of century |
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juragansawit: Topik yg sangat menarik RT @claralila: Topik Berita @Detikcom Hari ini: Pengemplang Pajak Dan Politisasi century http://is.gd/7Vtcw |
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eshwaranv: My physio says that all my muscles are tight... Now that's news of the century! |
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ppk: @13twelve No. There were no major plagues in the Empire's last century. (At least, we don't know of any.) |
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