(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
af:9de eeu
ca:Segle IX
cs:9. století
da:9. århundrede
de:9. Jahrhundert
es:Siglo IX
eo:9-a jarcento
fr:IXe siècle
fy:9e ieu
ko:9세기
it:IX secolo
la:9. saec.
lb:9. Joerhonnert
nl:9e eeuw
ja:9世紀
no:9. århundre
pl:IX wiek
pt:Século IX
ro:Secolul IX
ru:IX век
sl:9. stoletje
fi:800-luku
sv:800-talet
tr:9. yüzyıl
uk:9 століття
zh:9世纪