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| 1 | 800 | - 800—849: ROYAL: Charlemagne crowned first Holy Roman Emperor.Rome (800). Charlemagne dies (814), succeeded by his son, Louis the Pious, who divides France among his sons (817). Arabs conquer Crete, Sicily, and Sardinia (826n827).
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| 2 | 839 | - 839—858: ROYAL: Ethelwulf, Ruler of England .Ruler of England Saxon - Son of Egbert, King of Wessex, Sussex, Kent, Essex.
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| 3 | 850 | - 850—899: WAR: .Norsemen attack as far south as the Mediterranean but are thwarted (859), discover Iceland (861). Alfred the Great becomes king of Britain (871), defeats Danish invaders (878). Russian nation founded by Vikings under Prince Rurik, establishing capital at Novgorod (855-879).
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| 4 | 858 | - 858—860: ROYAL: Ethelbald, Ruler of England.Saxon - Son of Ethelwulf, displaced father in Wessex.
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| 5 | 860 | - 860—866: ROYAL: Ethelbert, Ruler of England .Saxon - 2nd son of Ethelwulf, united Kent and Wessex.
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| 6 | 866 | - 866—871: ROYAL: Ethelred I, Ruler of England.Saxon - 3rd son of Ethelwulf, King of Wessex, fought Danes.
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| 7 | 871 | - 871—899: ROYAL: .Ruler of England - Alfred the Great. Saxon - 4th son of Ethelwulf, defeated Danes, fortified London.
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840 - 879 (39 years)
