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By Fiona Chen
  • Feb 6, 774

    Charlemagne conquers the kingdom of the Lombards, and takes title king of the Lombards

  • Feb 6, 777

    Charlemagne defeats the Saxons; their leader Widukind flees to Denmark

  • Widukind are many other Saxons are baptized

  • The second Council of Nicaea ends the first iconclastic period in the Byzantine Empire

  • Charlemagne conquers Bavaria

  • The Avars invade Europe again, but are defeated by Charlemagne