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block printing developed in china and korea
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The Prophet muhammad conquers merra, the holiest city of islam
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the surviving version of beowulf is recorded by monks
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canute, a dane, becomes king of england
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in what will become known as the norman conquest, willam the conqueror defeats harold and becomes king of england
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the anglo-saxoninvasion of britain begins
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Christian missionaries land in kent; christianity begins to spread among anglo saxons
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vikings begin the first of many raids on the anglo saxon kingdom
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Alfred the great becomes king of wessex
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authors begin compiling data for the anglo saxon chronicle, a year by year diary of important world events
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