Europe February 2 – Battle of Lüneburg Heath: King Louis III is defeated by the Norse Great Heathen Army at Lüneburg Heath. The Saxons are routed in a snowstorm; many drown in the river or are captured during the retreat. Battle of Thimeon: King Louis III ("the Younger") defeats Vikings (probably Norsemen) from England, near Charleroi, north of the River Sambre. During the battle 5,000 Vikings are killed. Battle of Fjaler: King Harald Fairhair moves east along the Norwegian coast with his fleet. He defeats his rival Atle Mjove at Fjaler in Sunnfjord, and lands with his longships at Tønsberg. December – Treaty of Ribemont: Louis the Younger and the kings of the West Frankish Kingdom sign a treaty. The young Frankish monarch, Louis III, is reduced to merely Neustria. Lambert I, duke of Spoleto, dies while besieging the city of Capua. He is succeeded by his son Guy II. The oldest known mention is made of the city of Dortmund (approximate date).
Europe February 2 – Battle of Lüneburg Heath: King Louis III is defeated by the Norse Great H?eathen Army at Lüneburg Heath. The Saxons are routed in a snowstorm; many drown in the river or are captured during the retreat. Battle of Thimeon: King Louis III ("the Younger") defeats Vikings (probably Norsemen) from England, near Charleroi, north of the River Sambre. During the battle 5,000 Vikings are killed. Battle of Fjaler: King Harald Fairhair moves east along the Norwegian coast w.ith his fleet. He defeats his rival .Atle Mjove at Fjaler in Sunnfjord, and lands with his longships at Tønsberg. December – Treaty of Ribemont: Louis the Younger and the kings of the West Frankis,h Kingdom sign a treaty. The young Frankish monarch, Louis III, is reduced to merely Neustria. Lambert I, duke of Spoleto, dies while besieging the city of Capua. He is succeeded by his son Guy II. The oldest known mention is made of the city of Dortmund (approximate date).