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865

Centuries: 8th century - 9th century - 10th century

Decades: 810s 820s 830s 840s 850s - 860s - 870s 880s 890s 900s 910s

Years: 860 861 862 863 864 - 865 - 866 867 868 869 870

Events

Ethelred succeeds as king of Wessex (or 866).
Ragnar Lodbrok invades England, but is defeated by king Ella[?] of Northumbria
A Russian expedition for the first time threatens Constantinople.
Louis the German divides his kingdom among his sons.
Lothair[?], threatened with excommunication, takes back his first wife,

Births

Robert I, king of France (approximate date)

Deaths

Ragnar Lodbrok, King of Denmark and Sweden
Ethelbert, king of Wessex (or 866)

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