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==== Europe ====
* [[Sancho III Mitarra of Gascony|Sancho III Mitarra]] (or ''Menditarra'') becomes the founder and first 'king' of the independent [[Duchy of Gascony]], with loose ties to the [[Francia|Frankish Kingdom]].{{sfn|Collins|1990}}
* [[May 18]] &ndash; After his successful campaign against the [[Saracens]], [[Louis II of Italy|Louis II]] is crowned as [[Holy Roman Emperor|Roman Emperor]] ("Emperor of the Franks") for the second time and converts the ''[[Muwallad]]un'', and the [[Arabs|Arab]] elite.{{sfn|Rucquoi|1993|page=85}}
* [[18 July]] (traditional date) – [[Battle of Hafrsfjord]]: Norse chieftain [[Harald Fairhair]] wins a great [[Navy|naval]] victory at [[Hafrsfjord]], outside [[Stavanger]]. He becomes (at age 18) the first king of [[Kingdom of Norway (872–1397)|Norway]]. Harald's conquests and [[tax]]ation system lead many [[Vikings|Viking]] chiefs and their followers to [[Emigration|emigrate]] to the [[British Isles]], and (later) to [[Iceland]].