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==== Britain ====
* King [[Ine of Wessex]] becomes estranged from the kings [[Sigeheard of Essex|Sigeheard]] and [[Swæfred of Essex]], who are sheltering [[exile]]d rivals to the [[Wessex]] throne. At a council at [[Brentford]], the latter agree to banish the exiles in return for Ine not attacking their kingdom.<ref>Kirby, ''Earliest English Kings'', pp. 125–126</ref>
* Prince [[Osred I of Northumbria|Osred of Northumbria]], assisted by [[ealdorman]], defeats the usurper [[Eadwulf I of Northumbria|Eadwulf I]]. He becomes king at the age of nine; the government is controlled by the powerful bishop [[Wilfrid]]. 
* King [[Geraint of Dumnonia]] grants land at [[Maker, Cornwall|Maker]] ([[Cornwall]]) to [[Sherborne Abbey]], in an attempt to strengthen his position in the disputed regions of [[Dorset]] (approximate date).