Editing 1018

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[[File:SA 5001-Anno 1018. De hertog van Lotharingen wordt door Dirk III van Holland bij Dordrecht verslagen.jpg|upright=1.35|thumb|The [[Battle of Vlaardingen]] ([[Netherlands]])]]
Year '''1018''' ('''[[Roman numerals|MXVIII]]''') was a [[common year starting on Wednesday]] of the [[Julian calendar]].

== Events ==
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=== By place ===

==== Europe ====
* [[January 30]] &ndash; The [[Peace of Bautzen]]: Emperor [[Henry II, Holy Roman Emperor|Henry II]] signs a peace treaty with [[Bolesław I the Brave]], Duke of [[Greater Poland|Poland]], ending the [[German–Polish War (1002–1018)|German–Polish War]]. Poland keeps [[Lusatia]] – the [[Holy Roman Empire]] keeps [[Duchy of Bohemia|Bohemia]]. With this peace agreement, Bolesław redirects his forces on an offensive against the [[Kievan Rus']].
* [[July 22]]&ndash;[[July 23|23]] &ndash; [[Battle of the River Bug]]: Polish forces under Bolesław I defeat [[Yaroslav the Wise]] near the [[Bug River|River Bug]]. Yaroslav retreats to [[Veliky Novgorod|Novgorod]], abandoning [[Kiev]]<!--See WP:KIEV-->.
* [[July 29]] &ndash; [[Battle of Vlaardingen]]: Henry II sends an army towards [[Holland]] to subdue the rebellious Count [[Dirk III, Count of Holland|Dirk III]]. The Imperial forces are defeated near [[Vlaardingen]].
* [[August]] &ndash; [[Ivats]], Bulgarian [[Nobility|nobleman]] and rebel leader, is blinded and captured by ''strategos'' [[Eustathios Daphnomeles]], confirming [[Bulgaria]]'s position as part of the [[Byzantine Empire]].
* [[August 14]] &ndash; Bolesław I accepts the surrender of Kiev by the [[Pechenegs]]. He reinstates [[Sviatopolk I of Kiev|Sviatopolk I]] as Grand Prince of Kiev.
* [[Battle of Cannae (1018)|Battle of Cannae]]: The [[Lombards|Lombard]] adventurer [[Melus of Bari]] and his [[Normans|Norman]] mercenaries are decisively defeated by the Byzantine army, led by the Catepan [[Basil Boioannes]].<ref>{{cite book|editor-last=Kleinhenz|editor-first=Christopher|title=Medieval Italy: an encyclopedia|year=2010|publisher=Routledge|volume=1|isbn=978-0415939294|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1piMMqjAf1MC}}</ref>
* [[October 1]] &ndash; [[Battle of Carham]]: King [[Malcolm II of Scotland]] and [[Owain Foel]] ("the Bald") of Strathclyde are victorious over either [[Uhtred the Bold]] or [[Eadwulf Cudel]], rulers of [[Bamburgh]]. The battle confirms Scottish dominance over [[Lothian]].
* [[Cnut]] ("the Great"), King of England, travels to [[Denmark]] to succeed his brother [[Harald II of Denmark|Harald II]] on the Danish [[throne]].<ref>{{cite book|last=Williams|first=Hywel|title=Cassell's Chronology of World History|url=https://archive.org/details/cassellschronolo0000will|url-access=registration|publisher=Weidenfeld & Nicolson|location=London|year=2005|isbn=978-0304357307}}</ref>

==== Asia ====
* [[January 22]] &ndash; [[Emperor Go-Ichijō]] of Japan celebrates his coming-of-age ceremony; he is aged 9 at this time.
* [[November 26]] &ndash; 19-year-old [[Fujiwara no Ishi]] marries her nephew Go-Ichijō, becoming Empress of Japan (''Chugu''), the third in succession of the daughters of influential court official [[Fujiwara no Michinaga]] to become Empress. Michinaga, who sent her to court in March, holds a banquet in celebration.
* December &ndash; [[Third conflict in the Goryeo-Khitan War|Goryeo–Khitan War]]: Khitan forces of the [[Liao dynasty]] invade [[Goryeo]] ([[North Korea]]). Goryeo forces led by General [[Kang Kam-ch'an]] annihilates the Khitan army at [[Kusong]].

=== By topic ===

==== Religion ====
* [[Buckfast Abbey]] (located near [[Buckfastleigh]]) is founded as a [[Order of Saint Benedict|Benedictine]] monastery in [[Kingdom of England|England]].<ref>{{cite book|last=Emery|first=Anthony|year=2006|title=Greater Medieval Houses of England and Wales, 1300–1500. Volume '''3''', Southern England|publisher=Cambridge University Press|isbn=978-0-521-58132-5}}</ref></onlyinclude>

== Births ==
* [[April 10]] &ndash; [[Nizam al-Mulk]], Persian scholar and [[vizier]] (d. [[1092]]) 
* [[August 31]] &ndash; [[Jeongjong, 10th Monarch of Goryeo|Jeongjong II]], ruler of [[Goryeo]] ([[Korea]]) (d. [[1046]])
* [[Abul Hasan Hankari]], Abbasid scholar and [[jurist]] (d. [[1093]])
* [[Bagrat IV of Georgia|Bagrat IV]], Georgian king of the [[Bagrationi dynasty]] (d. [[1072]])
* [[Ermengarde of Anjou, Duchess of Burgundy|Ermengarde of Anjou]], duchess of [[Burgundy]] (d. [[1076]])
* [[Harthacnut]] (or Cnut III), king of [[Denmark]] (d. [[1042]])
* [[Michael Psellos]], Byzantine monk and philosopher (approximate date)
* [[Richilde, Countess of Hainaut|Richilde]], countess and [[regent]] of [[County of Flanders|Flanders]] (d. [[1086]])
* [[Pope Victor II|Victor II]], pope of the Roman [[Catholic Church]] (d. [[1057]])

== Deaths ==
* [[February 24]] &ndash; [[Borrell (bishop of Vic)|Borrell]], bishop of [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Vic|Vic]] ([[Spain]])
* [[February 25]] &ndash; [[Arnulf II (archbishop of Milan)|Arnulf II]], archbishop of [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Milan|Milan]]
* [[March 22]] &ndash; [[Ali ibn Hammud al-Nasir]], caliph of [[Caliphate of Córdoba|Córdoba]]
* [[June 23]] &ndash; [[Henry I, Margrave of Austria|Henry I]] ("the Strong"), margrave of [[Margraviate of Austria|Austria]]
* [[July 7]] &ndash; [[Gerberga of Burgundy]], duchess of [[Duchy of Swabia|Swabia]]
* [[September 25]] &ndash; [[Berthold of Toul]], German bishop
* [[October 1]] 
** [[Gilbert Buatère]], Norman [[Nobility|nobleman]]
** [[Osmond Drengot]], Norman nobleman
* [[December 1]] &ndash; [[Thietmar of Merseburg|Thietmar]], bishop of [[Bishopric of Merseburg|Merseburg]] (b. [[975]])
* [[Abd ar-Rahman IV|Abd al-Rahman IV]], Umayyad caliph of Córdoba
* [[Aeddan ap Blegywryd]], king of [[Kingdom of Gwynedd|Gwynedd]]
* [[Adolf I of Lotharingia]], German nobleman
* [[Aldhun]], bishop of [[Lindisfarne]] (or [[1019]])
* [[Dragimir of Travunia and Zachlumia|Dragomir]], ruler of [[Travunija|Travunia]] and [[Zachlumia]] 
* [[Harald II of Denmark|Harald II]], king and regent of Denmark
* [[Ivan Vladislav of Bulgaria|Ivan Vladislav]], emperor ([[tsar]]) of [[First Bulgarian Empire|Bulgaria]]
* [[Frederick, Count of Walbeck|Frederick]], German nobleman (b. [[974]])

== References ==
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