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{{C11 year in topic}}Year '''1070''' ('''[[Roman numerals|MLXX]]''') was a [[common year starting on Friday]] of the [[Julian calendar]], the 1070th year of the [[Common Era]] (CE) and ''[[Anno Domini]]'' (AD) designations, the 70th year of the [[2nd millennium]], the 70th year of the [[11th century]], and the 1st year of the [[1070s]] decade.

== Events ==
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* Spring &ndash; King [[Sweyn II of Denmark]] joins rebels in England led by [[Hereward the Wake]] and captures the [[Isle of Ely]] in [[The Fens]] of [[East Anglia]]. On June 1 Hereward sacks [[Medeshamstede|Peterborough Abbey]] with support from Sweyn's Danes.<ref name=CBH>{{cite book|last=Palmer|first=Alan|last2=Palmer |first2=Veronica|year=1992|title=The Chronology of British History|publisher=Century Ltd|location=London|pages=53–55|isbn=0-7126-5616-2}}</ref>
* [[Harrying of the North]]: [[William the Conqueror]] quells rebellions in the north of his [[Kingdom of England]] following the invasion by Sweyn II. Widespread [[famine]] follows the devastation wrought.<ref name="BBC timeline">{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/history/british/timeline/normanbritain_timeline_noflash.shtml|title=British History Timeline, Norman Britain, BBC|access-date=2007-12-23}}</ref>
* [[April 11]] &ndash; [[Stigand]] is deposed as [[Archbishop of Canterbury]] in England by [[papal legate]]s and imprisoned.
* [[May 1]] &ndash; After 353 years of being exiled to [[Lugo]] due to the Muslim occupation of the city of [[Braga]], the [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Braga|Diocese of Braga]] is restored by order of [[Ferdinand I of León]] under Archbishop Pedro of Braga thanks to the advancing Christian forces during the [[Reconquista]].
* [[June]] &ndash; [[Denmark]] signs a treaty with England; Sweyn II and his forces leave the country.<ref name=CBH/>
* [[August 15]] &ndash; The [[Pavia]]n-born [[Benedictine]] [[Lanfranc]] is appointed as the new Archbishop of Canterbury in England.<ref name="Cassell's Chronology">{{cite book|last=Williams|first=Hywel|title=Cassell's Chronology of World History|url=https://archive.org/details/cassellschronolo0000will|url-access=registration|location=London|publisher=Weidenfeld & Nicolson|year=2005|isbn=0-304-35730-8|pages=[https://archive.org/details/cassellschronolo0000will/page/112 112–113]}}</ref>
* An invasion of England by [[Malcolm III of Scotland]] is repelled.<ref name=CBH/>
* [[Hugh d'Avranches, 1st Earl of Chester]], the first [[Marcher Lord]], invades Wales, capturing parts of [[Gwynedd]].<ref name=CBH/>
* A successful Byzantine counter-attack drives the [[Seljuq Turks]] across the [[Euphrates]].
* [[Bergen]] is founded by King [[Olaf III of Norway]]; it will function as the main city and capital of Norway, until it is replaced by [[Oslo]] in [[1314]].
* Chinese Chancellor [[Wang Anshi]] starts the Xining Reforms (which last until [[1085]]).
* Jews from [[Rouen]] in [[Normandy]] settle in England at the invitation of King William I.<ref>[[William of Malmesbury]].</ref>
* The [[Temple of Literature, Hanoi]], is established in [[Hanoi]], capital of [[Vietnam]].
* [[Uyghur language|Uyghur]] poet [[Yusuf Khass Hajib]] of [[Balasagun]], in the [[Kara-Khanid Khanate]], completes the ''[[Kutadgu Bilig]]'' ("The Wisdom Which Brings Good Fortune"), and presents it to the prince of [[Kashgar]].
* [[Song dynasty]] Chinese astronomer, engineer and statesman [[Su Song]] completes the compilation of the ''Ben Cao Tu Jing'', a [[pharmaceutical]] treatise with related subjects of [[botany]], [[zoology]], [[mineralogy]] and [[metallurgy]].
* The rebuilding of [[Canterbury Cathedral]] in England following a fire begins.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.canterbury-cathedral.org/history/history.aspx|title=The History of Canterbury Cathedral|access-date=2007-12-23|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071027094938/http://www.canterbury-cathedral.org/history/history.aspx#|archive-date=October 27, 2007|url-status=dead|df=mdy-all}}</ref>
* The rebuilding of [[York Minster]] in England begins.<ref name=CBH/>
* Construction of [[Richmond Castle]] in [[North Yorkshire]], England, by [[Alan Rufus]] begins.
* Approximate date &ndash; [[Halsten Stenkilsson]] is deposed as king of [[Sweden]], with [[Håkan the Red]] becoming king in [[Götaland]], and [[Anund Gårdske]] being chosen as king of [[Svealand]].<ref>[[Adam of Bremen]]. ''[[Gesta Hammaburgensis ecclesiae pontificum]]''.</ref></onlyinclude>

== Births ==
* [[Allucio of Campugliano]], Italian diplomat (d. [[1134]])
* [[Bertrade de Montfort]], queen of [[France in the Middle Ages|France]] (d. [[1117]])
* [[Buthaina bint al-Mu'tamid ibn Abbad]], Al-Andalus poet
* [[Coloman, King of Hungary|Coloman]] (the Learned), king of [[Kingdom of Hungary|Hungary]] (d. [[1116]])
* [[Eupraxia of Kiev]], Holy Roman Empress (d. [[1109]])
* [[Gertrude of Flanders, Duchess of Lorraine|Gertrude of Flanders]], duchess of [[Lower Lorraine|Lorraine]] (d. 1117)
* [[Giso IV, Count of Gudensberg|Giso IV]], count of [[Gudensberg]] (approximate date)
* [[Gualfardo of Verona]], Italian trader and [[hermit]] (d. [[1127]])
* [[Guerric of Igny]], French [[abbot]] (approximate date)
* [[Henry I, Margrave of the Saxon Ostmark|Henry I]] (the Elder), German [[Nobility|nobleman]] (d. [[1103]])
* [[Hugues de Payens]], French [[knights Templar|knight]] (approximate date)
* [[John Komnenos (parakoimomenos)|John Komnenos]], Byzantine aristocrat and official
* [[Lothair Udo III, Margrave of the Nordmark|Lothair Udo III]], margrave of the [[Northern March|Nordmark]] (d. [[1106]])
* [[Meinhard I, Count of Gorizia|Meinhard I]], German nobleman (approximate date)
* [[Otto, Count of Ballenstedt|Otto]] (the Rich), German nobleman (approximate date)
* [[Ralph the Red of Pont-Echanfray|Ralph of Pont-Echanfray]], Norman knight (d. [[1120]])
* [[Ramiro Sánchez]], Spanish nobleman (approximate date)
* [[Ranulf le Meschin, 3rd Earl of Chester|Ranulf le Meschin]], 3rd Earl of [[Cheshire|Chester]] (d. [[1129]])
* [[Rostislav Vsevolodovich]], Kievan prince (d. [[1093]])
* [[Sancho Nunes de Barbosa]], Portuguese nobleman (d. [[1130]])
* [[Tescelin le Roux]], Burgundian knight (approximate date)
* [[Thurstan]], archbishop of [[Diocese of York|York]] (approximate date)
* [[William de Corbeil]], archbishop of [[Diocese of Canterbury|Canterbury]] (d. [[1136]])
* [[William of Champeaux]], French philosopher (d. [[1121]])

== Deaths ==
* [[March 6]] &ndash; [[Ulric I, Margrave of Carniola|Ulric I]] (or Oldaric), margrave of [[March of Carniola|Carniola]]
* [[April 14]] &ndash; [[Gerard, Duke of Lorraine|Gerard]] (the Great), duke of Lorraine
* [[June 12]] &ndash; [[Guido of Acqui]] (or Wido), Italian bishop
* [[July 6]] 
** [[Godelieve]], Flemish saint (approximate date)
** [[Said al-Andalusi]], Taghlib Arab astronomer (b. [[1029]])
* [[July 17]] &ndash; [[Baldwin VI, Count of Flanders|Baldwin VI]] (the Good), count of [[County of Flanders|Flanders]]
* [[Abu 'Ubayd al-Juzjani]], Persian physician and chronicler
* [[Athirajendra Chola]], Indian ruler of the [[Chola dynasty|Chola Empire]]
* [[Áurea of San Millán]], Spanish [[anchorite]] (b. [[1043]])
* [[Bisantius Guirdeliku]], Italian nobleman (''[[Patrician (ancient Rome)#Late Roman and Byzantine period|patrikios]]'')
* [[Filarete of Calabria]], Sicilian monk and saint
* [[ibn Khan|Hārūn ibn Malik al-Turk]], Turkic military leader 
* [[Theobald of Dorat]], French monk and saint (b. [[990]])
* [[Vigrahapala III]], Indian ruler of the [[Pala Empire]]

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