Editing 941

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[[File:Byzantines repel the Russian attack of 941.jpg|upright=1.35|thumb|The [[Byzantine Empire|Byzantines]] repel the [[Kievan Rus'|Russian]] attack at [[Constantinople]], using ships with [[Greek fire]].]]
Year '''941''' ('''[[Roman numerals|CMXLI]]''') was a [[common year starting on Friday]] of the [[Julian calendar]].

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

==== Byzantine Empire ====
* [[May]] &ndash; [[September]] &ndash; [[Rus'–Byzantine War (941)|Rus'–Byzantine War]]: The [[Kievan Rus'|Rus']] and their allies, the [[Pechenegs]], under the [[Varangians|Varangian]] prince [[Igor of Kiev|Igor I of Kiev]], cross the [[Black Sea]] with an invasion fleet of 1,000 ships<ref>Sources give varying figures for the size of the Russian fleet. The number 10,000 ships appears in the [[Primary Chronicle]] and in Greek sources, some of which put the figure as high as 15,000 ships. [[Liutprand of Cremona]] wrote that the fleet numbered only 1,000 ships; Liutprand's report is based on the account of his step-father who witnessed the attack while serving as envoy in Constantinople. Modern historians find the latter estimate to be the most credible. Runciman (1988), p. 111.</ref> (40,000 men) and disembark on the northern coast of [[Asia Minor]]. While the [[Byzantine navy|Byzantine fleet]] is engaged against the [[Arabs]] in the [[Mediterranean Sea|Mediterranean]], the Rus' forces reach the gates of [[Constantinople]]. Emperor [[Romanos I Lekapenos|Romanos I]] organizes the defense of the capital and assembles 15 old ships (equipped with throwers of [[Greek fire]]) under the chamberlain (''[[protovestiarios]]'') [[Theophanes (chamberlain)|Theophanes]]. The Byzantines repel the Rus' fleet (nearly annihilating the entire fleet) but can not prevent the invaders from pillaging the hinterland of Constantinople, venturing as far south as [[Nicomedia]] (modern-day [[İzmit]]). In September, [[John Kourkouas]] and [[Bardas Phokas the Elder|Bardas Phokas]] ("the Elder"), two leading generals, destroy the Rus' forces in [[Thrace (theme)|Thrace]]. Igor manages, with only a handful of boats, to escape to the [[Caspian Sea]].

==== Europe ====
* Spring &ndash; [[Henry I, Duke of Bavaria|Henry I]], duke of [[Duchy of Bavaria|Bavaria]], plots to assassinate his brother, King [[Otto I, Holy Roman Emperor|Otto I]], at the [[Kaiserpfalz|royal palace]] in [[Quedlinburg]] (modern [[Saxony-Anhalt]]), but the conspiracy is discovered and Henry is put in captivity in [[Ingelheim am Rhein|Ingelheim]]. He is released after doing [[penance]] at [[Christmas]].
* Fall &ndash; [[Hugh of Italy|Hugh of Provence]], king of [[Kingdom of Italy (Holy Roman Empire)|Italy]], leads a fourth expedition to [[Rome]] to dislodge [[Alberic II of Spoleto|Alberic II]]. He proceeds to [[Lazio]], preparing a campaign to capture the papal capital. Again the attacks fail and Hugh retreats to [[Milan]].
* [[Olaf Guthfrithson]], a Norse-Irish chieftain, is killed while raiding an ancient [[Angles (tribe)|Anglian]] church at [[Whitekirk and Tyninghame|Tyninghame]] (Northern [[Kingdom of Northumbria|Northumbria]]). He is succeeded by his cousin [[Amlaíb Cuarán|Olaf Sigtryggsson]] as ruler of [[Scandinavian York|Jórvik]] (modern [[Yorkshire]]).

==== Middle East ====
* [[March 9]] &ndash; The famed Green Dome of the [[Palace of the Golden Gate]] at [[Baghdad]] collapses, amidst heavy rainfall.

=== By topic ===
==== Religion ====
* [[Oda of Canterbury|Oda]] ("the Good") is appointed archbishop of [[Diocese of Canterbury|Canterbury]] in [[Kingdom of England|England]] after the death of [[Wulfhelm]].
* [[Kaminarimon]], the eight-pillared gate to the [[Sensō-ji]] Buddhist temple in [[Tokyo]], [[Japan]], is erected.
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== Births ==
* [[Brian Boru]], [[High King of Ireland]] (approximate date) (d. [[1014]])
* [[Hugh Capet]], first of the Capetian Kings of France (d. [[996]])
* [[Ibn Furak]], Muslim [[imam]], jurist and theologian (d. [[1015]])
* [[Lê Hoàn]], emperor of the [[Early Lê dynasty|Early Lê Dynasty]] ([[Vietnam]]) (d.[[1005]])
* [[Lothair of France|Lothair III]], king of the [[West Francia|West Frankish Kingdom]] (d. [[986]])

== Deaths ==
* [[January 5]] &ndash; [[Zhang Yanhan]], Chinese [[Chancellor of the Tang dynasty|chancellor]] (b. [[884]])
* [[February 12]] &ndash; [[Wulfhelm]], archbishop of [[Diocese of Canterbury|Canterbury]]
* [[April 21]] &ndash; [[Bajkam]], Turkish military commander
* [[Abu Bakr Muhammad]], Muslim governor
* [[Fujiwara no Sumitomo]], Japanese [[Nobility|nobleman]]
* [[Gurgen II of Tao|Gurgen II]], prince of [[Principality of Tao-Klarjeti|Tao-Klarjeti]] ([[Georgia (country)|Georgia]])
* [[Jayavarman IV]], Angkorian king ([[Cambodia]])
* [[Muhammad ibn Ya'qub al-Kulayni]], Persian scholar (b. [[864]])
* [[Olaf Guthfrithson]], Viking leader and king<ref>{{cite book |editor1-last=Lynch |editor1-first=Michael |title=The Oxford companion to Scottish history |date=February 24, 2011 |publisher=Oxford University Press |isbn=9780199693054 |page=106}}</ref>
* [[Órlaith íngen Cennétig]], Irish queen
* [[Qian Yuanguan]], king of [[Wuyue]] (b. [[887]])
* [[Rudaki]] ("Adam of Poets"), Persian [[Persian literature#Persian literature of the medieval and pre-modern periods|poet]] (b. [[858]])
* [[Wang Dingbao]], Chinese chancellor (b. [[870]])
* [[Zhao Sun]], Chinese official and chancellor

== References ==
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