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Centuries: 10th century - 11th century - 12th century

Decades: 1010s - 1020s - 1030s - 1040s - 1050s - 1060s - 1070s - 1080s - 1090s - 1100s - 1110s

1049 1050 1051 1052 1053 1054 1055 1056 1057 1058 1059 1060

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Events

  • 1050
  • Hedeby is sacked by King Harald Hardraade of Norway during the course of a conflict with King Eric Estridsson of Denmark.
  • King Anund Jacob of Sweden is succeeded by Emund the Old. (See Swedish monarchs.)
  • 1053 Malcolm III of Scotland invades Scotland.
  • 1054
  • A powerful supernova is observed. It is so bright that it can be seen in daylight. The supernova remnant left by the event is now known as the Crab Nebula.
  • Pope Leo IX and Michael Cerularius, Patriarch of Constantinople, decree each other's excommunication, finalising the Great Schism between the Catholic and Orthodox Churches.
  • Malcolm Canmore begins his campaign for the throne of Scotland.
  • 1055
  • Seljuk Turks capture Baghdad.
  • Pope Victor II attains papacy.
  • 1057
  • Change of Scottish Monarch from Macbeth to Lulach
  • Pope Stephen X attains papacy, Pope Victor II dies.
  • Significant people

  • Godwin, Earl of Wessex
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