Battle of Maldon
991 · Event
English ealdorman Byrhtnoth killed by raiding Vikings on the Essex coast; subject of the Old English poem.
On these timelines: Master, United Kingdom (combined), England
Around 991
- Norman Conquest of England (1066)
- East–West Schism (1054)
- Holy Roman Empire (962)
- Song dynasty (960)
- Holy Roman Empire founded (962)
- Christianisation of Kievan Rus' (988)
- Founding of the Capetian dynasty (987)
- Domesday Book (1086)
- The Tale of Genji written (1008)
- Reign of William the Conqueror (1066)