1012

Millennium:	2nd millennium
Centuries:	10th century – 11th century – 12th century
Decades:	980s  990s  1000s  – 1010s –  1020s  1030s  1040s
Years:	1009 1010 1011 – 1012 – 1013 1014 1015

Pope Benedict VIII (c. 980–1024)

Events

• Mael Morda starts a rebellion against Brian Boru in Ireland, which would eventually end in 1014 at the Battle of Clontarf.
• Sulayman is restored as Umayyad caliph of Cordoba, succeeding Hisham II.
• Benedict VIII becomes pope. Gregory is antipope.
• Archbishop Alphege of Canterbury is murdered by his Danish captors.
• King Aethelred of England pays Danegeld.
• Oldrich succeeds Jaromir as duke of Bohemia.