1012

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.

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