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== Significant persons == |
== Significant persons == |
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* [[Charles Martel]] |
* [[Charles Martel]] |
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* The [[Venerable Bede]], English scholar |
* The [[Venerable Bede]], [[England|English]] [[scholar]] |
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* Pepin the short |
* Pepin the short |
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== Inventions, Discoveries, Introductions == |
== Inventions, Discoveries, Introductions == |
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* heavy [[plow]] in use in the Rhine valley |
* heavy [[plow]] in use in the Rhine valley |
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* [[horsecollar]] in use in |
* [[horsecollar]] in use in Northern [[Europe]] - perhaps introduced from [[Asia]] |
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* [[paper]]making introduced from [[China]] to [[Arab]]s |
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* ca. 770: [[iron]] [[horseshoe]]s come into common use |
* ca. 770: [[iron]] [[horseshoe]]s come into common use |
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Revision as of 12:57, 21 July 2005
Events
- Sometime this century, Beowulf is probably written down.
Significant persons
- Charles Martel
- The Venerable Bede, English scholar
- Pepin the short
Inventions, Discoveries, Introductions
- heavy plow in use in the Rhine valley
- horsecollar in use in Northern Europe - perhaps introduced from Asia
- papermaking introduced from China to Arabs
- ca. 770: iron horseshoes come into common use
See also:
