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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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* [[Viking]]s raid Lindisfarne in 793 |
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==Some Groups that Cover This Period== |
==Some Groups that Cover This Period== |
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*[[SCA]] |
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Latest revision as of 11:54, 28 May 2006
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
- Vikings raid Lindisfarne in 793
Some Groups that Cover This Period
- SCA
- Re-Enactors
- Fire and Steel - Australia
- The Huscarls - Australia
- New England Medieval Arts Society - Australia
Internal Links
See also:
