9th century
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Events
- Beowulf might have been written down in this century, though it could also have been in the 8th century
- Viking attacks on Europe begin
- Oseberg ship burial
- 863-879 - period of schism between eastern and western churches
Significant people
Inventions, Discoveries, Introductions
- First image of a rotary grindstone in a European source - illustration shows crank, first known use of a crank in the West (Utrecht Psalter, A.D. 843)
Some Groups that Cover This Period
- SCA
- Re-Enactors
- Fire and Steel - Australia
- The Huscarls - Australia
- New England Medieval Arts Society - Australia
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