854

Years: 850 851 852 853 - 854 - 855 856 857 858

Decades: 820s 830s 840s - 850s - 860s 870s 880s

Centuries: 8th century - 9th century - 10th century

Events

• Charles the Bald, Louis the German and Lothar meet at Attigny .
• Horik II succeeds Horik I as king of Denmark.
• Jayavarman III succeeds his father Jayavarman II as ruler of the Khmer Empire.
• First written record of Novgorod.
• First known pilgrimage to Rome of a Welsh ruler (Cyngen of Powys).

Births

• Harald I, first king of Norway (approximate date)

Deaths