Sept 9
9 AD Arminius' alliance of six Germanic tribes
ambushed and annihilated three Roman legions of Publius Quinctilius Varus in
the Battle of the Teutoburg Forest.
999 or 1000
Battle of Svolder was a naval battle fought in the western Baltic Sea between
King Olaf Tryggvason of Norway and an alliance of his enemies; the background
for this battle was the unification of Norway into a single state,
long-standing Danish effort to gain control of the country, and the spread of
Christianity in Scandinavia. With the allied victory, Norway was partitioned
and the spread of Christianity was set back.
1087 William the Conqueror died in
Rouen at age 59 after an accident while riding his horse.
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