In the view of Oxford professor Chris Wickham, Æthelred was one of the most forceful kings of the tenth century, who ended the control of every one of the major magnate families over their ealdormanries in the two decades after 985, and although this was ultimately to prove to his disadvantage, it is significant that he maintained the strength to push all of them into private life in spite of the military crisis of the period.
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| 968 • The Pechenegs begin the Siege of Kiev. |
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birth of childEdmund II Aethling Wessex, England ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
| 989 • Repairs are made on the Hagia Sophia. |
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| 1016 • Battle of Nesjar (off the coast of Norway): Olaf Haraldsson is victorious over former co-regent Sweyn Haakonsson confirming his status as King of Norway. |