Editing 941 (section)

== Events ==
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=== By place ===

==== Byzantine Empire ====
* [[May]] &ndash; [[September]] &ndash; [[Rus'–Byzantine War (941)|Rus'–Byzantine War]]: The [[Kievan Rus'|Rus']] and their allies, the [[Pechenegs]], under the [[Varangians|Varangian]] prince [[Igor of Kiev|Igor I of Kiev]], cross the [[Black Sea]] with an invasion fleet of 1,000 ships<ref>Sources give varying figures for the size of the Russian fleet. The number 10,000 ships appears in the [[Primary Chronicle]] and in Greek sources, some of which put the figure as high as 15,000 ships. [[Liutprand of Cremona]] wrote that the fleet numbered only 1,000 ships; Liutprand's report is based on the account of his step-father who witnessed the attack while serving as envoy in Constantinople. Modern historians find the latter estimate to be the most credible. Runciman (1988), p. 111.</ref> (40,000 men) and disembark on the northern coast of [[Asia Minor]]. While the [[Byzantine navy|Byzantine fleet]] is engaged against the [[Arabs]] in the [[Mediterranean Sea|Mediterranean]], the Rus' forces reach the gates of [[Constantinople]]. Emperor [[Romanos I Lekapenos|Romanos I]] organizes the defense of the capital and assembles 15 old ships (equipped with throwers of [[Greek fire]]) under the chamberlain (''[[protovestiarios]]'') [[Theophanes (chamberlain)|Theophanes]]. The Byzantines repel the Rus' fleet (nearly annihilating the entire fleet) but can not prevent the invaders from pillaging the hinterland of Constantinople, venturing as far south as [[Nicomedia]] (modern-day [[İzmit]]). In September, [[John Kourkouas]] and [[Bardas Phokas the Elder|Bardas Phokas]] ("the Elder"), two leading generals, destroy the Rus' forces in [[Thrace (theme)|Thrace]]. Igor manages, with only a handful of boats, to escape to the [[Caspian Sea]].

==== Europe ====
* Spring &ndash; [[Henry I, Duke of Bavaria|Henry I]], duke of [[Duchy of Bavaria|Bavaria]], plots to assassinate his brother, King [[Otto I, Holy Roman Emperor|Otto I]], at the [[Kaiserpfalz|royal palace]] in [[Quedlinburg]] (modern [[Saxony-Anhalt]]), but the conspiracy is discovered and Henry is put in captivity in [[Ingelheim am Rhein|Ingelheim]]. He is released after doing [[penance]] at [[Christmas]].
* Fall &ndash; [[Hugh of Italy|Hugh of Provence]], king of [[Kingdom of Italy (Holy Roman Empire)|Italy]], leads a fourth expedition to [[Rome]] to dislodge [[Alberic II of Spoleto|Alberic II]]. He proceeds to [[Lazio]], preparing a campaign to capture the papal capital. Again the attacks fail and Hugh retreats to [[Milan]].
* [[Olaf Guthfrithson]], a Norse-Irish chieftain, is killed while raiding an ancient [[Angles (tribe)|Anglian]] church at [[Whitekirk and Tyninghame|Tyninghame]] (Northern [[Kingdom of Northumbria|Northumbria]]). He is succeeded by his cousin [[Amlaíb Cuarán|Olaf Sigtryggsson]] as ruler of [[Scandinavian York|Jórvik]] (modern [[Yorkshire]]).

==== Middle East ====
* [[March 9]] &ndash; The famed Green Dome of the [[Palace of the Golden Gate]] at [[Baghdad]] collapses, amidst heavy rainfall.

=== By topic ===
==== Religion ====
* [[Oda of Canterbury|Oda]] ("the Good") is appointed archbishop of [[Diocese of Canterbury|Canterbury]] in [[Kingdom of England|England]] after the death of [[Wulfhelm]].
* [[Kaminarimon]], the eight-pillared gate to the [[Sensō-ji]] Buddhist temple in [[Tokyo]], [[Japan]], is erected.
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