Editing 978 (section)

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

==== Byzantine Empire ====
* [[Battle of Pankaleia]]: Rebel forces under General [[Bardas Skleros]] are defeated by the [[Byzantine Empire|Byzantine]] army loyal to Emperor [[Basil II]], commanded by General [[Bardas Phokas the Younger|Bardas Phokas]] ('''the Younger'''), near Pankaleia (modern-day [[Hisarköy, Emirdağ|Hisarköy]]). Phokas regroups his forces and continues his march to the East, drawing Skleros away from [[Constantinople]].

==== Europe ====
* [[War of the Three Henries (977–978)|War of the Three Henries]]: Emperor [[Otto II, Holy Roman Emperor|Otto II]] (the Red) supported by his nephew [[Otto I, Duke of Carinthia|Otto I]], duke of [[Duchy of Bavaria|Bavaria]] and [[Duchy of Carinthia|Carinthia]], attacks [[Passau]], where the rebels have assembled. In September, the town surrenders due to Otto's [[siege]] tactics, which includes a [[Pontoon bridge|bridge of boats]]. Ending of the revolt of [[Henry II, Duke of Bavaria|Henry II]] (the Wrangler) against Otto II.
* Otto II has the three insurrectionists punished at [[Magdeburg]]. Henry II is stripped of all his possessions and imprisoned in the custody of Bishop [[Folcmar (bishop)|Folcmar]] of [[Episcopal principality of Utrecht|Utrecht]]. The other two: [[Henry III, Duke of Bavaria|Henry III]] (the Younger) loses his duchy to Otto I and [[Henry I (bishop of Augsburg)|Henry I]], bishop of [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Augsburg|Augsburg]], is arrested and imprisoned in [[Werden Abbey]] ([[Germany]]).<ref>Reuter, Timothy (1999). ''The New Cambridge Medieval History, Volume III'', p. 254. {{ISBN|978-0-521-36447-8}}.</ref>
* [[Franco-German war of 978–980]] begins.
* [[Almanzor]], a court official and [[regent]] of [[Caliphate of Córdoba|Córdoba]], becomes a [[Chamberlain (office)|chamberlain]] (''[[hajib]]'') and seizes power from the 13-year-old Caliph [[Hisham II]]. During his reign, Almanzor will exercise strong influence over [[Subh of Cordoba|Subh]] (the mother of Hisham) and wages successful campaigns against the [[Christians|Christian]] kingdoms in Northern [[Spain]]. 
* Fall &ndash; [[Mieszko I of Poland|Mieszko I]], duke and prince (''[[de facto]]'' ruler) of [[Greater Poland|Poland]], abducts [[Oda of Haldensleben]] from the monastery of [[Kalbe, Saxony-Anhalt|Kalbe]] ([[Saxony-Anhalt]]) and marries her. She becomes Mieszko's second wife and [[List of Polish consorts|Duchess of the Polans]].
* [[Pandulf Ironhead|Pandulf I]] (Ironhead), a [[Lombards|Lombard]] prince, annexes the [[Principality of Salerno]] into his domains. For the first time, the Lombard duchies of [[Duchy of Benevento|Benevento]], [[Principality of Capua|Capua]], Salerno and [[Duchy of Spoleto|Spoleto-Camerino]] are united under one ruler.
* [[Pietro I Orseolo]], doge of [[Republic of Venice|Venice]], escapes from Venice and travels to the [[Order of Saint Benedict|Benedictine]] abbey of [[Abbey of Saint-Michel-de-Cuxa|Michel-de-Cuxa]] (Southern [[France]]). He is succeeded by [[Vitale Candiano]] (not the bishop of [[Grado, Friuli-Venezia Giulia|Grado]]) as doge of Venice.
* Winter &ndash; [[Vladimir the Great|Vladimir I]] (the Great), grand prince of [[Kyiv]], returns from [[Kingdom of Norway (872–1397)|Norway]] with a [[Varangians|Varangian]] [[mercenary]] army and re-captures [[Veliky Novgorod|Novgorod]]. On his way to Kiev, he marches against the forces of his brother [[Yaropolk I of Kiev|Yaropolk I]].

==== England ====
* [[March 18]] &ndash; King [[Edward the Martyr|Edward II]] ('''the Martyr''') is murdered at [[Corfe Castle]] ([[Dorset]]shire) upon the orders of his step-mother [[Ælfthryth, wife of Edgar|Ælfthryth]] (or '''Elfrida'''). He is succeeded by his half-brother [[Æthelred the Unready|Æthelred II]] ('''the Unready''') who becomes king of [[Kingdom of England|England]]. During his reign Æthelred tries to keep his realm from being overrun by [[Denmark|Danish]] [[Vikings|Viking]] invaders. 
* English troops are deployed on the [[Llŷn Peninsula]] on behalf of King [[Hywel ap Ieuaf|Hywel]] of [[Kingdom of Gwynedd|Gwynedd]] in order to prevent his uncle, King [[Iago ab Idwal|Iago]], invading with Viking allies from [[Dublin]]. 
* The town of [[Guildford]] ([[Surrey]]) becomes the location of the [[Royal Mint]].

==== China ====
* [[June 3]] &ndash; [[Chen Hongjin]], [[Jiedushi]] of [[Qingyuan Circuit|Pinghai Circuit]], surrenders his territories and pledges [[allegiance]] to the [[Song dynasty|Song Dynasty]].

* [[June 9]] &ndash; King [[Qian Chu]] surrenders his territories and pledges [[allegiance]] to the [[Song dynasty|Song Dynasty]], saving his people from war and economic destruction. Qian Chu remains ruler and moves 3,000 members of his [[household]] to Bianjing (modern-day [[Kaifeng]]). [[Wuyue]] is absorbed into the Song Dynasty, effectively ending the kingdom.

=== By topic ===
==== Literature ====
* One of the [[Four Great Books of Song]], the ''[[Taiping Guangji]]'', a Chinese collection of [[Deity|deities]], [[Fairy|fairies]], [[Ghost story|ghost stories]] and [[theology]], is completed. The collection is divided into 500 volumes and consists of about 3 million [[Chinese characters]].

==== Religion ====
* The [[Badia Fiorentina]], a Benedictine abbey in [[Florence]], is founded by [[Willa of Tuscany]], the widow of [[Hubert, Duke of Spoleto|Hubert of Tuscany]].
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