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==== Europe ====
* Summer &ndash; The [[Hungarian raid in Spain (942)|Hungarians invade Al-Andalus]] (modern [[Spain]]) and besiege the fortress city of [[Lleida|Lerida]]. They devastate [[Cerdanya]] and [[Province of Huesca|Huesca]], and capture Yahya ibn Muhammad ibn al Tawil, [[Umayyad Caliphate|Umayyad]] governor (''[[Wali (administrative title)|wali]]'') of the town of [[Barbastro]]. Lacking food stores and sufficient [[forage]], the Hungarians retreat to the [[Septimania|Gothic March]].<ref>{{cite book |first=Gonzalo |last=Martínez Díez |title=El condado de Castilla, 711–1038: la historia frente a la leyenda |publisher=Marcial Pons Historia |year=2005 |pages=372–73}}</ref>
* [[Battle of Fraxinet]]: King [[Hugh of Italy|Hugh of Provence]] launches an attack on [[Fraxinet]], the [[Moors|Moorish]] fortress on the [[French Riviera|Côté d'Azur]] that had taken control of the [[Piedmont]]ese valleys. With the assistance of a [[Byzantine Empire|Byzantine]] fleet sent by Emperor [[Romanos I Lekapenos|Romanos I]], Hugh lays [[siege]] to the Moorish fortress with the help of Hungarian auxiliary troops ([[Kabar]]s).
* Fall &ndash; Hugh of Provence makes a truce with the Moors of Fraxinet, after hearing the news that a [[Duchy of Swabia|Swabian]] army is about to descend on [[Kingdom of Italy (Holy Roman Empire)|Italy]]. He allows the Moors to attack the [[Alps|Alpine]] passes for his own political ends in his struggle with [[Berengar II of Italy|Berengar of Ivrea]].<ref>Liudprand, V, 16–17; R. Hitchcock, ''Mozarabs in Medieval and Early Modern Spain'' (Franham: Ashgate, 2008), p. 42.</ref> The Byzantines cry foul and end their [[Military alliance|alliance]] with Hugh.
* [[December 17]] &ndash; [[William I Longsword|William I]] ("Longsword"), duke of [[Duchy of Normandy|Normandy]], is ambushed and assassinated by supporters of [[Arnulf I, Count of Flanders|Arnulf I]] ("the Great"), count of [[County of Flanders|Flanders]], while the two are at a peace conference at [[Picquigny]] (on an island on the [[Somme (river)|Somme]]) to settle their differences.<ref>David Nicholas, ''Medieval Flanders'' (Longman Group UK Limited, London, 1992), p. 40.</ref> William is succeeded by his 9-year-old son [[Richard I of Normandy|Richard]].
* Winter &ndash; The Hungarians raid [[Friuli]] and descend into central Italy. Hugh of Provence grants them a large sum of [[tribute]] if they return to the Gothic March or Spain. The Hungarians refuse the offer and raid the countryside of [[Lazio]], destroying the region of [[Sabina (region)|Sabina]].