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* [[January 19]] – King [[García I of León|García I]] dies at [[Zamora, Spain|Zamora]] ([[Spain]]) after a 4-year reign. He is succeeded by his brother [[Ordoño II of León|Ordoño II]], who becomes king of [[Kingdom of Galicia|Galicia]] and [[Kingdom of León|León]]. Ordoño continues his expansion and settles his court in [[León, Spain|León]].<ref>Ch Paquis, Louis Dochez [https://books.google.com/books?id=P7sCAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA414 ''Histoire d'Espagne''] Béthune et Plon, 1844.</ref>
* Summer – [[Saracens]] from [[Garigliano]] establish advanced strongholds in [[Lazio]] at [[Trevi (rione of Rome)|Trevi]] (in the [[Sabina (region)|Sabine Hills]], near [[Palestrina]]) and [[Sutri]]. From here, they encroach on the papal cities of [[Orte]], [[Narni]] and [[Nepi]] with impunity.
* Viking raiders establish a settlement near [[Waterford]] ([[Republic of Ireland|Ireland]]) led by [[Ottir]] ('''the Black'''). The [[Dublin]] Vikings are forced to pay [[tribute]] to the Irish kings of [[Kingdom of Meath|Meath]] and [[Leinster]] as the price to keeping their independence.<ref>John Haywood (1995). ''Historical Atlas of the Vikings'', p. 74. {{ISBN|978-0-140-51328-8}}.</ref>
* In [[Al-Andalus]] a [[drought]] leads to a terrible [[famine]] in the [[Iberian Peninsula]], which continues in [[915]].<ref name=rucquoi1993-85>{{cite book|last=Rucquoi|first=Adeline|title=Histoire médiévale de la Péninsule ibérique|year=1993|publisher=Seuil|location=Paris|isbn=2-02-012935-3|page=85}}</ref> In his centralization effort, the [[Umayyad Caliphate|Umayyad]] caliph [[Abd ar-Rahman III|Abd al-Rahman III]], reconquers [[Seville]] from the Banu Hajjaj clan.<ref name ="portugalmedieval">Picard, C. (2000)'' Le Portugal musulman (VIIIe-XIIIe siècle). L'Occident d'al-Andalus sous domination islamique''. Paris: Maisonneuve & Larose; pp.54.</ref>