Editing AD 808

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[[File:Coin of Eardwulf of Northumbria.png|upright=1.35|thumb|Coin of king [[Eardwulf of Northumbria]]]]
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Year '''808''' ('''[[Roman numerals|DCCCVIII]]''') was a [[leap year starting on Saturday]] of the [[Julian calendar]], the 808th year of the [[Common era|Common Era]] (CE) and [[Anno Domini]] (AD) designations, the 808th year of the [[1st millennium]], the 8th year of the [[9th century]], and the 9th year of the [[800s (decade)|800s]] decade.

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

==== Europe ====
* King [[Gudfred|Godfred]] of the [[Danes]] forms an [[Military alliance|alliance]] with the [[Veleti|Wiltzi]] and other [[West Slavs|Wendic]] tribes, against the [[Paganism|pagan]] but pro-Frankish [[Obotrites|Abodrites]].{{sfn|Nicolle|2014|p=21}} Godfred builds earthworks ([[Danevirke]]) across the isthmus of [[Schleswig-Holstein]], separating [[Jutland]] from the northern extent of the [[Carolingian Empire|Frankish Empire]].
* [[Viking Age]]: First [[Vikings|Viking]] raid, by Danes against the [[Baltic Sea|Baltic coast]]. Godfred destroys the Slav settlement of [[Reric]] (near present-day [[Wismar]]), used as a strategic [[trade route]]. The population is displaced or abducted, to [[Hedeby]] ([[Denmark]]).
* Emperor [[Charlemagne]] gives orders to construct two new forts on the [[Elbe|Elbe River]], garrisoning them against future Slav incursions.{{sfn|Nicolle|2014|p=84}}
* In [[Al-Garb Al-Andalus|Gharb al-Andalus]] (modern [[Portugal]]), Hazim ibn Wahb leads a rebellion against the [[Emirate of Córdoba]].<ref>{{cite book|last1=Serrão |first1=Joel |last2=de Oliveira Marques|first2=A. H.|title=Hova Historia de Portugal. Portugal das Invasões Germânicas à Reconquista|year=1993|publisher=Editorial Presença|location=Lisbon|page=124|chapter=O Portugal Islâmico |language=Portuguese}}</ref>

==== Britain ====
* Exiled king [[Eardwulf of Northumbria]] is able to return to his kingdom, with the support of Charlemagne and [[Pope Leo III]]. He ousts the [[usurper]], King [[Ælfwald II of Northumbria|Ælfwald II]].
* [[Cadell ap Brochfael]], king of [[Kingdom of Powys|Powys]] (modern [[Wales]]), dies after a 35-year reign, and is succeeded by his son [[Cyngen ap Cadell]].

=== By topic ===

==== Finance ====
* Jewish [[merchant]]s in [[Lombardy]] open the first [[bank]] (or [[money]] repository) in [[Italy]] (approximate date).
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== Births ==
* [[September 27]] &ndash; [[Emperor Ninmyō|Ninmyō]], emperor of [[Japan]] (d. [[850]])
* [[Hemma|Emma of Altdorf]], Frankish queen (or [[803]])
* [[Gottschalk of Orbais]], German monk and [[Theology|theologian]] (approximate date)
* [[Kang Chengxun]], general of the [[Tang dynasty|Tang Dynasty]] (approximate date)
* [[Kim Yang]], viceroy of [[Silla]] ([[Korea]]) (d. [[857]])
* [[Walafrid Strabo]], Frankish theological writer (approximate date)

== Deaths ==
* [[Ælfwald II of Northumbria|Ælfwald II]], king of [[Kingdom of Northumbria|Northumbria]] (approximate date)
* [[Al-Fadl ibn Yahya al-Barmaki]], Muslim governor (b. [[766]])
* [[Cadell ap Brochfael]], king of [[Kingdom of Powys|Powys]] ([[Wales]])
* [[Du Huangchang]], [[Chancellor of the Tang dynasty|chancellor of the Tang Dynasty]]
* [[Eanbald (floruit 798)|Eanbald II]], [[archbishop of York]]
* [[Elipando]], Spanish [[archbishop]] and theologian (approximate date)
* [[Layman Pang]], Chinese ([[Zen]]) Buddhist (b. [[740]])

== References ==
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=== Sources ===
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* {{cite book |last=Nicolle |first=David |author-link=David Nicolle |date=2014 |title=The Conquest of Saxony AD 782–785 |isbn=978-1-78200-825-5}}
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