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Years: 1011 1012 1013 - 1014 - 1015 1016 1017
Decades: 980s 990s 1000s - 1010s - 1020s 1030s 1040s
Centuries: 10th century - 11th century - 12th century 1014 state leaders

Events

February 14 - Pope Benedict VIII recognizes Henry of Bavaria as King of Germany
July 29 - Battle of Kleidion: Basil II inflicts not only a decisive defeat on the Bulgarian army, but his subsequent savage treatment of 15,000 prisoners reportedly causes Tsar Samuil of Bulgaria to die of shock, and earns Basil II the title 'Voulgaroktonos' (Bulgar-slayer).
Henry II of Germany crowned Henry II, Holy Roman Emperor by Pope Benedict VIII (ruled since 1003)
Following the death of Sweyn I, Ethelred II returns to England and retakes the English crown. Canute the Great returns to Denmark
Battle of Clontarf; Gaelic Irish forces under Brian Boru defeat several allied Viking forces in Ireland, ending their power there but killing Brian in the process
In England archbishop Wulfstan preaches his Latin homily, "Wulf's Address to the English"
Avicenna arrives at the court of Amir Majd al-Dawla at Jabal
in Kashmir, Abhinavagupta, the teacher of the poet Ksemendra, circulates his Greater commentary on the Pratyabhijna Darshana.
Holmgang declared illegal in Norway
Hammad ibn Buluggin recognises the Abbasid Caliphate, beginning the split of the Hammadids from the Zirids.

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