1077
A new year begins. Danes capture York and the sons of William once more stir.
Events
Africa
- The Almoravids complete the conquest of the Ghana Empire, and reach Spain.
Asia
- The Seljuk Turks capture Nicaea.
- Suleyman I of Rûm becomes the leader of the Seljuk Sultanate of Rûm, in modern Turkey.
- Anushtegin Gharchai becomes, as a Seljuk vassal, leader of the Khwarezmid Empire.
Europe
- January 26 – Walk to Canossa: Henry IV, Holy Roman Emperor, visits Pope Gregory VII as a penitent, asking him to remove the sentence of excommunication.
- January 28 – The excommunication of Henry IV, Holy Roman Emperor is lifted.
- April 3
- The first Parliament of Friuli is created.
- Henry IV, Holy Roman Emperor grants the county of Friuli, with ducal status, to Sigaerd, Patriarch of Aquileia.
- Robert Curthose instigates his first insurrection against his father, William the Conqueror, in Normandy.
- The Kingdom of Duklja is founded.
- The first recorded trial by combat is held in England.
- Vsevolod of Kiev becomes the prince of Kievan Rus'.
- Alfonso VI of Castile conquers Coria
- Pope Gregory VII places the island of Corsica under the secular rule of the Archbishop of Pisa.
- Hugh of Burgundy supports the king of Aragon, in his conquest of the castle of Muñones from the emir of Zaragossa.
Arts
- The Bayeux Tapestry is made.
Religion
- The first English Cluniac Benedictine priory is established, at Lewes.
- Paul of Caen is installed as Abbot of St. Albans in England; the building of St Albans Abbey Churchcommences.
- Pope Christodolos of Alexandria ends his reign as Coptic Pope.
- Dionysius V Lazaros becomes Syriac Orthodox Patriarch of Antioch.
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