The History of Medieval Europe - 11th century

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ca. 1000 - This Viking explorer discovers Vinland
Leif Eriksson
1013 - The short-lived Danish House is named after this Danish king called "the great"
Cnut
1014 - This battle sees the victory of the Irish forces of Brian Boru over the Vikings
Clontarf
1036 - This Caliphate is desintegrated in 23 taifa kingdoms
Cordoba
1054 - Break of communion between the Catholic Church and Eastern Orthodox churches
Great Schism
1059 - Pope Nicholas II invests this Norman adventurer as duke of Apulia, Calabria, and Sicily
Robert Guiscard
1066 - This Norman "bastard" defeats Harold II and establishes his rule over England
William
1071 - This important battle is lost by the Byzantine Empire against the Seljuk Empire
Manzikert
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1073 - This Pope is elected who will be a great reformer
Gregory VII
1077 - The Holy Roman Emperor Henry IV is forced to seek absolution at this Italian castle
Canossa
1078 - This city is taken by the Seljuq Turks, who refuse to let Christian pilgrims in
Jerusalem
1085 - King Alfonso VI of Castile and León conquers this taifa kingdom
Toledo
1087 - This translator of the great masters of Arabic medicine dies at the Abbey of Monte Cassino
Constantinus Africanus
1095 - Pope Urban II proclaims the First Crusade at this concile
Clermont
1098 - This abbey is founded which begins a great reform of the Benedictine Order
Citeaux
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Sep 17, 2020
Please accept Leif Erikson or Leiv Eriksson. It's either Leif Erikson or Leiv Eriksson, but not the mix "Leif Eriksson"