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Events

Spring – The Republic of Pisa conducts a military offensive against the Saracen strongholds in Southern Italy. The Pisan fleet sacks the city of Reggio Calabria. Pisa becomes one of the four commercial Maritime Republics (the other three are Genoa, Venice and Amalfi), which fight each other for control of the Mediterranean Sea.

March 25 – King Kenneth III of Scotland is killed in the battle of Monzievaird in Strathearn. He is succeeded by his cousin Malcolm II ("Forranach, the Destroyer", son of the late King Kenneth II) as ruler of Scotland.
Summer – Danish Viking raiders under Sweyn Forkbeard continue to ravage the cities (mostly poorly defended) in southern England. A famine strikes Sweyn's army, which has to live off the land.
November 16 – ÃÂlfric of Abingdon, archbishop of Canterbury, leaves ships to the people of Wiltshire and Kent in his will, leaving the best, equipped for 60 men, to King ÃÂthelred the Unready.
High King of Ireland Brian Boru makes a second expedition to the north, to take hostages from the northern kingdoms. During this campaign he visits Armagh Ã¢ÂÂ making an offering of 20 ounces of gold to the church and confirming to the apostolic see of Saint Patrick, ecclesiastical supremacy over the whole of Ireland.

January 13–18 – The Shanyuan Treaty is negotiated between the Liao dynasty and the Song dynasty. The Song government agrees to pay an annual tribute of 200,000 bolts of raw silk and 100,000 taels of silver, ending the northern border clashes against Liao.
May 13 – The Japanese court permits Fujiwara no Korechika to enter the palace.
LÃÂª Trung TÃÂ´ng succeeds his father LÃÂª HoÃÂ n as emperor of the early LÃÂª dynasty (modern Vietnam), preceding anarchy and 8 months succession war with other princes. LÃÂª NgoÃ¡ÂºÂ¡ TriÃ¡Â»Âu succeeded his brother LÃÂª Trung TÃÂ´ng, by assassinating him after just a 3 day reign.

The ShÃÂ«i WakashÃÂ« ("Collection of Gleanings"), an anthology of waka (poetry), is compiled by ex-Emperor Kazan of Japan (approximate date).</onlyinclude>