Battle of Brunanburh
Æthelstan defeats an alliance of Scots, Britons and Vikings
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In 937 King Æthelstan of England crushed the combined army of Constantine II, king of the Scots, Owain of Strathclyde and the Viking Olaf Guthfrithson of Dublin. The victory secured the unity of the English kingdom; the exact battlefield is still disputed.
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Meanwhile around the world (±25 years)
Asia
- 938 Battle of Bạch Đằng — 1 year later
- 946 Millennium Eruption of Mount Paektu — 9 years later
- 960 Founding of the Song dynasty — 23 years later
Americas
- c. 950–1250 Medieval Warm Period — 13 years later
Alive at the time
- Al-Farabi (aged 65)
- Igor of Kiev (aged 59)
- Æthelstan (aged 43)
- Otto the Great (aged 25)
- Olga of Kiev (aged 17)