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| 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; 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
Births
- Princess Constance of France, daughter of Robert II the Pious
Deaths
- February 3 - Sweyn I Haraldsson Forkbeard, king of Denmark
- April 23 - Brian Boru, high king of Ireland
- October 6 - Samuil of Bulgaria, Tsar of Bulgaria
- Sigurd the Stout, Viking earl in the Orkneys
- Sri RajaRaja I, great temple builder of the Chola dynastyaf:1014
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