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Otto I's Triumph: Battle of Lechfeld 955 (+ 8 more historical events on this day!)
A Daily Dose of History (10 Aug 2026)
Today's historical events:
Battle of Lechfeld: Otto I, Holy Roman Emperor defeats the Magyars, ending 50 years of Magyar invasion of the West.
Battle of Maldon: The English, led by Byrhtnoth, Ealdorman of Essex, are defeated by a band of inland-raiding Vikings near Maldon, Essex.
The Battle of Azaz ends with a humiliating retreat of the Byzantine emperor, Romanos III Argyros, against the Mirdasid rulers of Aleppo. The retreat degenerates into a rout, in which Romanos himself barely escapes capture.
Yekuno Amlak takes the imperial throne of Ethiopia…
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