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Events

  • Concordat of Worms condemns Pierre Abélard's writings on the Holy Trinity. Later in the year, Canon Fulbert (not to be confused with Fulbert of Chartres (960-1028)), uncle of Heloise, has Abélard castrated.
  • Reading Abbey is founded.
  • David the Builder, King of Georgia, with the army of 55,000 defeats the 200,000-strong Muslim coalition troops at Didgori, Eastern Georgia.

Deaths

  • December 11Al-Afdal Shahanshah, Caliph of Egypt (b. 1066)
  • William of Champeaux, French philosopher
  • Zhou Tong, archery teacher and second military arts tutor of famous Song Dynasty General Yue Fei.
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