1050s

Centuries: 10th century - 11th century - 12th century Decades: 1010s - 1020s - 1030s - 1040s - 1050s - 1060s - 1070s - 1080s - 1090s - 1100s - 1110s 1049 1050 1051 1052 1053 1054 1055 1056 1057 1058 1059 1060

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Events

• 1050\n** Hedeby is sacked by King Harald Hardraade of Norway during the course of a conflict with King Eric Estridsson of Denmark.\n** King Anund Jacob of Sweden is succeeded by Emund the Old. (See Swedish monarchs.)\n* 1053 Malcolm III of Scotland invades Scotland.\n* 1054\n** A powerful supernova is observed. It is so bright that it can be seen in daylight. The supernova remnant left by the event is now known as the Crab Nebula.\n** Pope Leo IX and Michael Cerularius, Patriarch of Constantinople, decree each other's excommunication, finalising the Great Schism between the Catholic and Orthodox Churches.\n** Malcolm Canmore begins his campaign for the throne of Scotland.\n* 1055\n** Seljuk Turks capture Baghdad.\n** Pope Victor II attains papacy.\n* 1057\n** Change of Scottish Monarch from Macbeth to Lulach\n** Pope Stephen X attains papacy, Pope Victor II dies.

Significant people

\n*Godwin, Earl of Wessex \n\n\n\n\n\n