1050s
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| Millennia: | 2nd millennium |
| Centuries: | 10th century - 11th century - 12th century |
| Decades: | 1020s 1030s 1040s - 1050s - 1060s 1070s 1080s |
| Years: | 1050 1051 1052 1053 1054 1055 1056 1057 1058 1059 |
| Categories: | Births - Deaths - Architecture Establishments - Disestablishments |
[edit] Events and Trends
- 1050
- Hedeby is sacked by King Harald Hardraade of Norway during the course of a conflict with King Eric Estridsson of Denmark.
- King Anund Jacob of Sweden is succeeded by Emund the Old. (See Swedish monarchs.)
- 1051
- Zenkunen War starts in Japan. It will continue until the early 1060s. Part of Clan disputes of the Heian period.
- 1054
- 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.
- Pope Leo IX and Michael Cerularius, Patriarch of Constantinople, decree each other's excommunication, finalising the Great Schism between the Catholic and Orthodox Churches.
- 1055
- Seljuk Turks capture Baghdad.
- Pope Victor II attains papacy.
- 1057
- Change of King of Scotland from Macbeth to Lulach
- Pope Victor II dies, Pope Stephen IX attains papacy.
[edit] Significant people
- Godwin, Earl of Wessexbs:1050te
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