1000
This page relates to the year 1000 Julien calendar.
This year is also called itYear Millet
Synopsis |
Events
- Population of rises to some 253 million men.
Africa
- Probable date of the first colonization of the island of Zanzibar.
Americas
- First discovered of America by the Viking Leif Erikson wire ofÉrik Red.
- From 1000 with 1004, Leif Erikson and Thorvald Ericson reach Newfoundland and it Labrador in the current one . They summarily explore of them the coasts of which they will make a brief statement.
Asia and Indian world
- Seldjoukides occupy Transoxiane in central.
- First uses of the gun (and the gunpowder) in .
Europe
- France counts 8 million inhabitants and it 36 to 42 million, thus finding the level known under, 1000 years earlier... Thanks to the climatic reheating and various agricultural innovations, the Western population is in full growth (2 per thousand per annum, is 20 % in more than 1000 to 1100):
Spain
- Beginning of the reign of Sanche III of Navarre, also called Sancho III Garcés, Sanche the Large one or Sancho III el Mayor, king de Navarre, which will dominate all it Christian (end in 1035).
France
Balkans
- Domination of Venice on Dalmatie and itIstrie. Venice destroyed the Slavic pirates of the estuary of Neretva. The doge Pierre II Orseolo duke of the Dalmatian ones proclaims itself.
Scandinavia
- Arrival of Christian missionaries in in 998 or 1000. The German priest Thorbrandr is sent by the king of Norway Olav Trygvesson, and tries to convert the country by the force. It is rejected and must leave the country. King Olav would have threatened to then keep as an hostage wire of important Icelandic in , and returns Thorbrandr in so that it speaks in front ofAlthing (democratic assembly). Two parties are formed and are close clashing. Finally, each of the two parties indicates sound lögsögumadhr at the assembly. The chief of the Christian clan Hallr indicates it lögsögumadhr pagan with saying the law for the whole of the community. After time for consideration, Christianity is accepted like official religion by Althing. All Iceland is then made baptize.
- The Icelanders should not publicly express any more their attachment with the old habit. godhar, chief of clans or district and hitherto pagan priests, see himself entrusting the responsibility to build churches with their expenses and to ensure the continuity of the worship (godharkirkja). They are done themselves to devote priest or designate a young man whom they make inform as remunerated priests (leiguprestar).
- Olaf Tryggvesson, the king Olaf Ier of Norway dies. Its country passes under Danish control.
- Victoire of Svein Ier of Denmark and ofOlav Skötkonung on Olav Trygvesson, king of at the time of the naval action of Svolner (Øresund).
- Olav Trygvesson is thrown in the sea and its kingdom is divided between Sven and Olav Skötkonung. Norway loses its independence. The jarl of Lade, adversary of Olav Trygvesson reigns only on one part of the country. Christianity loses ground.
Hungary
- Beginning of the reign ofÉtienne Ier, king of (fine in 1038).
- Etienne Ier, wire of Géza the day is crowned of Christmas with a crown sent by the pope Sylvestre II, with the assent of the emperor Otton III. The crown is brought by the legate Aserik, or Anastase, future archbishop ofEsztergom. Another prelate, Domonkos, first Hungarian bishop, takes part in the ceremony.
- Étienne Ier impose Christianity.
Poland
- The Church of recognizes the authority of the pope Sylvestre II, which creates a national Church: Poland is made up in autonomous ecclesiastical province with Gniezno like archbishop's palace. It escapes thus from the Germanic ambitions. Saint Adalbert of Prague becomes the owner of Poland.
- Foundation of évêchés of Cracow (Krakow), of Breslau (Wroclaw, in Silesia) and of Kolberg in Poméranie.
- The marquisat of Moravie becomes Polish possession.
- Recognition of the royalty of Boleslas the Valiant one by the emperor of the Saint Worsens Otton III at the time of the meeting of Gniezno.
Russia
- Exchange of embassies between the pope Sylvestre II and the prince Vladimir Ier of Kiev (1000-1001).
- Creation of the dioceses of Belgorod and of Novgorod. The diocese of Tchernigov is created little after when the city becomes the residence of Mstislav, brother of Iaroslav.
Arts and cultures
- canonization is formalized by the Christian Church.
- Diffusion of the decoration called "to bands lombardes" through the countries of The Mediterranean Western and of central.
- Caption terrors of the year millet in Occident, in connection with an aspect of monastic preaching and certain forms of the iconography. end of the world is imminent and the fishermen make penitence: it is "the Great fear". So that as from the year 1001, every year will be deducted like "year of grace".
Births in 1000
Death in 1000
- Olaf Tryggvesson, the king Olaf Ier of Norway
