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*800 [[Charlemagne]] is crowned as Holy Roman Emperor by [[Leo III of Rome]] on [[Christmas]] day; [[Book of Kells]] produced in Ireland.
*800 Ambassadors of Caliph Harunu al-Rashid give keys to the [[Church of the Holy Sepulchre (Jerusalem)|Holy Sepulchre]] to the Frankish king Charlemagne, acknowledging some Frankish control over the interests of Christians in Jerusalem.
*824 Byzantine [[w:Crete|Crete]] falls to Arabs under insurgents fleeeing from the Umayyad Emir of Cordoba [[w:Al-Hakam I|Al-Hakam I]], who established an emirate on the island until 960.
*826 St. [[Ansgar]] arrives in Denmark and begins preaching; King Harald Klak of Denmark converts to Christianity.
*ca. 829-842 Icon of the Virgin Mary-[[Portaitissa]] appears on [[Mount Athos]] near [[Iviron Monastery]].
