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1005| 1000–1100 | Europe [sports] | ‘Tables’, or backgammon, is introduced to Europe by the Arabs (or reintroduced, as it is similar in name and appearance to the Roman game Tabula). It becomes extremely popular over the next few centuries. The name ‘backgammon’ is first used in the mid-17th century. | | 28 March 1005 | Poland [wars] | King Henry II of Germany makes an alliance with the Wends (a Slav tribe) against King Boleslaw of Poland, who has seized territory between the River Oder and the River Elbe. Henry later invades Poland as far as Poznan but is defeated by Boleslaw. |
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