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1000–1100Europe [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.
3 February 1014Denmark, Norway, England [political events]Following the death of Sewyn I (Sven Forkbeard), king of Denmark, Norway, and England, he is succeeded by his sons, Harold, in Denmark, and Cnut, in England. However, when the English king Aethelred II is restored, Cnut is forced to return to Denmark.
14 February 1014Holy Roman Empire, Italy [political events]King Henry II of Germany and Italy is crowned emperor by Pope Benedict VIII in Rome, to the accompaniment of anti-German rioting.
23 April 1014Ireland [births and deaths]Brian Bórumha, high king of Ireland 1002–14, is killed at the Battle of Clontarf, near Dublin, Ireland (c. 73).
29 July 1014Byzantine Empire, Bulgar Khanate [political events]Byzantine emperor Basil II surrounds and captures a Bulgarian army in the pass of Kleidon, Bulgaria. 15,000 Bulgar prisoners are blinded before being sent home.
6 October 1014Byzantine Empire, Bulgar Khanate [political events]Samuel, the Bulgarian emperor, dies two days after seeing the 15,000 survivors of the defeat at the pass of Kleidon who had been blinded by the Byzantine emperor Basil II.


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