882. Albategni, the Arabian astronomer, observes the autumnal equinox, September 19th.
883. Alfred sends Singhelm and Athelstan on missions to Rome and the Christian church in India.
884. Charles the Fat reunites the Frankish empire of Charlemagne.
885. Siege of Paris by the Northmen. See "[DECAY OF THE FRANKISH EMPIRE]," v, 22.
886. Alfred the Great said to have founded the University of Oxford.
887. Deposition of Charles the Fat; Arnulf, natural son of Carloman of Bavaria, elected by the nobles.
888. Death of Charles the Fat; final disruption of the Frankish empire; the crown of France in dispute between the Count of Paris, Eudes, and Charles the Simple. See "[DECAY OF THE FRANKISH EMPIRE]," v, 22.
Founding of the kingdom of Transjurane, Burgundy, which includes the northern part of Savoy and all Switzerland between the Reuss and the Jura.
Alfred the Great begins his translations from Latin into Anglo-Saxon. See "AUGUSTINE'S MISSIONARY WORK IN ENGLAND," iv, 182.
890. Southern Italy constituted a province of the Greek empire and called Lombardia.