History
856
General
Population: 226 Million*
- Deaths: Hrabanus Maurus the German poet
Europe
- General: End of Lombard reign in Tarento
Main tide of Viking assaults on England until 875
- England: Ethelbald's rebellion against father Ethelwulf
- Greece: Earthquake in Greece kills 40k
- Scotland: Starvation begins
Middle East
- Persia: Earthquake at Damghan Persia kills 200,000 – very deadly