History
862
General
Population: 226 Million*
- Deaths: Servatus Lupus the Abbot of Ferrieres
Europe
- General: Vikings led by Rurik are invited by E Slavic (Russ) and Finnish tribes of N Russia to rule them – becomes first Russian grand prince and founds Novgorod
- Norway: End of Petty Kingdoms of Norway as Norway unites
- Russia: Vikings found Novgorod
Middle East
- Byzantine Empire: Rostislac the ruler of Moravia asks the Byzantine Emperor Michael III to send missionaries to his country