AD 801

1 record placed in AD 801; regions: Europe.

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Capture of Barcelona

The Annales regni Francorum report that Barcelona in Spain was captured in summer 801 after a two-year siege.

Limits: Pinned Wikisource raw revision 264822. Line 251 previously reports Zatun's submission of Barcelona in 797; the intervening reversal is not explained in the passages examined. The siege duration is the annalist's claim.

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