Thread: what else is 1098 famous for . . . .
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Old 23-Nov-2006, 15:36
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In the year 1098:

* June 3 - First Crusade: end of the siege of Antioch.
* December 12 - massacre of Ma'arrat al-Numan where Crusaders resort to cannibalism.
* King Magnus III of Norway (Magnus Barefoot) conquers the Orkney Islands, the Hebrides and the Isle of Man
* Cīteaux Abbey founded.
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