1050s

Millennia:	2nd millennium
Centuries:	10th century - 11th century - 12th century
Decades:	1020s 1030s 1040s - 1050s - 1060s 1070s 1080s
Years:	1050 1051 1052 1053 1054 1055 1056 1057 1058 1059
Categories:	Births - Deaths - Architecture Establishments - Disestablishments

[edit] Events and trends

1050
- Hedeby is sacked by King Harald Hardraade of Norway during the course of a conflict with King Eric Estridsson of Denmark.
- King Anund Jacob of Sweden is succeeded by Emund the Old. (See Swedish monarchs.)
1051
- Zenkunen War starts in Japan. It will continue until the early 1060s. Part of the clan disputes of the Heian period.
1054
- A powerful supernova is observed. It is so bright that it can be seen in daylight. The supernova remnant left by the event is now known as the Crab Nebula.
- Pope Leo IX and Michael Cerularius, Patriarch of Constantinople, decree each other's excommunication, finalising the Great Schism between the Catholic and Orthodox Churches.
1055
- Seljuk Turks capture Baghdad.
- Pope Victor II attains papacy.
1057
- Change of King of Scotland from Macbeth to Lulach
- Pope Victor II dies, Pope Stephen IX attains papacy.