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The final Eastern Carolingian king, Louis the Child, dies; Germany is divided into rival principalities. Conrad I is elected king but is forced to renounce the throne in 919.
Charles the Simple gives Rollo, who converted to Christianity, land that becomes known as Normandy. Rollo is baptized Robert and becomes Charles's vassal.
Edward the Elder takes London and Oxford after the death of Mercian king Aethelred II. Queen Aethelflaed continues as ruler in Wessex and fortifies Mercia against Viking attacks. She rules until her death in 918.
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