1108

This page relates to the year 1108 Calendrier Julien.

Events

May 30th: Battle of Uclès, the troops Castilians are put in part by the Moslems.

July 29th or July 30th: Beginning of the reign of Louis VI, the Large one, king de France (fine in 1137). The new king is crowned with Rheims the August 3rd.
Louis pacifies his field of Île-de-France while fighting during 20 years against the plundering barons. He encourages the communal movement and emphasizes the royal field by attracting the peasants by the granting of charters.

Failure of the forwarding of Bohémond de Tarente against Constantinople. In September is signed the Traité of Déabolis making of part of the territory of the Principauté of Antioche a Byzantine stronghold. But Tancrède refuses to recognize the treaty and in the absence of Bohémond, takes again the places taken by Alépins and the Byzantines (Cilicie) in 1105.

Crusade of the king of Norway Sigurdhr Magnusson Jórsolafari with Jerusalem (fine in 1110). It leaves with sixty ships (November), goes initially to Saint-Jacques-with-Compostelle, then in Sicily. It helps the king Baudouin Ier of Jerusalem to take Sidon (December 1110). It receives from king Baudouin and the patriarch of Constantinople of the relics, in particular a fragment of the True Cross, which it will deposit in the church of Christ with Nidarós (Trondheim). On its return, it launches a crusade to christianize pagan Småland.

Blockade of Tripoli. The cadi of the city Fakhr el-Moulk, request without success of the helps to the sultan Muhammed Ier with Baghdad. The notable ones of the city tournenet towards the vizier of Egypt Al-Afdal.

Tancrède of Antioche, with 1500 frank knights and infantrymen, and 600 riders Turkish sent by Ridwan of Alep meets close to the fortress of Such To cover the 2000 men of Jawali of Mosul and its ally Baudouin of the Borough. Tancrède and Ridwan take the advantage (October). The men of Jawali take refuge with Such Covering, stronghold of Jocelin, the cousin of Baudouin. By learning the defeat from Baudouin the Armenians of Edesse seize the power during its absence. Returned in its stronghold, he subdues the revolt by stopping the principal notable ones, whose several priests, and orders that one their bad cold the eyes. With Mosul, the notable ones also revolted but Jawali does not manage to take again the city. The sultan Muhammed Ier put his head at price. Jawali however joined it with Ispahan, beseeches its forgiveness and obtains the government of a province in Persia. Tancrède is with the apogee of its glory.

Foundation of collegial the Saint-Victor of Paris by Guillaume de Champeaux, governed by the rule of Holy Antonin (1108 - 1113).

Abélard sign with Paris after having studied with Loaches with the nominalist philosopher Roscelin, then in Paris with the realistic philosopher Guillaume de Champeaux, and having started to teach with Melun and Corbeil. Critical burning of its Masters, it quickly acquires a large celebrity through Europe as a professor and an intellectual.

Canonization of Théodose, called “chief of all the kind of the monks in Russia”.

Foundation with Kiev of the monastery Saint-Michel “ with the gold roof” by the prince Sviatopolk who will be made there bury.

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