780s

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Centuries: 7th century - 8th century - 9th century

Decades: 730s - 740s - 750s - 760s - 770s - 780s - 790s - 800s - 810s - 820s - 830s

Years: 780 781 782 783 784 785 786 787 788 789

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Events and trends:

• Charlemagne expands the Frankish kingdom by gains in Saxony, Bavaria and Spain.
• Hwicce reduced from a kingdom to an earldom.

Important people:

• Charlemagne
• Alcuin