Main Page | See live article | Alphabetical index Centuries: 10th century - 11th century - 12th century Decades: 960s 970s 980s 990s 1000s - 1010s - 1020s 1030s 1040s 1050s 1060s Years: 1005 1006 1007 1008 1009 - 1010 - 1011 1012 1013 1014 1015 Events The Ly Dynasty in Vietnam is established (or 1009). Viking explorer Thorfinn Karlsefni attempts to found a settlement in North America (approximate date). Persian poet Ferdowsi finishes writing The Shahnameh (Book of Kings). Umayyad caliph of Cordoba Hisham II is restored, succeeding Sulayman. Births Otto of Savoy Michael IV, Byzantine Emperor Deaths Aimoin, French monk and chronicler This article is from Wikipedia. All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License.