Events By Place Europe March 2 — Louis V becomes King of the Franks. Sweyn Forkbeard becomes King of Denmark Håkon Sigurdsson of Norway defeats the Danish invasion force at Hjørungavåg Asia Emperor Ichijō succeeds Emperor Kazan on the throne of Japan. The Song Dynasty sends armies on three fronts against the Liao Dynasty in the Sixteen Prefectures, but are defeated on all fronts. One of the Four Great Books of Song, the Chinese encyclopdia Finest Blossoms in th… (More on 986)