Events By place Europe Canute the Great is acclaimed king of England. England is divided into the earldoms of Wessex, Mercia, East Anglia and Northumbria. Canute marries Emma of Normandy. Melus of Bari rebels, supported by Norman mercenaries. He is victorious in three pitched battles against the Byzantines. Kiev burns. The construction of Saint Sophia Cathedral in Kiev is started (approximate date). Asia Abd-ar-Rahman IV succeeds Suleiman II as Umayyad caliph.… (More on 1017)