Events from 794

Monetary reform - Charlemagne establishes silver pound standard, 1 pound = 20 shillings = 240 pennies, basis for £sd system

Council of Frankfurt - condemns Adoptionism heresy and Byzantine iconoclasm, asserts Frankish theological independence

Vikings raid Jarrow monastery - sister monastery to Lindisfarne attacked, but Vikings suffer heavy losses in storm

Alcuin at Council of Frankfurt - helps condemn Adoptionism and Byzantine iconoclasm

Capital moved from Nara to Heian-kyo (Kyoto), beginning Heian period lasting until 1185