11th century
(10th century - 11th century - 12th century - other centuries)
As a means of recording the passage of time, the 11th century was that century which lasted from 1001 to 1100.
Events
- 1000 (cca), Vikings, led by Leif Eirikson, establish small settlements at and around Vinland in North America
- 1054, the Great Schism, in which the Western (Roman Catholic) and Eastern Orthodox churches separated from each other. Similar schisms in the past had been later repaired, but this one continues after nearly 1000 years.
- 1065, independence of the Kingdom of Galicia and Portugal under the rule of Garcia
- 1066, Norman conquest of England
- 1094, El Cid, the great Spanish hero, conquers the Moorish city of Valencia
- 1099, First Crusade captures Jerusalem
- King Anawrahta of Myanmar made a pilgrimage to Ceylon, returning to convert his country to Theravada Buddhism.
Significant people
- William the Conqueror
- Macbeth
- Alp Arslan
- Pope Saint Gregory VII (Hildebrand)
Inventions, discoveries, introductions
- Invention of military rockets by the Chinese
- The Tale of Genji by Murasaki Shikibu is one of the first novels in Japanese
Decades and years
af:11de eeu
ca:Segle XI
cs:11. století
da:11. århundrede
de:11. Jahrhundert
es:Siglo XI
eo:11-a jarcento
fr:XIe siècle
fy:11e ieu
ko:11세기
io:11ma yar-cento
it:XI secolo
lb:11. Joerhonnert
nl:11e eeuw
ja:11世紀
no:11. århundre
pl:XI wiek
pt:Século XI
ro:Secolul XI
ru:XI век
sl:11. stoletje
fi:1000-luku
sv:1000-talet (sekel)
tr:11. yüzyıl
uk:11 століття
zh:11世纪