778

Europe

 * — (Roncesvalles), in which 's army suffers a terrible defeat at the hand of the .  Among those killed was, lord of the Breton March; the   is loosely based on the events of this battle.
 * fights the in.
 * returns to from.

Births

 * — King (d. )
 * , Chinese Zen Buddhist monk

Deaths

 * —, commander
 * , monk and writer