Barbarian Invasions of Western Europe 600-800

600 Scots leave Ireland and settle in Scotland.

601 Britain - Augustine becomes the first Archbishop of Canterbury.

601 Britain - King Ethelbert is the first Anglo-Saxon King to convert to Christianity.

605 Peace Treaty between Byzantine Empire and the Lombards. Civil wars among the Lombards

670 Moors attack North Africa.

697 Moors destroy Carthage.

703 Aripert II emerges as King of the Lombards vs Liutprand (King of Bavarians.

711 Moors conquer Hispania (Portugal and Spain).

712 Liutprand is victorious and becomes King of Lombards. He promotes Catholicism and signs a treaty with Pope Gregory II.

727 Byzantine Church led by Emperor Leo declares icons are blasphemous, causes split with Roman Catholic Church led by Pope Gregory III.

727 Lombards attack Byzantine strongholds in Italy. More civil wars among Lombards.