Scholar Hilda Ellis-Davidson draws a parallel between berserkers and the mention by the Byzantine emperor Constantine VII ( AD 905 – 959 ) in his book De cerimoniis aulae byzantinae (" Book of Ceremonies of the Byzantine court ") of a " Gothic Dance " performed by members of his Varangian Guard ( Norse warriors working in the service of the Byzantine Empire ), who took part wearing animal skins and masks: she believes this may have been connected with berserker rites.

Constantine VII Porphyrogennetos or Porphyrogenitus, " the Purple-born " (; September 2, 905 – November 9, 959 ) was the fourth Emperor of the Macedonian dynasty of the Byzantine Empire, reigning from 913 to 959.

The De Administrando Imperio (" Administration of the Empire "), by Emperor Constantine VII ( r. 913 – 959 ), describes the lands of Croatia and the Serbs as župa.

The 968's styling was an evolution on that of the outgoing 944, itself styled evolutionarily from the earlier 924, but elements were borrowed from the more expensive 928 model in an attempt to create a " family resemblance " between models, and the swooping headlamp design, inspired by those of the 959, previewed similar units found later on the Type 993 911.

He also attempted Aconcagua ( 22, 831 ft / 6, 959 m ) stopping short of the summit by 50-ft and explored Tierra del Fuego making an attempt on Sarmiento.

Category: States and territories established in 959

An exact founding date for it is not known, though records of a fourteenth century dispute over village land tell us that the church had been founded during the reign of King Edgar-some point between 959 and 975AD.

The Liberal Party was a weak electoral force in Manitoba during this period, and Fontaine received 959 votes ( 11. 33 %).

Several weeks later, during the inaugural Champ Car Grand Prix of Montreal, Cristiano da Matta set pole position with a lap time of 1: 18. 959.

Over 1, 845, 959 R16s were produced during a production which lasted for some 15 years.

The precursors of the records probably date to the Anglo-Saxon period, as the historian Pauline Stafford argues that financial records must have been kept in some form during the reigns of Cnut ( reigned 1016 – 1035 ), Æthelred II ( reigned 978 – 1016 ), and Edgar the Peaceable ( reigned 959 – 975 ).

Gero participated in general Saxon campaigns against the Slavs in 957, 959, and 960, as well as campaigning against the Wends and forcing Mieszko I of the Polans to pay tribute, grant land lien, and recognise German sovereignty during Otto's absence in Italy ( 962 – 963 ).

Later an independent duchy from around 910 to its partition in 959 into:

The book chronologically narrates the history of China from the Warring States period in 403 BCE to the beginning of the Song Dynasty in 959 CE.

Under the North American Numbering Plan, almost all North American area codes reserve telephone numbers beginning with 958 and 959 for internal local and long distance testing ( respectively ), sometimes called plant testing.

In some area codes, multiple additional prefixes had been reserved for test purposes, in addition to the standard 958 and 959.

Some carriers have been known to disable payphone calls to 958 or 959 test lines, such as Bell Canada's system-wide ANAC line at 958-2580 or ( area code ) 958-6111.

if a prefix outside the 958 or 959 range is listed as a test exchange, these may be reclaimed and issued as standard numbers at a later date.

Probably due to the influence of Dunstan, the Archbishop of Canterbury ( 959 – 988 ), Ælfheah was elected Bishop of Winchester in 984, and was consecrated on 19 October that year.

In the tertiary sector ; 12, 880 or 13. 2 % were in the sale or repair of motor vehicles, 11, 959 or 12. 2 % were in the movement and storage of goods, 6, 120 or 6. 3 % were in a hotel or restaurant, 4, 186 or 4. 3 % were in the information industry, 10, 752 or 11. 0 % were the insurance or financial industry, 13, 695 or 14. 0 % were technical professionals or scientists, 6, 983 or 7. 1 % were in education and 16, 060 or 16. 4 % were in health care.

* Eadwig of England, King from 955 until 957, king of only Wessex and Kingdom of Kent from 957 until his death on 1 October 959.

* Edgar of England, king of only Mercia and Northumbria from 957 until his brother's death in 959, then king of England from 959 until 975.

The Emperor Constantine Porphyrogennetos ( r. 945 – 959 ), in his book De Administrando Imperio, admonishes his son and heir, Romanos II ( r. 959 – 963 ), to never reveal the secrets of its construction, as it was " shown and revealed by an angel to the great and holy first Christian emperor Constantine " and that the angel bound him " not to prepare this fire but for Christians, and only in the imperial city ".

The history of morphological analysis dates back to the ancient Indian linguist, who formulated the 3, 959 rules of Sanskrit morphology in the text by using a constituency grammar.

The total land area is, and the reservation's population at the 2000 census was 17, 959 residents.

* 959 – Edgar the Peaceable becomes king of all England.

* Chai Rong ( also known as Emperor Shizong of Later Zhou )

After the death of Guo Wei in 951, his adopted son Chai Rong succeeded the throne and began a policy of expansion and reunification.

Chai Rong ( 柴榮 ), who was later to become the emperor Shizong of Later Zhou, frequently met Guo Wei ( 郭威 ) and noticed Zhao Kuangyin's potential.

Under Chai Rong, Zhao Kuangyin's rise to power had begun.

His ancestor is Chai Rong, Emperor Shizong of the Later Zhou Dynasty.

The rebels, who have started to mass produce the L-Gaim are attacked relentlessly by the military and even though Chai Char is killed, the rebels are massacred and Stella is killed.

The attempt failed, however in January 1982 a Thai Ranger squad from Pak Thong Chai, together with units from the Border Patrol Police and the Royal Thai Army, was used to force Khun Sa to move his headquarters from Ban Hin Taek across the border into Myanmar.

The attempt failed, however in January 1982 a Thahan Phran squad from Pak Thong Chai, together with units from the BPP and the Royal Thai Army, was used to force Khun Sa to move his headquarters from Ban Hin Taek in northwest Thailand across the border into Myanmar.

The three men were sent to Bambat remand centre at Klong Prem Central Prison, but after plotting an escape attempt were moved to " Maha Chai " the Special Bangkok Metropolitan Prison on Maha Chai Road ( now the Bangkok Corrections Museum ).

In the 1960s, Wan Chai became legendary for its exotic night life, especially for the US service men resting there during the Vietnam War.

In May 2009, 300 guests and staff members at the Metropark Hotel in Wan Chai were quarantined, suspected of being infected or in contact with the H1N1 virus during the 2009 swine flu outbreak.

* In Stephen Chow's 1994 comedy film From Beijing with Love, Chow plays an absentminded spy named " Ling Ling Chai " ( 007 ) who is shot by a double agent during a mission.

The Tsim Sha Tsui – Central route does not accept cycles, but the Tsim Sha Tsui – Wan Chai route accepts cycles for an extra charge of HK $ 13, except during the evening peak hour from Wan Chai to Tsim Sha Tsui.

As a young student Chai herself joined the Central Communist Youth League, which named her a " model student " during high school for her " good health, grades and moral character ," reported Paula Chin of People magazine.

Chai Ling organized many of the hunger strikes during demonstrations.

Several of the nominees, including Jill Long Thompson, Chai Feldblum, Mark Pearce, Victoria Lipnic, P. David Lopez and Jacqueline Berrien, later were confirmed by the full Senate during 2010, while several others, including Islam A. Siddiqui and Michael W. Punke, were confirmed in 2011.

Muang Wiset Chai Chan was an essential frontier outpost of Ayutthaya during war with the Burmese, and the location of a Burmese encampment on route to the Battle at Bang Rachan in Singburi.

* Tea, also known as Chai, is widely consumed throughout the day, especially in the mornings, after meals, and during social settings.

Following Cambodian independence and during the Thai occupation of the temple site, it was listed as being in Bhumsrol village of Bueng Malu sub-district ( now merged with Sao Thong Chai sub-district ), in Kantharalak district of the Sisaket province of eastern Thailand.