8th century

Centuries: 7th century - 8th century - 9th century

Decades: 700s, 710s, 720s, 730s, 740s, 750s, 760s, 770s, 780s, 790s

• introduction of the stirrup to Europe from China (?)
• Sometime this century, Beowulf is probably written down.

Significant persons

• Charles Martel
• Pepin the short

Inventions, Discoveries, Introductions

• heavy plow in use in the Rhine valley
• horsecollar in use in Northern Europe in 8th or 9th century - perhaps introduced from Asia
• papermaking introduced from China to Arabs