Famous People from the 10th Century AD

Guess the Names of these famous people, who lived in the 10th century AD

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Hint	Answer
1. HRE Emperor, who defeated the Hungarians at the Battle at Lechfeld	Otto I
Viking, who became ruler of Normandy	Rollo
Ruler of the Rus, who married a byzantine princess and christianized Russia	Vladimir the Great
First not-Carolingian King of Western Francia	Hugh Capet
First not-Carolingian King of Eastern Francia	Conrad I
Emperor of Bulgaria, conquered parts of Byzantium, founded the independent Bulgarian Patriachat	Simeon I
First Emperor of the Song Dynasty in China	Taizu of Song
First mentioned Ruler of Poland, converted to Christianity and expanded his realm	Mieszko I

Hint	Answer
Persian polymath, especially renowned for Medicine, also known as Ibn Sina	Avicenna
First King of Norway	Harald Fairhair
"Father of modern optics", invented the magnifying glass	Ibn al-Haytham
Founder of the Fatimid Caliphat	Abdullah al-Mahdi Billah
Founder of the Goryeo dynasty in Korea	Taejo of Goryeo
First non-Frankish king of Germany and founder of the Ottonian dynasty	Henry the Fowler
Discoverer of Greenland	Erik the Red