Editing 890

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[[File: Svatopluk I.jpg|upright=1.35|thumb|[[Svatopluk I of Moravia]] with his three sons.]]
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Year '''890''' ('''[[Roman numerals|DCCCXC]]''') was a [[common year starting on Thursday]] of the [[Julian calendar]], the 890th year of the [[Common Era]] (CE) and [[Anno Domini]] (AD) designations, the 890th year of the [[1st millennium]], the 90th year of the [[9th century]], and the 1st year of the [[890s]] decade.

== Events ==
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=== By place ===

==== Europe ====
* The Frankish [[Nobility|nobles]], who have ruled [[Provence]] in [[anarchy]] (since [[887]]), declare [[Louis the Blind]] (a son of the late [[usurper]] King [[Boso of Provence|Boso]]) ruler of [[Lower Burgundy]], at an assembly at [[Valence, Drôme|Valence]].  
* The sovereignty of [[Svatopluk I of Moravia|Svatopluk I]], ruler (''[[knyaz]]'') of [[Great Moravia|Moravia]], is confirmed in [[Bohemia]].   [[Lusatia]] becomes a part of his kingdom (approximate date).

==== Britain ====
* King [[Alfred the Great]] begins to commission and undertake a series of translations into [[Old English]], beginning with his own version of Pope [[Pope Gregory I|Gregory the Great]]'s ''[[Pastoral Care]]''.
* Lord [[Æthelred, Lord of the Mercians|Æthelred II]] and Lady [[Æthelflæd]] (a daughter of Alfred the Great) of the [[Mercia]]ns found the [[St Oswald's Priory, Gloucester|Priory of St. Oswald]] in [[Gloucester]] (probably originally dedicated to [[Saint Peter|St. Peter]]).<ref name=ps1>St Oswald's Priory, English Heritage.</ref>
* [[Ohthere of Hålogaland]], a Norse [[Vikings|Viking]] seafarer, narrates the story of his travels to Alfred the Great, who arranges for it to be written down.
* King [[Anarawd ap Rhodri]] of [[Kingdom of Gwynedd|Gwynedd]] makes the first ceremonial visit to an English [[Court (royal)|court]] (that of Alfred the Great).
* King [[Donald II]] of [[Kingdom of Scotland|Scotland]] expels the British [[aristocracy]] of [[Kingdom of Strathclyde|Strathclyde]]. They flee south to [[North Wales]].
* The town of [[Kirby Muxloe]] (in modern-day [[Leicestershire]]) is founded in [[England]] (approximate date).
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== Births ==
* [[Arnulf I, Count of Flanders|Arnulf I]], count of [[County of Flanders|Flanders]] (approximate date)
* [[Gilbert, Duke of Lorraine|Gilbert]], duke of [[Lotharingia]] (or [[Duchy of Lorraine|Lorraine]]) (approximate date)
* [[Gorm the Old]], Danish [[Vikings|Viking]] king (approximate date)
* [[Lady Ma (Qian Yuanguan's wife)|Lady Ma]], wife of [[Qian Yuanguan]] (d. [[939]]) 
* [[Marozia]] of the [[Rule of the Harlots]], Roman [[Nobility|noblewoman]] (approximate date)
* [[Prince Motoyoshi|Motoyoshi]], Japanese prince and nobleman (d. [[943]])
* [[Olaf Feilan]], Icelandic [[Gothi|priest]] and [[Tribal chief|chieftain]] (approximate date) 
* [[Olga of Kiev]], princess and [[regent]] of [[Kievan Rus'|Russia]] (approximate date)
* [[Reginar II, Count of Hainaut|Reginar II]], Frankish nobleman (d. [[932]])
* [[Rudolph of France|Rudolph]], Frankish king (approximate date)
* [[Ulrich of Augsburg|Ulrich]], bishop of [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Augsburg|Augsburg]] (approximate date)

== Deaths ==
* [[February 12]] &ndash; [[Henjō]], Japanese [[Waka (poetry)|waka]] poet (b. [[816]])
* [[August 5]] &ndash; [[Ranulf II of Aquitaine|Ranulf II]], duke of [[Duchy of Aquitaine|Aquitaine]] (b. [[850]])
* [[Arib al-Ma'muniyya]] (July/August) was the poet, singer of the Abbasid Court.
* [[Æthelhelm]], king of [[Wessex]] (approximate date)
* [[Abu Hatim Muhammad ibn Idris al-Razi|Abu Hatim al-Razi]], Muslim [[hadith]] scholar (b. [[811]])
* [[Anandavardhana]], Indian [[Philosophy|philosopher]] (b. [[820]])
* [[Adalard of Paris|Adalard]], Frankish nobleman 
* [[Adalhard of Metz|Aldalhard II]], Frankish nobleman
* [[Ashot I of Armenia|Ashot I]] ('''the Great'''), king of [[Armenia]]
* [[Askericus]], archbishop of [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Paris|Paris]] (approximate date)
* [[Guthrum]], Danish Viking king (approximate date)
* [[Land ingen Dúngaile]], princess of [[Osraige]]

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