Editing 985

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[[File:Lady Wulfrun statue.jpg|upright=1.35|thumb|Statue of Lady [[Wulfrun]] (c. 935–1005)]]
Year '''985''' ('''[[Roman numerals|CMLXXXV]]''') was a [[common year starting on Thursday]] of the [[Julian calendar]].

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

==== Europe ====
* Summer &ndash; [[Henry II, Duke of Bavaria|Henry II]] ('''the Wrangler''') is restored as duke of [[Duchy of Bavaria|Bavaria]] by Empress [[Theophanu]] and her mother-in-law [[Adelaide of Italy|Adelaide]] at an ''[[Hoftag]]'' assembly in [[Rohr, Thuringia|Rohr]] ([[Thuringia]]). King [[Otto III, Holy Roman Emperor|Otto III]] (5-years old) remains under the [[Regent|regency]] of the two empresses in the [[Holy Roman Empire]] and in the [[Kingdom of Italy (Holy Roman Empire)|Kingdom of Italy]].<ref>Reuter, Timothy (1999). ''The New Cambridge Medieval History, Volume III'', p. 256. {{ISBN|978-0-521-36447-8}}.</ref>
* [[Battle of Fýrisvellir]]: King [[Eric the Victorious]] defeats a Swedish [[Jomsvikings|Viking]] army under [[Styrbjörn the Strong]] (his nephew) near [[Uppsala]].
* [[July 6]] &ndash; The city of [[Barcelona]] is sacked by [[Moors|Moorish]] troops under [[Almanzor|Al-Mansur]], the ''[[de facto]]'' ruler of [[Al-Andalus]] (modern-day [[Spain]]).<ref name="french crusades">{{cite journal|last=Boissonade|first=B.|title=Les premières croisades françaises en Espagne. Normands, Gascons, Aquitains et Bourguignons (1018-1032)|journal=Bulletin Hispanique|volume=36|issue=1|pages=5–28|url=http://www.persee.fr/web/revues/home/prescript/article/hispa_0007-4640_1934_num_36_1_2607|doi=10.3406/hispa.1934.2607|year=1934}}</ref>

==== England ====
* Lady [[Wulfrun]], an Anglo-Saxon [[Nobility|noblewoman]], is granted land by King [[Æthelred the Unready|Æthelred II]] ('''the Unready'''). She founds ''Heantune'' that later becomes the city of [[Wolverhampton]] in the [[West Midlands (county)|West Midlands]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.wolverhamptonhistory.org.uk/people/local/wulfruna |title=Lady Wulfruna c. 935-1005, Founder of the City |publisher=Wolverhampton City Council |access-date=27 March 2013 |archive-date=April 23, 2013 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130423210451/http://www.wolverhamptonhistory.org.uk/people/local/wulfruna |url-status=dead }}</ref>

==== Asia ====
* [[Raja Raja Chola I]] (considered by many{{who|date=April 2025}} as the greatest emperor of the Chola Empire) becomes ruler of the [[Chola dynasty|Chola Dynasty]]. During his reign he expands his domains beyond [[South India]].

=== By topic ===

==== Exploration ====
* [[Greenland]] is colonized by the [[Iceland]]ic Viking [[Erik the Red]] (according to [[legend]], but has been established as approximately correct – see [[History of Greenland]]).

==== Religion ====
* [[July 20]] &ndash; Anti-Pope [[Antipope Boniface VII|Boniface VII]] dies under suspicious circumstances at [[Rome]]. He is succeeded by [[Pope John XV|John XV]] as the 137th [[pope]] of the [[Catholic Church]].
* [[Amalfi]]tan [[Benedictines]] found the only Latin Christian monastery on [[Mount Athos]] with the support of [[John the Iberian]]. The monastery will last until 1287.
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== Births ==
* [[August 13]] &ndash; [[Al-Hakim bi-Amr Allah]], Fatimid caliph (d. [[1021]])
* [[Adalbert, Margrave of Austria|Adalbert]], margrave of [[Margraviate of Austria|Austria]] (approximate date)
* [[Boniface III, Margrave of Tuscany|Boniface III]], margrave of [[Tuscany]] (approximate date)
* [[Gilbert Buatère]], Norman [[Nobility|nobleman]] (approximate date)
* [[Gisela of Hungary|Gisela]] (or '''Gizella'''), queen of [[Hungary]] (d. [[1065]])
* [[John Gualbert]], Italian monk and [[abbot]] (d. [[1073]])
* [[Hamza ibn-'Ali ibn-Ahmad|Hamza ibn 'Ali ibn-Ahmad]], founding leader of the [[Druze]]
* [[Maria of Amalfi]], Lombard duchess and [[regent]] 
* [[Osmond Drengot]], Norman nobleman (approximate date)
* [[Pilgrim (archbishop of Cologne)|Pilgrim]], archbishop of [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cologne|Cologne]] (approximate date)
* [[Radbot, Count of Habsburg|Radbot]], German nobleman (approximate date)
* [[Rodulfus Glaber]], French monk and [[chronicle]]r (d. [[1047]])
* [[Theobald II of Blois|Theobald II]], French nobleman (approximate date)
* [[Wazo of Liège|Wazo]], bishop of [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Liège|Liège]] (approximate date)
* [[Zhao Yuanyan]], prince of the [[Song dynasty|Song Dynasty]] (d. [[1044]])

== Deaths ==
* [[January 31]] &ndash; [[Ryōgen]], Japanese monk and abbot (b. [[912]])
* [[June 26]] &ndash; [[Ramiro III of León|Ramiro III]], king of [[Kingdom of León|León]] ([[Spain]]) (b. [[961]])
* [[July 20]] &ndash; [[Antipope Boniface VII|Boniface VII]], antipope of the [[Catholic Church]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Boniface VII |url=https://www.oxfordreference.com/view/10.1093/oi/authority.20110803095517229 |website=Oxford Reference |access-date=2 January 2022 |language=en }}</ref>
* [[August 25]] &ndash; [[Dietrich of Haldensleben, Margrave of the Nordmark|Dietrich of Haldensleben]], German [[margrave]]
* [[Basil Lekapenos]], Byzantine chief minister (b. [[925]])
* [[Chen Hongjin]], Chinese [[warlord]] and general (b. [[914]]) 
* [[Herbert III of Omois|Herbert III]] ('''the Old'''), Frankish nobleman (b. [[910]])
* [[Hywel ap Ieuaf]], king of [[Kingdom of Gwynedd|Gwynedd]] ([[Wales]])
* [[Judith, Duchess of Bavaria|Judith]], duchess [[regent]] of [[Duchy of Bavaria|Bavaria]] (b. [[925]])
* [[Princess Kishi|Kishi Joō]], Japanese female [[Waka (poetry)|waka]] poet (b. [[929]])
* [[Marzuban ibn Muhammad ibn Shaddad|Marzuban ibn Muhammad]], Shaddadid emir
* [[Muirgus mac Domnaill]], king of [[Uí Maine]] ([[Ireland]])
* [[Rikdag]], margrave of [[Margravate of Meissen|Meissen]] ([[Germany]])
* [[Tornike Eristavi]], Georgian general and [[monk]]
* [[Harald Bluetooth|Harold II]] ('''Bluetooth'''), king of [[Denmark]] and [[Norway]]

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