872
Encyclopedia : 8 : 87 : 872 : 872
| Years: 868 869 870 871 - 872 - 873 874 875 876 | |
| Decades: 840s 850s 860s - 870s - 880s 890s 900s | |
| Centuries: 8th century - 9th century - 10th century | |
Events
- Battle of Hafrsfjord in Norway, Harald Fairhair first king of Norway.
- Gascony becomes an independent kingdom, with Sancho I Mitarra as its first king.
- 14 December: John VIII becomes pope.
- Louis II is crowned emperor for the second time.
Births
Deaths
- Fujiwara no Yoshifusa, Japanese regent
- Pope Adrian II
- Ivar the Boneless, Viking chief
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