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 Finehair 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.

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