872

Decades: 820s 830s 840s 850s 860s - 870s - 880s 890s 900s 910s 920s

Years: 867 868 869 870 871 - 872 - 873 874 875 876 877

Table of contents

1 Events 2 Births 3 Deaths

Events

• Battle of Hafrsfjord in Norway, Harald Hairfair 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.

Deaths

• Fujiwara no Yoshifusa, Japanese regent
• Pope Adrian II