985
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Ancient Olympiads' not found. 985 (CMLXXXV) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Julian calendar, the 985th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 985th year of the 1st millennium, the 85th year of the 10th century, and the 6th year of the 980s decade. As of the start of 985, the Gregorian calendar was 5 days ahead of the Julian calendar, which was the dominant calendar of the time.
| Millennium: | 1st millennium |
|---|---|
| Centuries: | 9th century – 10th century – 11th century |
| Decades: | 950s 960s 970s – 980s – 990s 1000s 1010s |
| Years: | 982 983 984 – 985 – 986 987 988 |
Events
- Barcelona sacked by Al-Mansur
- Greenland colonized by Icelandic Viking Erik the Red (the date is according to legend but has been established as at least approximately correct – see History of Greenland)
- Lady Wulfruna founded the town that later became the city of Wolverhampton
- Henry the Wrangler restored as Duke of Bavaria
- Rajaraja Chola I becomes the Chola Emperor and brings in another golden era of Chola Empire
Births
- Emma of Normandy, Queen of England and first Queen Mother of England; mother of Edward the Confessor and aunt of William the Conqueror (died 1055)
985 Media
Statue of Lady Wulfrun (c. 935–1005)
