990s in poetry

List of years in poetry (table)
... 985 986 987 988 989 990 991 ... 992 993 994 995 996 997 998 ... 999 1000 1001 1002 1003 1004 1005 ...
In literature 992 993 994 995 996 997 998
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Nationality words link to articles with information on the nation's poetry or literature (for instance, Irish or France).

Events

991:

• The Battle of Maldon takes place, later celebrated in the Anglo-Saxon poem The Battle of Maldon

Births

Death years link to the corresponding "[year] in poetry" article. There are conflicting or unreliable sources for the birth years of many people born in this period; where sources conflict, the poet is listed again and the conflict is noted:

993:

• Samuel ibn Naghrela (died 1056), Jewish poet in Al-Andalus

994:

• Wallada bint al-Mustakfi, Arabic poetess in Al-Andalus

Deaths

Birth years link to the corresponding "[year] in poetry" article:

990:

• Dunash ben Labrat (born 920), Jewish poet in Al-Andalus
• Kiyohara no Motosuke (born 908), one of the Thirty-six Poetry Immortals of Japan

991:

• Ōnakatomi no Yoshinobu (born 921), one of the Thirty-six Poetry Immortals of Japan
• Taira no Kanemori (born unknown), another of the Thirty-six Poetry Immortals
• Nakatsukasa (born 912), another of the Thirty-six Poetry Immortals

992:

• Fujiwara no Nakafumi (born 923), one of the Thirty-six Poetry Immortals of Japan

994:

• Fujiwara no Takamitsu (born 939), Heian period waka poet and Japanese nobleman

See also

• Poetry
• 10th century in poetry
• 10th century in literature
• List of years in poetry

Other events:

• Other events of the 12th century
• Other events of the 13th century

10th century:

• 10th century in poetry
• 10th century in literature

Notes