990s in poetry

List of years in poetry (table)
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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

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