| Millennium: | 1st millennium |
| Centuries: | 9th century – 10th century – 11th century |
| Decades: | 950s 960s 970s – 980s – 990s 1000s 1010s |
| Years: | 980 981 982 983 984 985 986 987 988 989 |
| Categories: | Births – Deaths – Architecture Establishments – Disestablishments |
The 980s decade ran from January 1, 980, to December 31, 989.
Events and trends
- 983—Pagan West Slavs revolt, temporarily ending attempts at conversion and forcing abandonment of German sees and monasteries east of the Elbe
- Kievan Rus' accepts Eastern Orthodox Christianity
- Håkon Hladirjarl of Norway defeats the Danes at Hjørungavågr
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