990s in poetry

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

Notes