890

890 in various
AG
Thai solar calendar	1432–1433
Tibetan calendar	阴土鸡年; (female Earth-Rooster); 1016 or 635 or −137; — to —; 阳金狗年; (male Iron-Dog); 1017 or 636 or −136

Millennium:	1st millennium
Centuries:	8th century; 9th century ; 10th century;
Decades:	870s; 880s; 890s ; 900s; 910s;
Years:	887; 888; 889; 890 ; 891; 892; 893;

Year 890 (DCCCXC) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar, the 890th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 890th year of the 1st millennium, the 90th year of the 9th century, and the 1st year of the 890s decade.

Events

The Frankish nobles, who have ruled Provence in anarchy (since 887), declare Louis the Blind (a son of the late usurper King Boso) ruler of Lower Burgundy, at an assembly at Valence.
The sovereignty of Svatopluk I, ruler (knyaz) of Moravia, is confirmed in Bohemia. Lusatia becomes a part of his kingdom (approximate date).

King Alfred the Great begins to commission and undertake a series of translations into Old English, beginning with his own version of Pope Gregory the Great's Pastoral Care.
Lord Æthelred II and Lady Æthelflæd (a daughter of Alfred the Great) of the Mercians found the Priory of St. Oswald in Gloucester (probably originally dedicated to St. Peter).^[1]
Ohthere of Hålogaland, a Norse Viking seafarer, narrates the story of his travels to Alfred the Great, who arranges for it to be written down.
King
court
(that of Alfred the Great).
King
Donald II of Scotland expels the British aristocracy of Strathclyde. They flee south to North Wales
.

The town of Kirby Muxloe (in modern-day Leicestershire) is founded in England (approximate date).

Millennium:	1st millennium
Centuries:	8th century 9th century 10th century
Decades:	870s 880s 890s 900s 910s
Years:	887 888 889 890 891 892 893