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| Years: 868 869 870 871 – 872 – 873 874 875 876 | |
| Decades: 840s 850s 860s – 870s – 880s 890s 900s | |
| Centuries: 8th century – 9th century – 10th century | |
Events
- Battle of Hafrsfjord in Norway, Harald Finehair first king of Norway.
- Gascony becomes an independent kingdom, with Sancho I Mitarra as its first king.
- 14 December: John VIII becomes pope.
- Louis II is crowned emperor for the second time.
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