990s in poetry
# 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
