History
885
General
Population: 226 Million*
- Entertainment: King Alfred translates Gregory's "Cura pastoralis" into English
Ibn Khordadhbeh writes "The Book of the Roads and Countries"
- Religion: Death of Pope Hadrian VI – Pope Stephen VI appointed
- Deaths: Pope Hadrian VI
Europe
- Armenia: Ashot I of Armenia assumes title of king
- England: Treaty draws line between Dane-controlled England and Anglo-Saxon England under control of Alfred I - called "Danelaw"
- France: Vikings begin raids in France