What is 980s?
{{decadebox|98}} The '''980s''' was a decade that began on 1 January 980 and ended on 31 December 989. It is distinct from the decade known as the '''''99th decade''''' which began on January 1, 981. and ended on December 31, 990 ==Events== * 983 pagan [[West Slavs]] revolt, temporarily ending attempts at conversion and forcing abandonment of German sees and monasteries east of the [[Elbe]] * [[Kievan Rus']] accepts [[Eastern Orthodoxy|Eastern Orthodox]] [[Christianity]] [[Category:980s| ]]