1098
| Millennium: | 2nd millennium |
|---|---|
| Centuries: | 10th century – 11th century – 12th century |
| Decades: | 1060s 1070s 1080s – 1090s – 1100s 1110s 1120s |
| Years: | 1095 1096 1097 – 1098 – 1099 1100 1101 |
Year 1098 (MXCVIII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Julian calendar.
Events
- December 12 – massacre of Ma'arrat al-Numan where Crusaders resort to cannibalism.
- First Crusade: end of the siege of Antioch.
- Cîteaux Abbey founded.
Births
- September 16 – Hildegard of Bingen, German mystic writer, and composer (d. 1179)
Deaths
- January 3 – Walkelin, first Norman bishop of Winchester
- August 1 – Adhemar of Le Puy, papal legate
- December 1 – Domnall Ua hÉnna, Pre-Reformation Bishop of Killaloe
- Baldwin II, Count of Hainaut
- Hugh of Montgomery, 2. Earl of Shrewsbury