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997
(
CMXCVII
)
was a
common year starting on Friday
of the
Julian calendar
, the 997th year of the
Common Era
(CE) and
Anno Domini
(AD) designations, the 997th year of the
1st millennium
, the 97th year of the
10th century
, and the 8th year of the
990s
decade. As of the start of 997, the Gregorian calendar was
5 days ahead of the Julian calendar, which was the dominant calendar of the time.