481
| Years: 477 478 479 480 - 481 - 482 483 484 485 | |
| Decades:\' 450s 460s 470s - 480s' - 490s 500s 510s | |
| Centuries: 4th century - 5th century - 6th century | |
Events
- Clovis I becomes king of the Franks upon the death of Childeric I (or 482)
- Baekje, Silla, and Daegaya form an alliance against Goguryeo.
Deaths
- Theodoric Starbo, Ostrogothic chieftain