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Date startStart date of the disease. 1301-12 +
Date endEnd date of the disease. +
SeasonSeason (spring, summer, fall or winter) Winter
Date otherOther mentioned dates.
PlacePlace(s), city or location of the disease.
RegionHistorical region(s)
CountryCurrent country Iceland
RiverMentioned river(s)
Natural eventMentioned natural event(s) Comet, Halley
PersonMentioned persons(s)
GroupGroup(s) of people mentioned
VictimIndication of victims 500 absolute +
AnimalMentioned animal(s)
DiseaseMentioned disease(s)
Epidemic waveAssociated epidemic wave
Social responseSocial response that happened in reaction to the disease
LanguageLanguage of the original text Icelandic
KeywordFurther keyword(s) Mortality
last edited 19. 12. 2025 by EpiMedDat-Bot.

Mortality in northern Iceland around Christmas 1301. Observation of the comet Halley on 26 Oct. 1301 in Iceland and in Norway

Text originalOriginal text

Sén cometa béði i Noregi ok á Islanndi. [...] Mannfall firir norðan lannd firir iol ok eptir. ok fell eigi fę́ra en d manna.

Text translationEnglish translation of the text

Comet seen both in Iceland and in Norway. [...] Mortality in the north of the country during and after Christmas. And no less than 500 people died.

References

  1. ^ ''Annales regii''. In: Gustav Storm: ''Islandske Annaler indtil 1578''. Kristiania 1888 
  2. ^ Translation by Carina Damm 

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