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Date startStart date of the disease. 1350 +
Date endEnd date of the disease. +
SeasonSeason (spring, summer, fall or winter)
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PlacePlace(s), city or location of the disease.
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CountryCurrent country Sweden
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Epidemic waveAssociated epidemic wave Black Death
Social responseSocial response that happened in reaction to the disease
LanguageLanguage of the original text Latin
KeywordFurther keyword(s) Mortality
last edited 19. 12. 2025 by EpiMedDat-Bot.

High mortality in Sweden in 1350 called "the big death" (stoor dødhin)

Text originalOriginal text

Anno Domini 1350 fuit maxima mortalitas in Swecia dicta stoor dødhin.

Text translationEnglish translation of the text

In the year 1350, there was a great mortality in Sweden called "the big death".

References

  1. ^ Göte Paulsson: ''Annales Suecici Medii Aevi: Svensk Medeltidsannalistik''. Lund 
  2. ^ Translation by Carina Damm 

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