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Date startStart date of the disease. 1389 +
Date endEnd date of the disease. +
SeasonSeason (spring, summer, fall or 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)
PersonMentioned persons(s)
GroupGroup(s) of people mentioned
VictimIndication of victims +
AnimalMentioned animal(s)
DiseaseMentioned disease(s) Plague
Epidemic waveAssociated epidemic wave
Social responseSocial response that happened in reaction to the disease
LanguageLanguage of the original text Icelandic
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last edited 19. 12. 2025 by EpiMedDat-Bot.

Unknown plague in Iceland in 1389.

Text originalOriginal text

kynia sott vm alt Ijsland suo akof at varlla vard sialf birgt æ bæium ok do æcki margt folk or.

Text translationEnglish translation of the text

(1389) Strange disease all around Iceland so that the towns were barely supplie, but not many people died.

References

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

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