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Date startStart date of the disease.	1394	+
Date endEnd date of the disease.		+
SeasonSeason (spring, summer, fall or winter)
Date otherOther mentioned dates.
PlacePlace(s), city or location of the disease.	Halle
RegionHistorical region(s)
CountryCurrent country
RiverMentioned river(s)
Natural eventMentioned natural event(s)	Fire
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	German
KeywordFurther keyword(s)	Mortality
last edited	23. 12. 2025 by EpiMedDat-Bot.

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Great plague and fire in Halle.

Text originalOriginal text

994. In deme sulven jare do was in der stad to halle in Sassen grot bedrufnisse: de koge was dar swinde grot von mercliken luden, de (p. 61) dar sturven; ok was to der sulven tiid grot brant van erme eghenen vure also dat dat drudde del der stadt vorbrande.

Detmar's Croneke van Lubeke 1884/99, Vol. 2, p. 60-61. 1

Text translationEnglish translation of the text

994. In the same year (1394) there were great happenings in the city Halle in Saxony: the plague affected a huge amount the people, who died of it; in the same time there was a great fire from an own blaze, so that the horror burned down the city.

Translation by Moritz Uebelhack 2