1404-00-00-Iceland
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| Date startStart date of the disease. | 1404 | + |
| Date endEnd date of the disease. | + | |
| SeasonSeason (spring, summer, fall or winter) | ||
| Date otherOther mentioned dates. | ||
| PlacePlace(s), city or location of the disease. | Skálholt | |
| 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 | 3 + absolute"Expression error: Missing operand for +." is not a number. | + |
| 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 | |
| KeywordFurther keyword(s) | Mortality | |
| last edited | 19. 12. 2025 by EpiMedDat-Bot. |
Great plague in Iceland in 1404
Text originalOriginal text
Manndauda veturr hinn sidare. eyddi þa enn stadenn j Skalhollte. Þria tima ad þionustv folki. deydi þar þa þrir prestar oc mesti hlvtur klerka. ij prestar lifdv eptir brodir Þorfinnr kirkiu prest"r. oc Þorarenn prest"r Andres son. er þa var cappellanus byskupsins herra Vilchins.
Text translationEnglish translation of the text
The second deadly winter. Three times all servants of Skálholt died. Three priests died there and most of the clerics. Two priests survived, the church priest Þorfinnur and the priest Þórarinn Andrésson, who was chaplain to Bishop Vilchin at the time.
