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Date startStart date of the disease. 1484 +
Date endEnd date of the disease. +
SeasonSeason (spring, summer, fall or winter)
Date otherOther mentioned dates.
PlacePlace(s), city or location of the disease. Stockholm
RegionHistorical region(s)
CountryCurrent country Sweden
RiverMentioned river(s)
Natural eventMentioned natural event(s)
PersonMentioned persons(s)
GroupGroup(s) of people mentioned
VictimIndication of victims 15.000 absolute +
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 Latin
KeywordFurther keyword(s) Epidemics, Mortality
last edited 19. 12. 2025 by EpiMedDat-Bot.

Pestilence in Sweden. Only in Stockholm, 15.000 people fall victim to the plague.

Text originalOriginal text

Item, eodem tempore viguit pestilencia in Suecia et maxime Holmis, ita quod famabatur, ut xv milia obierunt hominum ex sola civitate Stokholmensi.

Text translationEnglish translation of the text

Furthermore, at the same time, a plague epidemic was raging in Sweden and especially in Stockholm; and it was so severe that it was rumoured that 15,000 people died in the city of Stockholm alone.

References

  1. ^ Claes Gejrot: ''Vadstenadiariet. Latinsk text med översättning och kommentar''. Stockholm 1996 
  2. ^ Translation by Carina Damm 

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