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1495-10-00-Sweden

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Date startStart date of the disease. 1495-10 +
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 Sweden
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 Latin
KeywordFurther keyword(s) Pestilence
last edited 19. 12. 2025 by EpiMedDat-Bot.

Severe plague in almost all of Sweden

Text originalOriginal text

Item, isto anno viguit quasi per totam Sueciam magna pestilentia.

Text translationEnglish translation of the text

Furthermore, that year a severe pestilence ravaged almost all of Sweden.

References

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

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