Skagafjörður
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In Skagafjörður, a total of 1 epidemic events are known so far. It is a municipality in Northwestern Region, Iceland in Iceland. The coordinates are 65° 30' 0.65" N, 19° 26' 44.38" W.
Map of Skagafjörður
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| Disease | DateStart date of the disease. | SummarySummary of the disease event | OriginalOriginal text | TranslationEnglish translation of the text | ReferenceReference(s) to literature | Reference translationReference(s) to the translation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1301-00-00-Iceland 003 | 1301 JL | Mortality in northern Iceland in 1301. Observation of a comet around St. Michael's Day (29 Oct.), certainly Halley on 26 October 1301 | Manndaudr hinn mikle j Fliotum ok j Skagafirde. Cometa var sen af kaupmonnum j hafue vm Michials messo skeid. | Great mortality in Fljót and in Skagafjörður. A comet was seen by merchants at sea around Michaelmas. | Lögmannsannáll. In: Gustav Storm: Islandske Annaler indtil 1578. Kristiania 1888, p. 263 | Translation by Carina Damm |
