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Date startStart date of the disease.	1284	+
Date endEnd date of the disease.		+
SeasonSeason (spring, summer, fall or winter)	Autumn
Date otherOther mentioned dates.
PlacePlace(s), city or location of the disease.
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		+
AnimalMentioned animal(s)	Cattle
DiseaseMentioned disease(s)
Epidemic waveAssociated epidemic wave
Social responseSocial response that happened in reaction to the disease
LanguageLanguage of the original text	Icelandic
KeywordFurther keyword(s)	Famine, Mortality
last edited	19. 12. 2025 by EpiMedDat-Bot.

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Mortality among cattle and famine in northern Iceland in 1284

Text originalOriginal text

Fjárfellir og dóu margir menn af sulti á Íslandi og auðn margra bæja.

Lárentíus saga biskups. In: Guðrún Ása Grímsdóttir: Árna saga biskups. In: Biskupa sögur III (= Íslenzk fornrit, 17). Reykjavík 1998, p. 230 1

Text translationEnglish translation of the text

Death of cattle and many men died of hunger in Iceland, and many towns were laid waste.

Translation by Carina Damm 2