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Date startStart date of the disease.	1309	+
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	Iceland
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	Icelandic
KeywordFurther keyword(s)	Mortality
last edited	19. 12. 2025 by EpiMedDat-Bot.

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Great plague in northern Iceland in 1309

Text originalOriginal text

Drep sott hin mikla fyrir norðan land.

Annales vetustissimi. In: Gustav Storm: Islandske Annaler indtil 1578. Kristiania 1888, p. 53 1

Text translationEnglish translation of the text

Great mortal plague in the north of the country.

Translation by Carina Damm 2