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Date startStart date of the disease.	1331	+
Date endEnd date of the disease.	1331	+
SeasonSeason (spring, summer, fall or winter)	Spring, 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)	Sheep
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)	Lent, Mortality
last edited	19. 12. 2025 by EpiMedDat-Bot.

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Mortality of sheep in Iceland due the harsh winter of 1331 that lasted until Lent

Text originalOriginal text

Vetur þessi varð mjög harður. ... Hélzt hörð veðrátta allt til vors og í langaföstu datt niður fénaður staðarins unnvörpum af megurð og sulti.

Lárentíus saga biskups. In: Guðrún Ása Grímsdóttir: Árna saga biskups. In: Biskupa sögur III (= Íslenzk fornrit, 17). Reykjavík 1998, pp. 432-33 1

Text translationEnglish translation of the text

This winter was very hard. ... Harsh weather lasted until spring, and during Lent the local livestock died from starvation and hunger.

Translation by Carina Damm 2