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Date startStart date of the disease.	1310	+
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)	Smallpox, Typhus
Epidemic waveAssociated epidemic wave
Social responseSocial response that happened in reaction to the disease
LanguageLanguage of the original text	Icelandic
KeywordFurther keyword(s)	Mortality, Throat disease
last edited	23. 12. 2025 by EpiMedDat-Bot.

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Mortality in southern Iceland in 1310

Text originalOriginal text

Manndavdi micil fyrir svnnan land og sott med þrennv moti. landfar sott. bolna sott og kverka sott.

Gottskálksannáll. In: Gustav Storm: Islandske Annaler indtil 1578. Kristiania 1888, p. 342 1

Text translationEnglish translation of the text

Great mortality in the southern part of the country. The plague came in three ways: typhus (?, lit. "illness that spreads throughout the land"), smallpox and a throat disease.

Translation by Carina Damm 2