1465-08-11-Stockholm 002
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| Date startStart date of the disease. | 1465 | + |
| Date endEnd date of the disease. | + | |
| SeasonSeason (spring, summer, fall or winter) | ||
| Date otherOther mentioned dates. | ||
| PlacePlace(s), city or location of the disease. | Stockholm | |
| RegionHistorical region(s) | ||
| CountryCurrent country | Sweden | |
| RiverMentioned river(s) | ||
| Natural eventMentioned natural event(s) | ||
| PersonMentioned persons(s) | Kettil Karlsson | |
| 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 | Swedish | |
| KeywordFurther keyword(s) | Mortality, Pestilence, Repentance | |
| last edited | 23. 12. 2025 by EpiMedDat-Bot. |
Bishop Kettil of Linköping dies of the plague in Stockholm
Text originalOriginal text
Sedhen bleff iag siwk aff pestilens sott – och inghen kunde råda mig ther till bott – Jag sorgde oc gräth ath iag hade giortt ille – och loffuade gerna mig bätra wille - Med thz tog dödhen meg liiffwit wtåff – myn ånde iag i gudz hendher opgaff - J Stocholm ändade iag mitt liiff
Text translationEnglish translation of the text
Then I fell ill with the plague - and no one could advise me to cure it - I grieved and wept that I had done wrong - and promised to do better - With that death took me away - and I commanded my spirit into God's hands - I ended my life in Stocholm
