Kirkjubær á Síðu
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In Kirkjubær á Síðu, a total of 1 epidemic events are known so far. It is a Location near the Icelandic village of Kirkjubæjarklaustur in Iceland. The coordinates are 63° 46' 0.00" N, 18° 4' 0.00" W.
Map of Kirkjubær á Síðu
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| Disease | DateStart date of the disease. | SummarySummary of the disease event | OriginalOriginal text | TranslationEnglish translation of the text | ReferenceReference(s) to literature | Reference translationReference(s) to the translation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1252-00-00-Iceland | 1252 JL | Famine in southern Iceland (Kirkjubær á Síðu) in 1252 due to a severe winter. | [...] er hallæri er mikit á komit því að nú er vetrarríki mikit ok er bæði illt til matar ok heyja. | [... ] now there is a great famine, for the winter is now very severe, and there is a shortage of both food and hay. | Kristian Kålund: Sturlunga saga efter membranen Króksfjarðarbók udfyldt efter Reykjarfjarðarbók. 2. København/Kristiania, 1911, p. 123 | Translation by Carina Damm |
