1227-00-00-Svignaskarð

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Date startStart date of the disease.	1227	+
Date endEnd date of the disease.		+
SeasonSeason (spring, summer, fall or winter)	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)	Cattle
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)	Epizootic
last edited	19. 12. 2025 by EpiMedDat-Bot.

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Epizootic in 1227 in western Iceland

Text originalOriginal text

Þessi vetr var kallaðr sandvetr, ok var fellivetr mikill ok dó hundrað nauta fyrir Snorra Sturlusyni út í Svignaskarði.

Íslendinga saga. In: Kristian Kålund: Sturlunga saga efter membranen Króksfjarðarbók udfyldt efter Reykjarfjarðarbók, I. København 1906-1911, p. 386 1

Text translationEnglish translation of the text

That winter was called sandwinter, and it was a very hard winter when hundred of Snorri Sturluson's cattle died out in Svignaskarð.

Translation by Carina Damm 2