1252-00-00-Iceland
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| Date startStart date of the disease. | 1252 | + |
| 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. | Kirkjubær á Síðu | |
| 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) | ||
| Epidemic waveAssociated epidemic wave | ||
| Social responseSocial response that happened in reaction to the disease | ||
| LanguageLanguage of the original text | Icelandic | |
| KeywordFurther keyword(s) | Famine, Severe winter | |
| last edited | 19. 12. 2025 by EpiMedDat-Bot. |
Famine in southern Iceland (Kirkjubær á Síðu) in 1252 due to a severe winter.
Text originalOriginal text
[...] er hallæri er mikit á komit því að nú er vetrarríki mikit ok er bæði illt til matar ok heyja.
Text translationEnglish translation of the text
[... ] now there is a great famine, for the winter is now very severe, and there is a shortage of both food and hay.
