CatastropheThe 14th century

Catastrophe in the 14th century

Every event in the Terralore archive tagged catastrophe — plague, famine, earthquake and other disasters, narrowed to the 14th century — 2 of them, drawn from 2 nations, running from 1348 to 1349. Each entry keeps the sources it was verified against and links back to the chronicle it came from.

Events
2
Nations
2
Earliest
1348
Latest
1349

Every entry below is the same record, with the same sources, as the one on its nation’s chronicle.

  1. Europe

    United Kingdom

    The Black Death reaches England

    The plague pandemic killed a large proportion of England's population within a few years, devastating communities and accelerating long-term changes in labour and society.

    Era: The Norman Conquest and medieval England

    Sources: The British Library: history and collections · The British Library

  2. Europe

    Norway

    The Black Death reaches Norway

    Plague arrived by ship at Bergen and spread through the country, killing about half the population and devastating the native aristocracy and clergy, a turning point in Norwegian history.

    Era: The Black Death, the Kalmar Union and the Danish Centuries

    Sources: Kalmarunionen · Store norske leksikon, Norway: The Treaty of Kiel · Encyclopaedia Britannica