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Due to the long time spans, the first plague pandemic (6th century – 8th century) and the second plague pandemic (14th century – early 19th century) are shown by individual outbreaks, such as the Plague of Justinian (first pandemic) and the Black Death (second pandemic).
Denmark in the mid-14th century [ edit ] Prior to the Black Death, Denmark was the smallest of the Nordic countries, but it had the largest population, between 750.000 and one million people.
Because 14th-century healers and governments were at a loss to explain or stop the disease, Europeans turned to astrological forces, earthquakes and the poisoning of wells by Jews as possible reasons for outbreaks. [23] Many believed the epidemic was a punishment by God for their sins, and could be relieved by winning God's forgiveness. [154]
Danish forces still sacked several ecclesiastical buildings after the ransom was paid. Before leaving the island, Valdemar IV appointed sheriffs to govern the island within his realm. 8 July 1362 – the Danish navy defeats the Hanseatic League 's fleet at the Battle of Helsingborg .
The 14th century lasted from 1 January 1301 (represented by the Roman numerals MCCCI) to 31 December 1400 (MCD). It is estimated that the century witnessed the death of more than 45 million lives from political and natural disasters in both Europe and the Mongol Empire. [1] [2] West Africa experienced economic growth and prosperity.
The crisis of the Middle Ages was a series of events in the 14th and 15th centuries that ended centuries of European stability during the late Middle Ages. [1] Three major crises led to radical changes in all areas of society: demographic collapse, political instability, and religious upheavals.
As well, pets can bring back fleas from dead rodents, he said. The CDC indicates that over the past century, plague in the U.S. has been most common in the areas of northern New Mexico, northwestern Arizona and southern Colorado. [75] There was an outbreak of the bubonic plague in the Nyimba district of Eastern Zambia in 2015.
Prayers to the gods to end the plague, by Mursili II, from the 14th century BC. Shown in Hattusa, Istanbul, Archaeological Museum. According to author Philip Norrie (How Disease Affected the End of the Bronze Age), there are three diseases most likely to have caused a post-Bronze Age societal collapse: smallpox, bubonic plague, and tularemia.