On the mystery cloud of AD 536, a crisis in dispute and epidemic ergotism
In AD 536, some kind of natural catastrophe(s) darkened the sun by what has been called a mystery cloud or a dust veil. The darkening of the sun lasted for over a year and initiated dramatic changes of the climate in the Northern Hemisphere, resulting in a series of cold ‘years without summer’. Thi...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Editorial Board of DJA
2014-05-01
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Series: | Danish Journal of Archaeology |
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Online Access: | https://tidsskrift.dk/dja/article/view/124915 |