AD 900 - 1000

Type

Year

Month

Day

Location

Phenomenon

Description

A

900

 

 

Netherlands?

Meteor shower

'Stars' flowed from sky, then tempests

A

902

October

 

Spain

Meteor shower

'Stars' fell like rain. Not same as 900

A

905

May

23

China

Comet

Extended across heavens

M

908

 

 

England

Cold

Rivers frozen 2 months

M

909

May

6

Ireland

Parhelia

Two suns ran together

A

912

July

19

Japan

Halley's Comet

Perihelion

M

912

 

 

Scotland

Aurora

4 'rainbows' & fiery torches

M

917

 

 

Ireland

Severe winter

Great snow. Lakes frozen

A

919

 

 

Russia

Aurora

Burning sky  in winter. Seen Russia to Greece

A

921

 

 

Narni, Italy

Meteorites

Many stones fell. Largest in river

M

922

May

11

Bulgaria

Aurora

Cloud like fire. 'Noises & voices'

M

923

 

 

London

Cold

Thames frozen 13 weeks

M

925

September

21

Egypt

Bolide?

Red fireball with serpentine tail

M

926

 

 

England

Aurora

'Fiery lights' in N. sky. Year may be 927

M

927

 

 

Byzantium

Cold

Frost lasted 120 days

G

930 (c.)

 

 

Eldgja, Iceland

Volcano

Fissure 30 km. long

M

934

 

 

Portugal

Obscuration

Sun lost light for months. Suddenly restored

M

934

 

 

Ireland

Lightning?

'Celestial fire' burnt  mountains

M

935

 

 

France

Aurora

'Armies in the sky'

M

936

 

 

Belgium

Obscuration

Sun turned blood-red in clear sky

M

938

 

 

Ireland

Obscuration

Sun like blood 1½ days. Year 936?

M

941

 

 

Ireland

Cold

Lakes & rivers froze

M

943

 

 

Scotland

Coloured spring

'Fountain of blood' stained rivers & sea, Galloway

M

944

 

 

England

Gale

1,500 London houses fell . Whole of England

M

945

October

25

Ireland

Aurora

'Two fiery columns' illuminated world

M

948

 

 

England

Drought

No rain for 3 years. 'Very doubtful'

M

949 (c.)

 

 

Italy

Obscuration

Sun became like blood. 948-950

G

950

 

 

France, Germany

Earthquakes

Many shocks. Year uncertain

M

951

 

 

England

Thunderstorm

Southampton destroyed. Lasted 4 days

A

952

 

 

Germany

Meteorite

Large stone fell at Augsberg

M

956

June

 

France

Aurora?

Headless dragon in sky. Tornado?

G

957 (c.)

 

 

Iran

Earthquake

Great shock in Shahr-Rey. Earth clefts

G

958 (c.)

 

 

Iran

Earthquakes

Many shocks resumed, 100s k.

M

960

 

 

Ireland

Lightning

1100 men & beasts k. near Dublin

A

968

December

22

Constantinople

Solar eclipse

'Dim & feeble glow' round Moon

M

971

 

 

Britain

Storms

Sky overcast for 6 months;wind & lightning. Year 971?

M

974

November

1

Europe

Severe winter

Until March 11, 975

A

975

August

3

England, China

Comet

40  cubits long

M

979

October

28

England

Aurora

'Bloody cloud' at night. Coloured beams

M

982

 

 

Greece

Aurora

Armies in the sky

M

987

December

22

Byzantium

Cold

Frost began. Lasted 120 days

M

988 (c.)

 

 

Byzantium

Aurora

Fiery pillars in N.. Several nights

A

989

August

2

Europe, China

Halley's Comet

Perihelion

M

991

December

25

Ireland

Aurora

'Burning hand' in sky at night

M

995

July

 

Europe

Summer cold

Severe frost & ice

M

998

 

 

England

Cold

Thames frozen 5 weeks. 'Unhistorical'

A

998

 

 

Germany

Meteorites

2 large stones fell at Magdeburg

M

999 (c.)

 

 

Baghdad

Cold

Cold weather k. palm trees

G

1000

 

 

Cumberland

Earthquake

Men  swallowed up

A?

100

 

 

Britain, France

Meteorites?

'It rained stones'

G

1000

March

29

Europe

Earthquake

No particular place specified


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