|
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 |