AD 1100-1199

 

Year

Month

Day

Location

Phenomenon

Description

M

1104

June

7

England

Halo complex

4 white circles round Sun at noon

G

1104

 

 

Iceland

Volcano

1st known eruption of Hekla. 16 farms lost Ash fell in Scandinavia

G

1105

 

 

Malamocco Is.

Earthquake

Island engulfed by sea.  Off Italy

A

1106

February

12

Europe

Sun-darkening

Accompanied by meteors.  Comet near Sun

A

1106

February

14

Europe

Comet

Shining ray at sunset.  Seen 40 days

M

1107

March

23

Ireland

Snow

Fell a day & night.  Many cattle k.

M

1108

 

 

Syria

Aurora?

Light like Sun at night for 3 hours

M

1108

April

4

Syria

Obscuration

Day 'darkness like dust'.  Lasted 12 days

G

1109

 

 

Antioch

Earthquake

Houses swallowed up

A

1110

 

 

Armenia

Meteor?

'Burning object' fell in Lake Van Waters turned blood red

A

1110

June

8

England

Comet

Visible 3 weeks

M

1111

June

7

Liege, Belgium

Cloudburst

Flood washed away houses & people Lightning struck church next day

G

1112

January

3

Germany

Earthquake

Rothenburg on the Necker overthrown Liége flooded by Meuse

A

1112

June

20

Italy

Meteor?

'Very bright star'  seen

A

1114

May

 

England

Comet

'Star' with long rays.  Many nights

M

1114

October

10

England

Dessication

Thames and Medway dry.  Due to low tide

G

1115

December

25 (c.)

Middle East

Earthquake

 Jerusalem,Antioch, etc.  Great damage

M

1116

December

21 (c)

Germany

Paraselene?

2nd moon rose in the W. as full Moon rose

G

1117

 

 

Swabia

Subsidence

Earth boiled up, then collapsed

M

1117

December

16

Chartres, France

Aurora

N. sky like fire at night.  With white beam

G

1118

 

 

Ireland

Earthquake

Many cities destroyed. Much loss of life

M

1118

December

20

Europe

Aurora

'Fiery ranks' in night sky.  Moved N. to E.

G

1120

September

28

England

Earthquake

Houses wrecked.  People buried

M

1121

May

 

Syria

Aurora

'A full arc' appeared at night

M

1122

December

7

England

Aurora?

Fire in N.E. sky at dawn until daylight

M

1125

August

10

England

Flood

 Many towns deluged.  Men drowned

G

1127

 

 

Tyre

Earthquake

Earth opened, many k.  Year may be 1128

M

1129

January

 

Syria

Aurora

Fire in N.. & Mar., Apr.

M

1129

 

 

Ireland

Heat

Torrid summer.  Streams dried up

A?

1130

October

8

Bohemia

Meteor?

Flying 'serpent' at sunset.  Seen many places

M

1130

November

 

Syria

Aurora

Fiery 'mountain' in N.  Later like pillars

M

1131

January

11

England

Aurora

'Fire' in N. sky at night

A

1133

August

2

Europe

Solar eclipse

Seen England, Salzburg, Cambrai, Prague ,etc.  Corona seen, Salzburg?

G

1133

August

4

England

Earthquake

Buildings overthrown.  Fire from earth

M

1134

October

1

England, Holland

Sea flood?

Sea rose & flooded coast, then retired

G

1134

 

 

Armenia

Earthquake

Dogodoph ruined

A

1135

 

 

Germany

Meteorite

Head-sized black stone fell at Oldisleben

M

1135

March

7

Prague

Halo complex

4 circles round Sun.  Many false suns

A

1135

July

21

Syria

Bolide

'Torch' from W. to E., then explosion

M

1136

 

 

Germany

Aurora?

Shining cross in sky

M

1137

 

 

Britain

Parhelia

Three red suns

M

1137

May

15

Ireland

Gale

Forests & churches fell

A

1138?

March

8

Asia Minor

Meteorites?

'Fiery coals' fell at Mosul

M

1138

October

7

England

Aurora

Red sky in N. & coloured rays

G

1139 (c)

 

 

Middle East

Earthquake

130,000 k. Strongest at Aleppo 80 shocks in one night

M

1139

July

19

Prague

Obscuration

Darkness lasted a week

G

1140

 

 

Kalunikus

Subsidence

Earth opened & 40 horsemen swallowed up Cries heard long after

M

1140

June

22

Syria

Aurora

Red lances in N.  Moved W.

M

1140

May

12

Wellsbourne, England         

Tornado

Whirlwind wrecked 40 houses                                                    Woman k. by hailstone

M

1141

August

 

Syria

Aurora

Rays of fire in N.  Bright on 2 Sept.

M

1141

December

23

Korea

Aurora

Red vapour in N. at night.  White rays

A

1145

April

22

England, China

Halley's Comet

Perihelion.  Seen 50 days

M

1146

December