AD 1100-1199

Codes: A=Astronomical event  G=Geological   M=Meteorological

Code

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

3

Ireland

Gale

Many woods destroyed

M

1147

 

 

Denmark

Aurora

Red flames in N.  1147-50

M

1149

December

 

England

Severe winter

Thames frozen

M

1152

March

22

North Holland

Lunar halo

Circle round Moon.  Cross in circle

M

1153

January

26

Bologna, Italy

Parhelia

3 moons & cross, then 3 suns

A

1153

December

29

Cambrai

Meteor?

'Great splendour',  night, then thunder

G

1154

February

15

Burgundy

Earthquake

Castle swallowed up. Deep pool left

G

1155

 

 

Antioch

Earthquake

Also Damascus, Tripoli.  2,000 k.

M

1156

May

30?

Britain

Solar halo

Broad blue circle at noon

M

1156

August

11

England, France

Floods

Many buildings fell.  Rain floods

M

1156

October

 

London

Lunar halo

Cross appeared in Moon. Several nights

G

1156

November

18

Syria

Earthquake

40 shocks at Aleppo.  'Tremendous'

M

1158

 

 

London

Dessication

Thames dried up.  Also earthquake

G

1158

 

 

Syria

Earthquake

Many cities ruined, 15,000 k.

M

1158

August

28

Ireland

Aurora

'Great mount of fier'.  Sparkled

M

1158

 

 

Ireland

Floods

Autumn rains & floods.  23 k., Subha

A

1164

May

31

Germany

Meteorite

Large mass of iron fell at Meissen

M

1164

September

20

England

Solar haloes

3 circles round Sun.  Then 2 suns

A

1165

August

 

England

Two comets

Before sunrise in S. & N.

M

1165

August

 

Scarborough,         

Tornado?                 

Thunderstorm with 'black horse' England                                                     'Horse' left huge prints

G

1169

February

4 or 5

Catania, Sicily

Earthquake

15,000 k.  Etna erupted

M

1170

 

 

Ireland

Aurora?

'Bow of burning fire'

M

1170

March

 

England

Sea flood

Crops destroyed

M

1170

March

2

English Channel

Storm

Henry II's ship 'troubled', 400 drowned

G

1170

June

29

Europe & East

Earthquake

Syria, Libya, Hungary, Germany, Switzerland Great damage, many k.

M

1171

December

24

England, Ireland

Thunderstorm

Lasted 2 days in Ireland

A

1171

December

25

Europe

'Stars'

Two great & small fiery 'stars' in W.

M

1173

February

10

Ireland, England

Aurora

Red light in N. at nigh with white rays

M

1173

May

17

Wales

Tornado

Whirlwind, thunder, hail.  Trees felled

M

1174

November

4

 England

Aurora

Red sky in N. at midnight

M

1176

March

19

Korea

Aurora

Red vapour in W. at night

M

1176

April

3

England, France

Gale

Trees & houses felled

M

1177

June

19

Isle of Wight

Coloured rain

'Dew of blood'  fell for 2 hours

M

1177

July

22

England

Thunderstorm

Hail broke trees.  Many 'suffocated'

M

1177

November

29

England

Aurora

Burning flames at night

M

1177

December

1

England

Gale

Woods & houses felled in E'ly gale

M

1178

January

8

Lincolnshire

Sea flood

Men & cattle drowned

A

1178

June

18

Kent, England

Lunar meteor?

'Torch' sprang from crescent Moon. Moon then turned dark

A

1179

August

1

Europe

'Star'

'Star' near Sun, Venus near Moon

G

1180

April

25

England

Earthquake

Throughout  Midlands. Many houses fell

M

1180

 

 

W. Japan

Drought

Most rivers dried up

A

1181

August

6

China

Supernova

In Cassiopeia.  Bluish-red

G

1183

 

 

Syria

Earthquake

Many towns ruined, 20,000 k.

M

1184

February

17

Loch Ce, Ireland

Thunderstorm

Over 80 nobles k. by lightning & flood

G

1185

 

 

Sicily

Earthquake

Cosenza destroyed. Adriatic sea wave

G

1185

April

15

England

Earthquake

Lincoln Cathedral rent

A

1185

May

1

Europe

Solar eclipse

'Red hot coals' on Moon.  Prominences?

A

1186

June

30

Mons, Belgium

Meteorites

Several stones fell.  Some of 1 lb.

M

1187

October

14

England

Coloured rain

Blood-rain, Derbyshire

G

1189

May

4

Bohemia

Earthquake

Many buildings fell, 18 months shocks

M

1190

May

 

Mainz, Germany

Hail

More than 100  villas devastated. Rain & floods all summer

M

1191

 

 

Ireland

Gale

Buildings & forests fell.  Many k.

G

1193

 

 

England

Earthquake

Buildings & trees levelled

M

1194

January

 

England

Aurora

Red light in NW at night, with white rays

M

1194

June

24

England

Halo complex

Circles round & through Sun,'rainbow' 22° halo, parhelic circle & arc

M

1195

November

 

England

Gale

Buildings & trees fell

M

1196

 

 

Paris

Flood

Seine flood 'swept away' all

M

1198

June

24

England?

Fall

'Dew sweet as honey' fell, in Europe?

M

1198

July

20

England

Thunderstorms

Lightning destroyed villages & inhabitants Hail k. birds & ruined crops

A

1198

November

 

England

Comet

Seen 15 days

M

1199

 

 

Scottish border

Floods

Bridges swept away

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