pexels-brent-keane-181485-1687530

(Photo by Brent Keane via Pexels)

By Stephen Beech

Volcanic eruptions set off a chain of events that brought the Black Death to Europe, according to new research.

Volcanic eruptions “set off chain of events that brought Black Death to Europe”

Photograph of the fresco Trionfo della Morte, taken at its original location in the Camposanto Monumentale in Pisa. The fresco, known as the Triumph of Death”and attributed to the painter Buonamico Buffalmacco, is not precisely dated; scholarly estimates range from 1335 to 1350. While it does not depict the Black Death explicitly, the selected detail shows victims of an epidemic from diverse social backgrounds, their souls carried off by demons. (Martin Bauch via SWNS)

pexels-saturnus99-11453937

(Photo by Jeffry Surianto via Pexels)

Volcanic eruptions “set off chain of events that brought Black Death to Europe”

Atlas from the 14th century, attributed to Abraham Cresques. (Bibliothèque Nationale de France via SWNS)

pexels-chiecharon-913215

(Photo by Archie Binamira via Pexels)

Originally published on talker.news, part of the BLOX Digital Content Exchange.

(0) comments

Welcome to the discussion.

Keep it Clean. Please avoid obscene, vulgar, lewd, racist or sexually-oriented language.
PLEASE TURN OFF YOUR CAPS LOCK.
Don't Threaten. Threats of harming another person will not be tolerated.
Be Truthful. Don't knowingly lie about anyone or anything.
Be Nice. No racism, sexism or any sort of -ism that is degrading to another person.
Be Proactive. Use the 'Report' link on each comment to let us know of abusive posts.
Share with Us. We'd love to hear eyewitness accounts, the history behind an article.