DomainArticle in Journal
Title"Locusts in Ireland? A problem in the Welsh and Frankish annals"
AuthorThornton, David E.
Journal TitleCambrian Medieval Celtic Studies
Journal Vol31
Publication Date1996
Start-End Page37 — 53
Number Of Pages17 p.
Era Covered873 — 897
LanguageEnglish
ISSN0260-5600
Subject Classification
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NotesAccounts of a plague of insects (arguably locusts) dated 896/7 in Welsh sources are related to a swarm of locusts recorded for 873 in continental annals. Suggests that the incursion was into Britain, rather than Ireland
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