During the Black Death pandemic, monastic chronicles recorded "blood moons," "comets," "double suns," and unusual auroras, widely interpreted as proof of God's punishment. Modern cross-comparison of chronicles across regions has successfully reconstructed multiple comet returns and possible supernova events of the period.
Account
During the Black Death pandemic, monastic chronicles recorded "blood moons," "comets," "double suns," and unusual auroras, widely interpreted as proof of God's punishment. Modern cross-comparison of chronicles across regions has successfully reconstructed multiple comet returns and possible supernova events of the period.
Contested
Modern astronomy confirms several of the celestial events. The connection to the plague is theological interpretation, not causal.
Sources
- Chronicles of St Albans, Matthew Paris, and other monastic chronicles
- modern comet and supernova historical astronomy research