The Great Famine (1 janv. 1315 – 31 déc. 1322)

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Northern Europe | ICE/RAIN: torrential storms + everything froze over including rivers/crops → isolation/starvation | FAMINE: at time, seen as recurrence of ‘seven lean years’ that afflicted Egypt in Bible | ↑ PRICES (even in non-famine years): | Diseases kill livestock/weather kills crops → ↓ supply → ↑ prices | ALSO: ↑ prices → ↓ people buying/eating food + ↑ susceptibility to disease (esp kids/old) + ↓ energy/productivity/output workers → ↑ prices goods

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