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Medieval volcanoes may have ignited Black Death

How volcanoes upend the story of what sparked the Black Death

Volcanic eruptions could have fueled the spread of the Black Death plague across medieval Europe, according to a new study that pieces together evidence from ice cores, rare blue tree rings from ancie...

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Medieval volcanoes may have ignited the Black Death

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Volcanic eruption led to the Black Death, new research suggests

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Volcanic eruption may have triggered Europe's deadly Black Death plague

A volcanic eruption around 1345 may have set off a chain reaction that unleashed Europe's deadliest pandemic the Black Death, scientists say.

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Volcano eruption may have led to the Black Death coming to Europe

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A volcanic eruption might have helped bring the Black Plague to Europe

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Historians uncover 700-year error that skewed Black Death origins

The story of the Black Death has always been a mix of science, memory, and myth, but historians now argue that one misread medieval text quietly warped that story for centuries. By untangling a 700‑year error,

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See How Modern Artists Obsessed With Death and Darkness Looked to Medieval Gothic Artworks for Inspiration

The Garden of Death, Hugo Simberg, 1896 Jenni Nurminen / Finnish National Gallery / Ateneum Art Museum In the late 19th century, artists were going goth. Works like Vincent van Gogh’s Head of a Skeleton With a Burning Cigarette (1886), Edvard Munch’s ...