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'''Saint Marcellus's flood''' or '''{{lang|gml|Grote Mandrenke}}''' ([[Low German|Low Saxon]]: {{IPA|/ɣroːtə mandrɛŋkə/}}; {{ |
'''Saint Marcellus's flood''' or '''{{lang|gml|Grote Mandrenke}}''' ([[Low German|Low Saxon]]: {{IPA|/ɣroːtə mandrɛŋkə/}}; {{langx|da|Den Store Manddrukning}}, 'Great Drowning of Men')<ref name="The Guardia, Weatherwatch">{{cite web|author=Stephen Moss |url=https://www.theguardian.com/news/2011/jan/20/weatherwatch-grote-mandrenke |title=Weatherwatch: The Grote Mandrenke|publisher=Guardian |date=2011-01-20 |access-date=2014-01-23}}</ref> was an intense [[extratropical cyclone]], coinciding with a [[new moon]], which swept across the [[British Isles]], the [[Netherlands]], northern Germany, and [[Denmark]] (including [[Duchy of Schleswig|Schleswig]]/[[Southern Jutland]]) around 16 January 1362, causing at least 25,000 deaths.<ref name="The Guardia, Weatherwatch"/> The storm tide is also called the "Second St. Marcellus flood" because it peaked on 16 January, the feast day of [[Marcellus I|St. Marcellus]]. A previous "First St. Marcellus flood" had drowned 36,000 people along the coasts of West [[Friesland]] and [[Groningen (province)|Groningen]] on 16 January 1219. |
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An immense [[storm tides of the North Sea|storm tide]] from the [[North Sea]] swept far inland from England and the Netherlands to Denmark and the German coast, breaking up islands, making parts of the mainland into islands, and wiping out entire towns and districts. These included [[Rungholt]], said to have been located on the island of [[Strand (island)|Strand]] in [[North Frisia]], [[Ravenser Odd]] in [[East Yorkshire]], and the harbour of [[Dunwich]] in [[Suffolk]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-suffolk-22482097 |title=Dunwich underwater images show 'Britain's Atlantis' |work=[[BBC News Online]] |date=2013-05-10 |access-date=2014-01-23}}</ref> |
An immense [[storm tides of the North Sea|storm tide]] from the [[North Sea]] swept far inland from England and the Netherlands to Denmark and the German coast, breaking up islands, making parts of the mainland into islands, and wiping out entire towns and districts. These included [[Rungholt]], said to have been located on the island of [[Strand (island)|Strand]] in [[North Frisia]], [[Ravenser Odd]] in [[East Yorkshire]], and the harbour of [[Dunwich]] in [[Suffolk]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-suffolk-22482097 |title=Dunwich underwater images show 'Britain's Atlantis' |work=[[BBC News Online]] |date=2013-05-10 |access-date=2014-01-23}}</ref> |
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Duration | 13 January 1362 |
Overall effects | |
Fatalities | 25,000 |
Areas affected | British Isles, Netherlands, Northern Germany and Denmark |
Saint Marcellus's flood or Grote Mandrenke (Low Saxon: /ɣroːtə mandrɛŋkə/; Danish: Den Store Manddrukning, 'Great Drowning of Men')[1] was an intense extratropical cyclone, coinciding with a new moon, which swept across the British Isles, the Netherlands, northern Germany, and Denmark (including Schleswig/Southern Jutland) around 16 January 1362, causing at least 25,000 deaths.[1] The storm tide is also called the "Second St. Marcellus flood" because it peaked on 16 January, the feast day of St. Marcellus. A previous "First St. Marcellus flood" had drowned 36,000 people along the coasts of West Friesland and Groningen on 16 January 1219.
An immense storm tide from the North Sea swept far inland from England and the Netherlands to Denmark and the German coast, breaking up islands, making parts of the mainland into islands, and wiping out entire towns and districts. These included Rungholt, said to have been located on the island of Strand in North Frisia, Ravenser Odd in East Yorkshire, and the harbour of Dunwich in Suffolk.[2]
This storm tide, along with others of like size in the 13th century and 14th century, played a part in the formation of the Zuiderzee,[3] and was characteristic of the unsettled and changeable weather in northern Europe at the beginning of the Little Ice Age.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b Stephen Moss (20 January 2011). "Weatherwatch: The Grote Mandrenke". Guardian. Retrieved 23 January 2014.
- ^ "Dunwich underwater images show 'Britain's Atlantis'". BBC News Online. 10 May 2013. Retrieved 23 January 2014.
- ^ Stephen Moss (20 January 2011). "Weatherwatch: The Grote Mandrenke". Guardian. Retrieved 23 January 2014.
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