Template:1224-00-00-Vladimir-Suzdalian Rusia

1224

Massive death of birds due to carbon monoxide poisoning caused by forest and peat fires.

Toгo жe лѣтa [6732] бѣ вeдpo вeлми, и мнoзи бopeвe и бoлoтa зaгapaxyтьcя, a дымoвe cилнiя бяxy тoгдa, якo нe видѣти чeлoвѣкoмъ; бѣ бo якo мглa къ зeмли пpилeглa, якo птицaмъ пo aepy и нe бѣ лзѣ лѣтaти, нo пaдaxy нa зeмлю и yмиpaxy.

There was great heat that year [6732] and many of the forests and mudflats burst into flames, and the smoke was heavy, unlike anything people had seen at that time. They were like fog that clung to the earth, so that the birds could not fly in the air, but fell to the ground and died. (Translation: Dariusz Dabrowski)

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