A Great Carolingian Panzootic: The Probable Extent, Diagnosis and Impact of an Early Ninth-Century Cattle Pestilence
Timothy P. Newfield
This paper considers the cattle panzootic of 809-810, most thoroughly documented and, as far can be discerned, spatially significant livestock pestilence Carolingian period (750-950 CE). It surveys written evidence for plague, and examines pestilence’s spatial temporal parameters, dissemination, diagnosis impact. is argued that plague originated east Europe, was truly pan-European in scope, represented a if primarily short-term shock to agrarian economy. Cattle southern northern including British Isles, were affected. In all probability, several hundreds thousands domestic bovines died, adversely impacting food production distribution, human health. A rinderpest virus (RPV) tentatively advanced.
Argos