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In 1349 the Black Plague reached the city of Trier. It is estimated that a third of its population lost their lives over the course of the epidemic. To date, few specific facts are known about the exact progression of the plague or on its impact on life in Trier. Does the city’s rediscovered interest and loans register allow new conclusions to be drawn on the outbreak of the plague? Documentary evidence is available concerning the pogroms against the Jewish population that followed. But another phenomenon can also be ascertained at this time, namely the development of a brotherhood that practised penance und self-flagellation in an attempt to avert the Black Death. As the brotherhood both grew rapidly in this time of crisis and was economically active, interesting connections can be detected between the capital market and the outbreak of the epidemic in Trier.
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