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Originally Posted by GeoffC
Oh ! missed that one .... thought there was one in 1066....Halleys ....
Heralded the arrival of the French ....
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The "Fiery" near-earth comet of 1014 was blamed on the Jews. Apocalyptic end-of the world fever was still running high. Lots of folks had believed Christ was to return at the turn of the millennium, and 14 years later, those hopes were still running high.
"With the accession of the kings of Gaul, things changed. The Jews were no longer 'citizens.' During the sinister apocalyptic mood that prevailed around the year 1000—further inflamed by the appearance of a fiery comet in 1014 and the solar eclipse in 1033—they were unprotected. They were not even tolerated. They were singled out, here and there, and accused of causing the scourges that befell superstitious inhabitants."
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Rashi by Elie Wiesel, Translated by Catherine Temerson, chapter 1.