Halley's Comet appeared in 1066, prior to the Battle of Hastings, and is depicted in the Bayeux Tapestry.

When comets meant doom

For centuries, bright comets were treated as omens—harbingers of disaster.

Comets: Panic in the Sky

Halley's Comet appeared in 1066, prior to the Battle of Hastings, and is depicted in the Bayeux Tapestry.

Lists of calamity

After the Great Comet of 1618, pamphlets tallied earthquakes, floods, crop failures, and war as comet‑sent punishments.

Comets: Panic in the Sky

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