Cited from the translation of Joyce Lionarons on her site Wulfstan's Eschatological Homilies
 
'May we then now see and know and very readily understand that the end of this world is very nigh; and many calamities have appeared and men's crimes and woes are greatly multiplied; and we from day to day hear of monstrous plagues and strange deaths throughout the country, that have come upon men, and we often perceive that nation riseth against nation, and we see unfortunate wars caused by iniquitous deeds; and we hear very frequently of the death of men of rank whose life was dear to men, and whose life appeared fair and beautiful and peasant; so we are also informed of various diseases in many places of the world, and of increasing famines. And many evils, we learn, are here in this life become general, and flourish and no good is abiding here, and all worldly things are very sinful, and very greatly cooleth the love that we ought to have to our Lord; and those good works that we should observe for our soul's health, we forsake. These tokens, that I have just related concerning this world's tribulations and calamities, are such as Christ himself mentioned to his disciples, that all these things should happen before the end of this world.' Cited from Rev. Morris's translation in The Blickling Homilies of the Tenth Century.
   
   
   
   
   
   
 
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
 
 
 
These citations are taken from the electronic Version of the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle in the Online Medieval and Classic Library, Release # 17, edited by Douglas B. Killings. The translation by Rev. James Ingram is used, with additional readings from the translation of Dr. J.A. Giles.
 
Eclipse of sun or moon, falling stars   'It is also written that the sun will grow dark before the world ends and the moon will darken and the stars fall because of the people's sins,...' Wulfstan, Homily III-Secundum Lucam. Cited from the translation of Joyce Lionarons on her site Wulfstan's Eschatological Homilies
 
Burning heaven   'The impious one [Antichrist] will cause fire to come from above, as it were from heaven, in sight of men, as if he were God Almighty, who rules over heaven and earth;' in Ælfric's Preface to the Catholic Homilies I
Fire   'Our Lord has fixed the time when he will come here, on that greatest day, as highest king of power; then the ruler of mankind will burn the land with fire.' in Judgement Day I
 
Signs   '"There will be signs in the sun and the moon and the stars, etc."' Wulfstan, Homily III-Secundum Lucam. Cited from the translation of Joyce Lionarons on her site Wulfstan's Eschatological Homilies
 
Storm, wind   'Across the broad earth the heavenly trumpet's loud voice will be heard and on seven sides the winds will howl; they will blow, blustering, with the mightiest uproar, and enfeeble and reduce the world by storm and fill with fear earth's creatures.' Christ III / 'Heaven strives against us when it sternly sends us storms that greatly injure cattle and land.' Wulfstan, Homily III-Secundum Lucam. Cited from the translation of Joyce Lionarons on her site Wulfstan's Eschatological Homilies 'And there were voices, and thunders, and lightnings;' Revelation 16:18
 
Bloody Rain   'The first angel sounded, and there followed hail and fire mingled with blood, and they were cast upon the earth: ' Revelation 8:7 / 'And the third angel poured out his vial upon the rivers and fountains of waters; and they became blood.' Revelation 16:4
 
Birds   'On the "fifth" day, all the birds of the air will gather together in the fields, wailing to one another, with neither bite nor sup;' St. Jerome's fifteen signs preceding the judgement in Thomas Aquinas Summa Theologica
 
Flood   'The sea will rise in flood over the world, life will be over for every single person.' Judgement Day I
 
Cattle   'Heaven strives against us when it sternly sends us storms that greatly injure cattle and land.' Wulfstan, Homily III-Secundum Lucam. Cited from the translation of Joyce Lionarons on her site Wulfstan's Eschatological Homilies
 
Fruit and Corn   'The earth strives against us when it withholds earthly fruits and sends us too many weeds.' Cited from the translation of Joyce Lionarons on her site Wulfstan's Eschatological Homilies / ' And I beheld, and lo a black horse; and he that sat on him had a pair of balances in his hand. And I heard a voice in the midst of the four beasts say, A measure of wheat for a penny, and three measures of barley for a penny; and see thou hurt not the oil and the wine.' Revelation 6: 5+6
 
Earthquake   'And great earthquakes shall be in divers places, and famines, and pestilences; ' Luke 21:11 / '... and there was a great earthquake, such as was not since men were upon the earth, so mighty an earthquake, and so great.' Revelation 16:18
 
Plague   'And great earthquakes shall be in divers places, and famines, and pestilences; ' Luke 21:11 / '...and we from day to day hear of monstrous plagues and strange deaths throughout the country...; so we are also informed of various diseases in many places of the world' Blickling Homily X
 
Famine   'And great earthquakes shall be in divers places, and famines, and pestilences; ' Luke 21:11 / '...so we are also informed of various diseases in many places of the world, and of increasing famines.' Blickling Homily X / 'And I looked, and behold a pale horse: and his name that sat on him was Death, and Hell followed with him. And power was given unto them over the fourth part of the earth, to kill with sword, and with hunger, and with death, and with the beasts of the earth.' Revelation 6:8