

The original outbreak of the plague occurred during 1347–51, and outbreaks then recurred several other times after that. It is estimated that about one-third of Europe’s entire population perished as a result of the pandemic, with some areas of the continent suffering far greater losses than others. It was during this time that Europe was dealing with what was then the world’s worst pandemic, the Black Death, believed to be the result of the plague. The Grim Reaper seems to have appeared in Europe during the 14th century. But how and when did this imagery come to be associated with death? One of the most common and enduring of these is the Grim Reaper-usually a skeletal figure, who is often shrouded in a dark, hooded robe and carrying a scythe to “reap” human souls.
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