How did people view the Black Death?
- Some believed that the plague was a punishment from God
- Some people blamed it on Jews who they claimed were poisoning wells – Jews were even attacked and killed in some parts of Europe
The Flagellants
- Groups of people who wandered through towns and countryside doing public penance
- Inflicted punishments on themselves to atone for the evil of the world
- They killed Jews they encountered
Below is an illustration of flagellants inflicting pain upon themselves.
