Britain: A terrible bloody sword in the air — Circa 249
”At his [Decius’] coming to the Throne it Rained Blood in divers parts of this Kingdom,
and a Terrible Bloody Sword was seen in the Air for three Nights, a little after Sunset.” (Britton, C.E., A Meteorological Chronology to A.D. 1450, London: H.M.S.O.,
Source: Case: W467