Bren [bren] as a girls' name (also used as boys' name Bren) is of Old Norse, Gaelic and Welsh derivation, and the name Bren means sword; little drop of water; raven or black-haired; hill. Bren is an alternate form of Brenda (Old Norse): related to the English word brand. Bren is also a variant of Brenna (Gaelic).
The origins of the Black Death can be traced back to the Gobi Desert of Mongolia in the 1320s. The cause of this sudden eruption of the plague is not exactly known. From the desert, it spread out in all directions. Of most importance was the spread eastward to China.
black death or (bubonic plague) started in 1347 in southwest china and rats carried the disease onto trade ships which then went to Europe where the outbreak got to its worst â¦ 20 million people died. The primary outbreak of the plague ended in 1352.