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Drakelow revenants

Aussi appelé: the two peasants of Stapenhill
Folklore et mythesMort-vivantVariableUne malédictionMoyen Âge

The Drakelow case is among the earliest detailed walking-dead reports from England. Two fugitive peasants die suddenly, return carrying their own coffins and bring a deadly sickness to the village of Drakelow. With episcopal permission the bodies are dug up, beheaded and their hearts cut out and burned. The procedure, especially the head laid between the legs, matches so-called deviant burials that archaeologists find across medieval Europe.12

⚔️ L'affronter
Première mention
1090
Events of about 1090, recorded by Abbot Geoffrey of Burton in the early 12th century
Origine
Medieval English
Royaume-Uni
Ce qui le provoque
Une malédiction
In the abbot's telling, the men were struck dead after wronging Burton Abbey and its saint.
Comment on en devient un
Two runaway peasants of the abbey who died suddenly and were buried.
Comment il se déplace
Variable
They walk through the village at night with their coffins on their shoulders, sometimes in the shape of bears or dogs, shouting at the houses.
Intelligence
Un peu d'intelligence
Points faibles
  • exhumation
  • decapitation, with the heads placed between the legs
  • tearing out the hearts and burning them

Quand est-il apparu pour la première fois ?

Monde antique
Moyen Âge
1500 à 1899
1900 à 1967
1968 à 1999
2000 à 2009
2010 à aujourd'hui
1090

Events of about 1090, recorded by Abbot Geoffrey of Burton in the early 12th century

notes de terrain

Ce que disent les sources

1

They reappeared on the very evening of their burial12

2

Villagers sickened and died after the visits12

3

Three men obtained the bishop's permission to open the graves12

4

The bodies were found intact12

5

The sick recovered but the survivors abandoned Drakelow12

Pourriez-vous le distancer ?

Classe de vitesse d'après la description des sources (variable), pas une mesure.

Vous, en marchant environ 5 km/h
Vous, en jogging environ 10 km/h
Drakelow revenants environ 10 km/h
Un adulte en forme qui sprinte environ 24 km/h
Un cycliste rapide environ 37 km/h

Sources

  1. Elif Boyacıoğlu, 'The Revenant on the Threshold', Folklore 62 (2015)
  2. Revenant - Wikipedia

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Même époque : Moyen Âge

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