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Drakelow revenants

Også kalt: the two peasants of Stapenhill
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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

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Først nevnt
1090
Events of about 1090, recorded by Abbot Geoffrey of Burton in the early 12th century
Opprinnelse
Medieval English
Storbritannia
Hva som forårsaker det
En forbannelse
In the abbot's telling, the men were struck dead after wronging Burton Abbey and its saint.
Hvordan man blir en
Two runaway peasants of the abbey who died suddenly and were buried.
Hvordan den beveger seg
Varierer
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.
Intelligens
Litt intelligens
Svake punkter
  • exhumation
  • decapitation, with the heads placed between the legs
  • tearing out the hearts and burning them

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1090

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

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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

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Du, gående omtrent 5 km/h
Du, joggende omtrent 10 km/h
Drakelow revenants omtrent 10 km/h
En spreke voksen i full sprint omtrent 24 km/h
En rask syklist omtrent 37 km/h

Kilder

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

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