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The dead of Fróðá

Aussi appelé: Fróðá wonders, Fróðárundur, Frodis-water hauntings
Folklore et mythesMort-vivantTraîne la patteMoyen Âge

The Fróðá episode of Eyrbyggja saga is the nearest thing in medieval literature to a zombie outbreak. One death leads to another, the dead return in growing numbers and they occupy the farmhouse, crowding out the living. The solution is distinctively Icelandic: the revenants are prosecuted under common law at the door of the house, accept the verdict and walk out, after which a priest purifies the building. It combines epidemic logic with a legal system that even the dead obey.12

L'affronter
Première mention
1260
Eyrbyggja saga, written in the mid- or late 13th century
Origine
Norse (Icelandic saga)
Islande
Ce qui le provoque
Autre
Death spreads through a household after the dying wishes of a woman named Thorgunna are ignored; each new victim joins the walking dead.
Comment on en devient un
Members of the household sicken and die after meeting the dead shepherd, then return themselves.
Comment il se déplace
Traîne la patte
The dead walk into the hall in a body each night, sit down by the fire and shake mud from their clothes over the living.
Intelligence
Un peu d'intelligence
Points faibles
  • a formal lawsuit at the door of the house, sentencing each revenant to leave
  • holy water and Christian rites

Quand est-il apparu pour la première fois ?

Monde antiqueMoyen Âge1500 à 18991900 à 19671968 à 19992000 à 20092010 à aujourd'hui1260

Eyrbyggja saga, written in the mid- or late 13th century

notes de terrain

Ce que disent les sources

1

It starts with a dead shepherd who attacks Thorir Wooden-leg; Thorir dies and walks too12

2

A seal's head rises through the floor and has to be hammered back down12

3

The dead take over the fire at the Yule feast for nights on end12

4

Servants and farmhands keep dying while the haunting lasts12

5

The chieftain Snorri advises a 'door-court': the dead are summoned, tried and leave one by one12

Pourriez-vous le distancer ?

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

The dead of Fróðá environ 3 km/h (1.9 mph)
Vous, en marchant environ 5 km/h (3.1 mph)
Vous, en jogging environ 10 km/h (6.2 mph)
Un adulte en forme qui sprinte environ 24 km/h (15 mph)
Un cycliste rapide environ 37 km/h (23 mph)

Sources

  1. Eyrbyggja saga - Wikipedia
  2. Draugr - Wikipedia

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