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Skadegamutc

Aussi appelé: ghost-witch, skudakumooch, skite'kmuj
Folklore et mythesMort-vivantSorcellerie

The skadegamutc is the undead sorcerer of Wabanaki tradition. By day it is a corpse; at night it rises to kill, eat human flesh and lay curses. Only burning the body ends it. It is one of the clearest Native American examples of a flesh-eating reanimated corpse.1

L'affronter
Origine
Wabanaki (Mi'kmaq, Maliseet, Passamaquoddy, Abenaki)
États-Unis, Canada
Ce qui le provoque
Sorcellerie
An evil magician's power keeps the corpse active after death.
Comment on en devient un
An evil shaman dies and refuses to stay dead.
Intelligence
Malin
Points faibles
  • fire, the only thing that destroys it permanently
notes de terrain

Ce que disent les sources

1

The name is usually translated 'ghost-witch'1

2

It kills and eats people1

3

It curses those who cross its path1

4

Maliseet and Abenaki stories tell of hunters killed by one1

5

Known among the Mi'kmaq, Maliseet, Passamaquoddy and Abenaki1

Sources

  1. Skadegamutc (Ghost-Witch) - Native Languages of the Americas

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