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Skadegamutc

Detto anche: ghost-witch, skudakumooch, skite'kmuj
Folklore e mitiNon mortoStregoneria

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

Combatterlo
Origine
Wabanaki (Mi'kmaq, Maliseet, Passamaquoddy, Abenaki)
USA, Canada
Cosa lo causa
Stregoneria
An evil magician's power keeps the corpse active after death.
Come lo si diventa
An evil shaman dies and refuses to stay dead.
Intelligenza
Furbo
Punti deboli
  • fire, the only thing that destroys it permanently
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Cosa dicono le fonti

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

Fonti

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

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