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The dead of Fróðá

Kallas även: Fróðá wonders, Fróðárundur, Frodis-water hauntings
Folktro och myterOdödSläpar sig framMedeltiden

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

Slåss mot den
Först belagd
1260
Eyrbyggja saga, written in the mid- or late 13th century
Ursprung
Norse (Icelandic saga)
Island
Vad som orsakar det
Övrigt
Death spreads through a household after the dying wishes of a woman named Thorgunna are ignored; each new victim joins the walking dead.
Hur man blir en
Members of the household sicken and die after meeting the dead shepherd, then return themselves.
Hur den rör sig
Släpar sig fram
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.
Intelligens
Viss intelligens
Svaga punkter
  • a formal lawsuit at the door of the house, sentencing each revenant to leave
  • holy water and Christian rites

När dök den upp första gången?

AntikenMedeltiden1500 till 18991900 till 19671968 till 19992000 till 20092010 till idag1260

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

fältanteckningar

Vad källorna säger

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

Skulle du hinna undan?

Hastighetsklass utifrån hur källorna beskriver den (släpar sig fram), inte en mätning.

The dead of Fróðá cirka 3 km/h (1.9 mph)
Du, gående cirka 5 km/h (3.1 mph)
Du, joggande cirka 10 km/h (6.2 mph)
En vältränad vuxen i full sprint cirka 24 km/h (15 mph)
En snabb cyklist cirka 37 km/h (23 mph)

Källor

  1. Eyrbyggja saga - Wikipedia
  2. Draugr - Wikipedia

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Samma epok: Medeltiden

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