A DANCE TO DEATH: THE STRASBOURG PLAGUE OF 1518

A Dance to Death: The Strasbourg Plague of 1518

In the heart of Strasbourg in a year marked by 1518, something most peculiar began to unfold. {A{ a woman, Frau Troffea, was struck with an unquenchable urge to move. Days turned into stretches of time, and her relentless frolicking became a phenomenon that could not be ignored. As if driven by an unseen force, others began to yield to this strang

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