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 of 1518, an peculiar began to unfold. {A{ a woman, Frau Troffea, was overcome with an feverish urge to dance. Days turned into months, and her relentless spinning became a spectacle that could not be ignored. As if driven by an unseen force, others began to succumb to this strange affliction. Men, women, childr

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