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| + | "One would not easily believe that corpses come out of their graves and wander around, animated by some evil spirit, to terrorize or harm the living, unless there were many cases in our times, supported by ample testimony". --[[William of Newburgh]] | ||
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| - | A '''revenant''' is a visible ghost or animated corpse that was believed to return from the grave to terrorize the living. The word "revenant" is derived from the Latin word, ''revenans'', "returning", from the verb "revenire"; in French, "revenant" means "coming back", from the verb "revenir", meaning "to come back". | ||
| - | Vivid stories of revenants arose in [[Western Europe]] (especially [[Great Britain]], and were later carried by [[Anglo-Norman]] invaders to [[Ireland]]) during the [[High Middle Ages]]. Though later legend and folklore depicts revenants as returning for a specific purpose (e.g., revenge against the deceased's killer), in most Medieval accounts they return to harass their surviving families and neighbours. Revenants share a number of characteristics with folkloric [[vampires]]. | + | In [[folklore]], a '''revenant''' is a spirit or animated corpse that is believed to have been revived from death to haunt the living. The word ''revenant'' is derived from the [[Old French]] word {{lang|fro|revenant}} {{gloss|returning}} (see also the related [[French language|French]] verb ''revenir'' (to come back). |
| - | Many stories were documented by [[English historians in the Middle Ages]]. [[William of Newburgh]] wrote in the 1190s, "one would not easily believe that corpses come out of their graves and wander around, animated by some evil spirit, to terrorize or harm the living, unless there were many cases in our times, supported by ample testimony". Stories of revenants were very personal, always about a specific individual who had recently died (unlike the anonymous [[zombie]] depicted in [[Zombies in popular culture|modern popular culture]]), and had a number of common features. | + | Revenants are part of the legend of various cultures, including [[Celtic mythology|Celtic]] and [[Norse mythology]], and stories of supposed revenant visitations were documented by [[English historians in the Middle Ages]]. |
| - | + | == See also == | |
| - | ==See also== | + | * [[Lich]] |
| - | *[[Draugr]] | + | * [[Draugr]] |
| - | *[[Dybbuk]] | + | * [[Dybbuk]] |
| - | *[[Ghoul]] | + | * [[Gjenganger]] |
| - | *[[Nachzehrer]] | + | * [[Ghost]] |
| - | *[[Undead]] | + | * [[Dullahan]] |
| - | *[[Wiedergänger]] | + | * [[Jiangshi]] |
| + | * [[Lugat]] | ||
| + | * [[Kukudh]] | ||
| + | * [[Nachzehrer]] | ||
| + | * [[Nav (Slavic folklore)|Nav]] | ||
| + | * [[Strigoi]] | ||
| + | * [[Poltergeist]] | ||
| + | * [[Pocong]] | ||
| + | * [[Skeleton (undead)]] | ||
| + | * [[Vampire]] | ||
| + | * [[Vampire burial]] | ||
| + | * [[Wiedergänger]] | ||
| + | * [[Ghoul]] | ||
| + | * [[Zombie]] | ||
| *''[[The Revenant]]'' | *''[[The Revenant]]'' | ||
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In folklore, a revenant is a spirit or animated corpse that is believed to have been revived from death to haunt the living. The word revenant is derived from the Old French word Template:Lang Template:Gloss (see also the related French verb revenir (to come back).
Revenants are part of the legend of various cultures, including Celtic and Norse mythology, and stories of supposed revenant visitations were documented by English historians in the Middle Ages.
See also
- Lich
- Draugr
- Dybbuk
- Gjenganger
- Ghost
- Dullahan
- Jiangshi
- Lugat
- Kukudh
- Nachzehrer
- Nav
- Strigoi
- Poltergeist
- Pocong
- Skeleton (undead)
- Vampire
- Vampire burial
- Wiedergänger
- Ghoul
- Zombie
- The Revenant
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