Revenant
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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]] | + | "A Christian burial, indeed, he received, though unworthy of it; but it did not much benefit him: for issuing, by the handiwork of Satan, from his grave at night-time, and pursued by a pack of dogs with horrible barkings, he wandered through the courts and around the houses while all men made fast their doors, and did not dare to go abroad on any errand whatever from the beginning of the night until the sunrise, for fear of meeting and being beaten black and blue by this vagrant monster."--[[William of Newburgh]] |
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"A Christian burial, indeed, he received, though unworthy of it; but it did not much benefit him: for issuing, by the handiwork of Satan, from his grave at night-time, and pursued by a pack of dogs with horrible barkings, he wandered through the courts and around the houses while all men made fast their doors, and did not dare to go abroad on any errand whatever from the beginning of the night until the sunrise, for fear of meeting and being beaten black and blue by this vagrant monster."--William of Newburgh |
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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 revenant (returning) (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
