A DANCE TO DEATH: THE STRASBOURG PLAGUE OF 1518

A Dance to Death: The Strasbourg Plague of 1518

In the heart within Strasbourg in a year that 1518, something most peculiar began to unfold. {A{ a woman, Frau Troffea, was struck with an insatiable urge to dance. Days turned into weeks, and her relentless spinning became a phenomenon that could not be ignored. Soon, others began to yield to Dance Fever this strange affliction. Men, women, child

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