A MACABRE WALTZ: THE STRASBOURG PLAGUE OF 1518

A Macabre Waltz: The Strasbourg Plague of 1518

In the heart of Strasbourg in a year of 1518, a peculiar began to unfold. {A{ a woman, Frau Troffea, was seized with an feverish urge to move. Days turned into stretches of time, and her relentless frolicking became a sight that could not be ignored. As if driven by an unseen force, others began to succumb to this strange affliction. Men, women, c

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