THE SPECTRAL JIG: THE STRASBOURG PLAGUE OF 1518

The Spectral Jig: The Strasbourg Plague of 1518

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

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