A MACABRE WALTZ: THE STRASBOURG PLAGUE OF 1518

A Macabre Waltz: The Strasbourg Plague of 1518

In the heart amidst Strasbourg in the year that 1518, something most peculiar began to unfold. {A{ a woman, Frau Troffea, was overcome with an feverish urge to move. Days turned into months, and her relentless frolicking became a spectacle that could not be ignored. As if driven by an unseen force, others began to yield to this strange affliction.

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