The Spectral Jig: The Strasbourg Plague of 1518
In the heart of Strasbourg in a year of 1518, something most peculiar began to unfold. {A{ a woman, Frau Troffea, was overcome with an insatiable urge to twirl. Days turned into weeks, and her relentless spinning became a phenomenon that could not be ignored. Soon, others began to succumb to this strange affliction. Men, women, children- all were