Revenant
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In folklore, a revenant is a spirit or animated corpse that is believed to have been resurrected to haunt the living. The word revenant is derived from the Old French word revenant 'returning'.
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Draugr
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In Nordic folklore, the draugr, or draug, is an archaic term for a malevolent revenant with varying ambiguous traits. In modern times, they are often portrayed as Norse supernatural zombies, loosely b
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…and folklore, variously called aptrgangr (pl. aptrgǫngur, "again-walker(s)"), haugbui (pl. haugbúar, "howe-dweller(s)", i.e. barrow-wight(s)), or draugr (pl. draugar, "phantom(s)" or "ghost(s)"; usually conceived as being corporeal). Modern scholarship and readily accessible references on the web tend…
Kim Diaz Holm's contemporary art depicting a draugr haunting in enormous hamr ("magical shape")
Kim Diaz Holm's contemporary art depicting a sea draugr in Norwegian folklore
The algae species nostoc commune, historically called draugspy ("draug puke") in Norway, and trollspy ("troll puke") in Götaland, Sweden
Modern depiction of a Norse warrior turned draugr