The Strasbourg Strife of 1518

In the year of 1518, a most peculiar affliction struck the city throughout Strasbourg. Upon a sunny day, Frau Troffea, a woman known, was witnessed dancing in the streets violently. Her zeal was European History unmatched, and it danced tirelessly for days. Whispers spread like wildfire as others began by a similar compulsion to dance. Hundreds th

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