THE STRASBOURG DANCING MANIA OF 1518

In the summer of 1518, the city of Strasbourg was consumed by a most peculiar and frightening phenomenon. A woman named Frau Troffea unexpectedly began to dance in the streets, seemingly without any cause or provocation. Her uncontrollable dancing continued for weeks, and soon others participated her in this strange spectacle. Thousands of people,

A whisper travels on the breeze, a tale spun from sugary lies and tangled truths. It speaks of a river, its waters glinting with the promise of intoxication. But within its depths lurks a shadow, a seductive lure that promises glory at the cost of innocence. They say those who stumble in its current are forever consumed by the river's hold, their l