A WONDROUS CONTAGION OF 1518

In the year in the midst of 1518, a most peculiar affliction struck the city throughout Strasbourg. One fateful, Frau Troffea, a woman known, was witnessed dancing in the streets violently. Her vigor was unmatched, and she danced unrelenting for days. Rumors spread like wildfire as others began by a similar compulsion to dance. Hundreds across the