THE STRASBOURG STRIFE 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 observed dancing in the streets violently. Her zeal was unmatched, and it danced unrelenting for days. Whispers spread like wildfire as others began by a similar compulsion to dance. Hundreds across the