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jimis
12-Oct-2006, 02:46 PM
I'm sure you all know what a Revenant is, right?

Here's a great article about medieval walking-dead and eye witness accounts I thought you might be interested in....

bassman
12-Oct-2006, 02:50 PM
Sounds interesting.....but where's the article, dude?:p

jimis
12-Oct-2006, 03:58 PM
Sounds interesting.....but where's the article, dude?:p

:lol: What an idiot!

here it is:

doubleUdoubleUdoubleU.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m2279/is_n152/ai_18812222/pg_1

oh.... and this is interesting as well:

doubleUdoubleUdoubleU.straightdope.com/mailbag/mzombiepower.html

Danny
12-Oct-2006, 07:18 PM
isnt a revenant the same as a barrow wright?

Dawg
13-Oct-2006, 04:01 AM
Clickable: (What is up with the 'doubleu'?!)

http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m2279/is_n152/ai_18812222/pg_1

http://www.straightdope.com/mailbag/mzombiepower.html

:dead: Dawg

jimis
13-Oct-2006, 11:37 AM
Clickable: (What is up with the 'doubleu'?!)


the system won't let me post links because i havn't posted enough.... I'm a serial lurker - been here for years!


isnt a revenant the same as a barrow wright?

Barrow-wights are from Tolkien, right? Weren't they like wraiths?

Revenant is an old english word for some one who returns from the grave - but physically, not just their spirit.

Danny
13-Oct-2006, 07:23 PM
Barrow-wights are from Tolkien, right? Weren't they like wraiths?




oh dear...:rolleyes: