revenant
Sign in to saveIn folklore, a revenant is a spirit or animated corpse that is believed to have been resurrected to haunt the living. The word revenant is derived from the Old French word (see also the related French verb ).
~7 min read
Article
12 sectionsContents
- Revenant graves
- Comparison to other undead
- Selected stories
- William of Newburgh
- Abbot of Burton
- Walter Map
- Popular culture
- See also
- References
- Footnotes
- Further reading
- External links
In folklore, a revenant is a spirit or animated corpse that is believed to have been resurrected to haunt the living. The word revenant is derived from the Old French word (see also the related French verb ).
Revenants are part of the legend of various cultures, including Celtic and Norse mythology, and stories of supposed revenant visitations were documented by English historians in the Middle Ages.
Connections
Grettis saga
Entity
William of Newburgh
Entity
French
Entity
J. R. R. Tolkien
Person
Middle Ages
Entity
soul
Entity
Guadeloupe
Entity
Caribbean
Entity
Scandinavia
Entity
International Standard Book Number
Entity
video game
Entity
Eastern Europe
Entity
Bronze Age
Entity
Western Europe
Entity
The Lord of the Rings
Entity
folklore
Entity
baptism
Entity
The New York Times
Entity
magic
Entity
ghost
Entity