”Draugr”The draugr or draug, also called aptrganga or aptrgangr, literally “again-walker” is an undead creature from Norse mythology, a subset of Germanic mythology. The Old Norse meaning of the word is a revenant. The will appears to be strong,...

”Draugr”

The draugr or draug, also called aptrganga or aptrgangr, literally “again-walker” is an undead creature from Norse mythology, a subset of Germanic mythology.

The Old Norse meaning of the word is a revenant.

The will appears to be strong, strong enough to draw the hugr [animate will] back to one’s body. These reanimated individuals were known as draugar. However, though the dead might live again, they could also die again. Draugr die a “second death” as Chester Gould calls it, when their bodies decay, are burned, dismembered or otherwise destroyed.

Draugr live in their graves, often guarding treasure buried with them in their burial mound. They are animated corpses — unlike ghosts they have a corporeal body with similar physical abilities as in life. Older literature makes clear distinctions between sea-draugr and land-draugr.

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Oct 05, 2015
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