A Dance Fever of 1518

In the year during 1518, a most peculiar affliction struck the city within Strasbourg. Upon a dreary day, Frau Troffea, a woman lauded, was witnessed dancing in the streets in a frenzy. Her zeal was unmatched, and it danced unrelenting for days. Whispers spread like wildfire as others started by a similar need to dance. Hundreds of the city joined

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