Mystery AtlasPeter Stumpp Case
The 1589 trial and execution of Peter Stumpp near Bedburg, Germany, convicted of a series of murders under werewolf accusation in one of the best-documented early-modern werewolf trials.
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Events
- Dancing Plague of 1518July-September 1518
Peter Stumpp Case is frequently compared to Dancing Plague of 1518 — Both are well-documented early-modern European cases where a real, dated event was processed through the era's own supernatural or judicial framework rather than a modern medical one.
Creatures & Figures
Peter Stumpp Case is an instance of Werewolf Folklore.