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In folklore, a revenant is a spirit or animated corpse that is believed to have been revived from death to haunt the living.[6][7] The word revenant is derived from the Old French word revenant 'returning' (see also the related French verb revenir 'to come back').
Revenants are part of the legend of various cultures, including Celtic and Norse mythology,[8] and stories of supposed revenant visitations were documented by English historians in the Middle Ages.[9]
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- ^ Carl Lindahl; John McNamara; John Lindow (2000). Medieval Folklore: A Guide to Myths, Legends, Tales, Beliefs, and Customs. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-514771-1.
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- ^ Dealing With The Dead: Mortality and Community in Medieval and Early Modern Europe. BRILL. 5 February 2018. pp. 24–. ISBN 978-90-04-35833-1.
- ^ June Michele Pulliam; Anthony J. Fonseca (26 September 2016). Ghosts in Popular Culture and Legend. ABC-CLIO. pp. 272–. ISBN 978-1-4408-3491-2.