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The Vampire of Alnwick

Alnwick, Northumberland

A medieval revenant blamed for a plague, then dug up and burned.

Around 1198 the chronicler William of Newburgh wrote about a wicked man of Alnwick who died and then rose from his grave at night, roaming the streets and spreading disease. Two brothers dug up the body, found it swollen with blood, and burned it.

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When
About 1190s
Where
55.4100, -1.7000
Group
Mysterious graves

Visiting

Alnwick has a famous castle and gardens.

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