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Signs and Wonders: Celestial Phenomena in 16th-Century Germany "The villagers of Strasbourg may have heard about a war in heaven while reading the Book of Revelation; in 1554, they witnessed one with their own eyes. As a broadsheet published in June of that year records, a bloody, fiery ray bisected the sun, followed by a clash between cavalry — each side bearing guidons. War raged for hours, and then, as suddenly as they appeared, the combatants trotted off into the clouds. "
Interesting that collections of "the damned" a la Charles Fort predate the magazines and newspapers Fort used to collect his own tales. Knowing how much the Babylonians liked to document things, I wouldn't be surprised if they had their own collections of Wunderzeichen.
posted by fiercekitten at 8:05 AM on June 12
posted by fiercekitten at 8:05 AM on June 12
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immediately after, the sun appears to be making a face 🙃
seriously, thank you for this article. i hadn’t considered Mather’s Wonders of the Invisible World. Being an Account of the Tryals of Several Witches Lately Executed... [Project Gutenberg] in the context of wunderzeichenbuch globally
posted by HearHere at 1:30 AM on June 12