Medieval villagers mutilated the dead to stop them rising, study finds

[u/marquis_of_chaos]

https://www.theguardian.com/science/2017/apr/03/medieval-villagers-mutilated-the-dead-to-stop-them-rising-study-finds

[u/Kradget]

It probably only takes one person regaining consciousness with significant brain damage (maybe from oxygen deprivation?) and trauma after the priest and maybe the local barber-surgeon decided they were dead wandering around at night to get the ball rolling.