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'''Spoken''' (translation: Ghosts) are apparitions of the dead, usually seen at night. Christian folk assumed the afterlife consisted of heaven and hell, while pagan beliefs claimed those who died would join the [[alven|elves]] and become spirits of nature. ==Wandering Ghosts== *Some people became ghosts because they weren't baptised (as was the case with [[Elf-rib|king Radboud]] or [[Dwaallichtjes|Wandering Lights]]). *Other people stole land that wasn't theirs and had to measure land for all eternity (as is the case with [[Laakmannetje]] and the [[Vurige Landmeter]]) *Some others traded their soul with the devil (like [[Weerwolven|Werewolves]], [[Nachtmerries|Nightmares]] and monks from the [[Solse Gat]] have). *Some others lived a life of sin without making their way to hell (as was the case with [[Bornes|Henricus Bornius]], the [[Witte Wieven]] and a couple of murderers). *And of course there's mysterious apparitions that nobody really knows how to explain ([[Barneman]] or [[Ijzeren Veulen]] for example).
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