Draugr

Origin and tradition

Norse sagas describe Draugar as undead beings that inhabit burial mounds, guard treasure, and attack the living.

Illustration in this atlas

A swollen corpse with darkened skin, superhuman strength, and the smell of the grave sealed inside winter.

References and further reading

1. en.wikipedia.org — Draugr

These references offer further reading. Accounts and depictions vary; the atlas illustration is interpretive artwork, rather than historical or scientific evidence.