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Has your cat ever sat on you so long that you thought you were going to suffocate? It might just be a Draugr. In Norse mythology, Draugr were corpses come back to life with superhuman strength and magical powers! All you had to do to get rid of them is wrestle them back into their respective grave... easy enough?

 

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Sources:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norse_mythology

https://www.lifeinnorway.net/creatures-in-norse-mythology/#:~:text=Creatures%20in%20Norse%20Mythology.%201%20Elves.%20Said%20to,3%20J%C3%B6tnar.%204%20Valkyries.%205%20Draugr.%20More%20items

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Draugr

https://mythology.wikia.org/wiki/Draugr

https://www.britannica.com/topic/Grettis-saga

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grettis_saga#:~:text=Grettis%20saga%20%C3%81smundarsonar%20%28%20Modern%20Icelandic%20pronunciation%20%29,life%20of%20Grettir%20%C3%81smundarson%2C%20a%20bellicose%20Icelandic%20outlaw.

https://www.sagadb.org/grettis_saga.en

https://www.astonishinglegends.com/astonishing-legends/2018/9/12/the-draugr

https://mysteriousuniverse.org/2020/10/the-draugr-the-deadliest-monster-of-all/

https://hiticeland.com/iceland/the-wonderful-world-of-eyrbyggja-saga

http://www.vikinganswerlady.com/ghosts.shtml#:~:text=Also%20known%20as%20aptrgangr%20%28lit.%20%22after-goer%2C%22%20or%20%22one,spirit%20do%20not%20apply%20to%20these%20supernatural%20creatures.

https://hrafnar.org/articles/lwood/draugar/