Revenants are an animated corpse from French mythology. Aside from appearing in Romanic folklore Revenants appear in other various cultures such Celtic and Germanic mythi.
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In the old French language the name Revenant means returning. While vampires, ghosts and other undead creatures derive from Eastern European myths Revenants derive from Western European myths. It is said in medieval tales that Revenants return from the grave to cause trouble and spread diseases among the living. Aside from causing trouble and spreading diseases it is said that Revenants return from the grave to seek revenge.