The Devil and the Drum | The first poltergeist. Spooky!

Surely many of you will have seen the famous movie «Poltergeist» of the year 1982 and its sequels and perhaps you have wondered when it began to leave written record of phenomena of this type.In Mysterious we have investigated and found that the one that considered the first poltergeist in the modern sense took place in England in the city of Tidworth, in Wiltshire, in 1661.It was collected in the book by Joseph Glanvill "Saducismus Triumphatus" of 1670 and is an interesting and chilling story.strong> The Devil and the Drum, which is considered the first modern poltergeist.

The Devil and the Drum; the history of the first poltergeist

A poltergeist is according to the definition « a paranormal phenomenon that encompasses any perceptible fact, of a violent nature and different from physical laws, produced by an imperceptible entity or energy ».Engloban objects that move, levitate or break, loud noises and in the case of spirits poltergeist it is considered that they can bite, hit, stumble or bite people within reach.Also the ghost or spirit is called poltergeist who is responsible for these disturbances.

The story of the "Tedworth demon" is part of English folklore and became such a popular legend that it can be found in ballads and poems.Explains the story of the strange phenomena who harassed the magis family for two years brought from the city of Tedworth (now Tidworth), John Mompesson, between 1661 and 1663.

Legend has it that Judge John Mompesson judged an old soldier named William Drury, who had been a drummer in the Cromwell Regiment , for having falsified the identification papers he was carrying and raising money under false pretenses.Before the defendant's complaints, the magistrate agreed to release him, but while the veracity of the papers was resolved, retained the ex-soldier's musical instrument in his house.From that moment, every night and for 2 years, when the family lay down, the drum roll could be heard all over the house , especially in the children's room.Only for two weeks, after the birth of the new son of Mr.Mompesson, the poltergeist sounds ceased.

The Devil and the Drum | The first poltergeist. Spooky!

It was suspected that William Drury himself was the one who disturbed the family, but disappeared from Tedworth and is believed to have been tried and jailed in another population for the theft of a pig.It was also thought that it could be a joke of the eldest children of the family, but it was proven that they were not.A month after the phenomenon began, this was accompanied by movement of objects and the smell of sulfur , which led the family to believe that there was a diabolic presence in the house.A priest was summoned to pray some prayers, but it was no use.Some witnesses explained the chairs moved around the room, shoes flew through the air and even a cane rose and struck those present. Two years later the supposed diabolical phenomena ceased.

The Devil and the Drum | The first poltergeist. Spooky!

The English clergyman Joseph Glanvill recorded these poltergeist in his work« Saducismus Triumphatus » and is considered to be next to the case of the« Devil of Glenluce », described by the mathematician Georges Sinclair, are the first descriptions of modern poltergeist phenomena.

We hope that the legend of the Devil and the Drum , that many already in their time they considered a fraud, it entertained you. Did you hear about this first poltergeist? What do you think about it? Do you know other similar cases? Share them with us! If you want to know about other curious paranormal phenomena you we propose the Mysterious tickets: The Creepy Poltergeist that shook Scotland or The Paranormal phenomena of "The Monk's Baul."

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