Case file · Haunting

Arang, the murdered girl of Miryang

The ghost of the Miryang magistrate's daughter, killed resisting a servant's assault, appeared to each new magistrate, who died of fright, until a brave one heard her and found her body.

1550 CE · 35.49, 128.75 · status: legend

The account

Set in the reign of King Myeongjong, the story is tied to the Yeongnamnu pavilion, and the Arang shrine nearby holds rites every spring.

Sources

  1. Wikipedia: Arang (Korean folklore)
  2. Wikipedia: Yeongnamnu
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