Editing Draugr (section)

=== Bloodthirst ===
The draugr's victims were not limited to trespassers in its home. The roaming undead devastated livestock by running the animals to death either by riding them or pursuing them in some hideous, half-flayed form. Shepherds' duties kept them outdoors at night, and they were particular targets for the hunger and hatred of the undead:

{{blockquote|text=The oxen which had been used to haul Thorolf's body were ridden to death by demons, and every single beast that came near his grave went raving mad and howled itself to death. The shepherd at Hvamm often came racing home with Thorolf after him. One day that Fall neither sheep nor shepherd came back to the farm.<ref>{{SfnRef|Pálsson|Edwards (trr.)|1973}}. ''Eyrbyggja Saga'', p. 115.</ref>}}

Animals feeding near the grave of a draugr might be driven mad by the creature's influence.<ref name="Curran-pp81-93">{{harvp|Curran|2005|pp=81–93}}</ref> They may also die from being driven mad. Thorolf, for example, caused birds to drop dead when they flew over his [[bowl barrow]].