The Legend of the Headless Nun

The legend of the Headless Nun, a spectral figure with multiple origin stories.  These tales generally involve the violent beheading of a nun, often named Sister Marie, due to her refusal to reveal a hidden treasure or information.  One account suggests a "mad trapper" or sailors were responsible, while another posits attackers seeking buried money.  The nun's missing head is the central element, explaining her restless spirit's eternal search.  Another interpretation presents her as a seventeenth-century martyr haunting the convent built on the site of a French fort.  Despite variations, the core of the legend revolves around a headless nun and the tragic circumstances of her death.