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The [[Sith (species)|Sith species]] would embalm the corpses and wrap them in inked [[Sith burial shroud|shrouds]] before [[Burial|entombment]].<ref name="BOS">''[[Book of Sith: Secrets from the Dark Side (real-life book)|Book of Sith: Secrets from the Dark Side]]''</ref> This ritual was still being observed even after the majority of [[Sith Lord|Sith Lords]] were of other species&mdash;several [[Human]]s like [[Freedon Nadd]]<ref name="BWOO2">''[[Tales of the Jedi 2: Ulic Qel-Droma and the Beast Wars of Onderon, Part 2]]''</ref> or [[Darsin]]<ref name="AMA">{{LFC|A Mon Alone}}</ref> were mummified. Charms and amulets were placed in and around the mummy,<ref name="BOS" /> and the deceased's personal weapon were sometimes laid in the [[Sith sarcophagus|sarcophagus]] as well.<ref name="BWOO2" /> When [[Meetra Surik]] and her companions explored the Sith tombs on [[Korriban]] and [[Onderon]], they found several mummies, including those of [[Ludo Kressh]] and Freedon Nadd.<ref name="KOTOR2">''[[Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords]]''</ref>
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The [[Sith (species)|Sith]], a [[Color|red]]-skinned [[species]] from the [[Stygian Caldera]], would embalm the corpses and wrap them in inked [[Sith burial shroud|shrouds]] before [[Burial|entombment]]. Even after the Sith were subdued by a group of [[Exile (punishment)|exiled]] [[Dark Jedi]] known as "the [[Exiles]]", the mummification ritual remained in use. While the majority of the new "[[Sith Lord]]s" were [[Human]]s,<ref name="BOS">''[[Book of Sith: Secrets from the Dark Side]]''</ref> many of them were mummified, including [[Freedon Nadd]]<ref name="BWOO2">''[[Tales of the Jedi 2: Ulic Qel-Droma and the Beast Wars of Onderon, Part 2]]''</ref> or [[Darsin]].<ref name="AMA">''[[A Mon Alone]]''</ref> Charms and amulets were placed in and around the mummy,<ref name="BOS" /> and the deceased's personal weapon were sometimes laid in the [[Sith sarcophagus|sarcophagus]] as well.<ref name="BWOO2" /> When [[Meetra Surik]] and her companions explored the Sith tombs on [[Korriban]] and [[Onderon]], they found several mummies, including those of [[Ludo Kressh]] and Freedon Nadd.<ref name="KOTOR2">''[[Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords]]''</ref>
   
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The [[Duros]] also practiced mummification to some extent in the distant past&mdash;as exemplified by [[Vardovin IV]].<ref name="Death, Dirt, and the Nerf Rancher's Daughter">{{WizardsCite|url=default.asp?x=starwars/article/sw20011018a|text=''Death, Dirt, and the Nerf Rancher's Daughter''|int=Death, Dirt, and the Nerf Rancher's Daughter}}</ref> Later in history, at the time of the [[Galactic Civil War]], [[Palpatine]]'s third cousin [[Volpau]] was embalmed and wrapped in strips of cloth.<ref name="Boba Fett ½: Salvage">''[[Boba Fett ½: Salvage]]''</ref>
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An ancient civilization living on [[Tatooine]] around one thousand centuries before the [[Galactic Civil War]] would also mummify their dead. Those mummies were wrapped in strips of metallic cloth, then put into 3 ton sarcophagi, before being entombed in huge [[Ancient tumulus (Tatooine)|tumuli]]. One such mummy was revealed to ba an abomination, a monster that could take over the mind and body of any being. This mummy had been created to rule [[the galaxy]], and it intended to do so by taking over [[Palpatine]]'s body.<ref name="Trois mini scénarios: Le Dieu mort">{{CasusBelliCite|66|Trois mini scénarios: Le Dieu mort}}</ref>
 
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The [[Duros]] also practiced mummification to some extent in the distant past (as exemplified by [[Vardovin IV]]).<ref name="Death, Dirt, and the Nerf Rancher's Daughter">{{WizardsCite|url=default.asp?x=starwars/article/sw20011018a|text=''Death, Dirt, and the Nerf Rancher's Daughter''|int=Death, Dirt, and the Nerf Rancher's Daughter}}</ref> Later in history, at the time of the [[Galactic Civil War]], [[Palpatine]]'s third cousin [[Volpau]] was embalmed and wrapped in strips of cloth.<ref name="Boba Fett ½: Salvage">''[[Boba Fett ½: Salvage]]''</ref>
  
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Around one thousand centuries before the [[Galactic Civil War]], an ancient civilization living on [[Tatooine]] would also mummify their dead. Those mummies were wrapped in strips of metallic cloth, then put into three-ton sarcophagi, then finally entombed in huge [[Ancient tumulus|tumuli]]. One such mummy was revealed to be an abomination, a monster that could take over the mind and body of any being. This mummy had been created by ancient sorceres to rule [[the galaxy]], and it intended to do so by taking over body of the [[Galactic Emperor]] [[Palpatine]].<ref name="Trois mini scénarios: Le Dieu mort">{{CasusBelliCite|66|Trois mini scénarios: Le Dieu mort}}</ref>
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"Yes, my mummified flesh sleeps in stone."
―Freedon Nadd[src]
File:Naddremains.JPG

The mummified remains of Freedon Nadd.

The name mummy was given to any corpse where the fleshy parts had been somehow preserved. Some cultures would intentionally mummify the dead so that their bodies would not decay further.

Mummies in history

The Sith, a red-skinned species from the Stygian Caldera, would embalm the corpses and wrap them in inked shrouds before entombment. Even after the Sith were subdued by a group of exiled Dark Jedi known as "the Exiles", the mummification ritual remained in use. While the majority of the new "Sith Lords" were Humans,[1] many of them were mummified, including Freedon Nadd[2] or Darsin.[3] Charms and amulets were placed in and around the mummy,[1] and the deceased's personal weapon were sometimes laid in the sarcophagus as well.[2] When Meetra Surik and her companions explored the Sith tombs on Korriban and Onderon, they found several mummies, including those of Ludo Kressh and Freedon Nadd.[4]

The Duros also practiced mummification to some extent in the distant past—as exemplified by Vardovin IV.[5] Later in history, at the time of the Galactic Civil War, Palpatine's third cousin Volpau was embalmed and wrapped in strips of cloth.[6]

Warning: The following section contains information from a Star Wars Legends source that was released outside of the Lucas Licensing process, and its licensing status was never confirmed by Lucasfilm Ltd.

Around one thousand centuries before the Galactic Civil War, an ancient civilization living on Tatooine would also mummify their dead. Those mummies were wrapped in strips of metallic cloth, then put into three-ton sarcophagi, then finally entombed in huge tumuli. One such mummy was revealed to be an abomination, a monster that could take over the mind and body of any being. This mummy had been created by ancient sorceres to rule the galaxy, and it intended to do so by taking over body of the Galactic Emperor Palpatine.[7]

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Notes and references

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Book of Sith: Secrets from the Dark Side
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Tales of the Jedi 2: Ulic Qel-Droma and the Beast Wars of Onderon, Part 2
  3. ↑ A Mon Alone
  4. ↑ Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords
  5. ↑ WizardsoftheCoast "Death, Dirt, and the Nerf Rancher's Daughter" (original article link) on Wizards.com (content now obsolete; backup link)
  6. ↑ Boba Fett ½: Salvage
  7. ↑ CasusBelliLogo "Trois mini scénarios: Le Dieu mort" — Casus Belli 66
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