The Headless Horseman of the Haarlemmermeer
Before the Haarlemmermeer was drained and reshaped into orderly fields and straight canals, it was a vast, treacherous lake, an inland sea feared as much as it was relied upon. Villages clung to its edges, connected by narrow roads that cut through marshland, reed beds, and damp soil that swallowed sound. At night, these roads were avoided whenever possible, for
