It is said that they loved causing trauma and pain to their victims and they weren’t just quick killers. This meant that shepherds were also popular targets for the Draugr. While roaming, they’d often make a snack out of the countryside creatures. They didn’t just attack humans, they also attacked livestock (as this makes the living’s lives a lot harder). Additionally, it was sometimes believed that they stole treasure to hoard back at their graves. In addition to turning their victims into more Draugr, they also reportedly enjoy the taste of blood. Their only goal in their undead-life seems to be to attack and kill humans. As mentioned above, they could grow at will and, in some versions of the myth, were able to shapeshift into animals or pass through walls and other obstacles without impediment. In fact, they are usually depicted with human-level intelligence (except imbued more deeply with anger and hate) and also had some magical powers. However, unlike contemporary zombies, they aren't mindless. Like contemporary zombie myth, it was also said that those who are killed by Draugr were destined to become Draugr themselves. Regardless of how they were in life, in death, they were only murderous and vengeful monsters with a thirst to attack humans at every chance. The Draugr were believed to be propelled from their graves to physically attack the living out of anger and envy.
In addition to the smell and reanimation, Draugr also retain superhuman strength and the ability to increase their size at will. It is said they first appear from the graves as wisps of smoke and have the cloying stench of decay. In Norse Mythology, Draugr (also known as Draug and Draugen) are the ghosts of Vikings that rise from their graves to walk the world.
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