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Topic: Vampyr

Posted By: Achilles
Subject: Vampyr
Date Posted: 07-Jul-2005 at 15:55

So i was wondering if anyone has any credable information on the first known record of a "Vampire" or some creature of the sort. not taking about were-animals, but the actual blood or life sucking creature. In Slavic mythology there are afew examples of such a creature. Ex- the Mara, Vmpyr, etc.... in Greece i know there are a few legends also. SO which culture do you think came up with the idea first. doesnt have to be specificly Slavic or Greece.

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Posted By: Spartakus
Date Posted: 07-Jul-2005 at 17:11

Slavic and Hellenic folkore history are one of the greatest concerning vampires.The word vampyr is of slavic origin.I can found some information,but you have to wait.Oh,i forgot.In Greek Rome and Meditaranean civilizations forum,i have opened a topic about the Hellenic folkore history.There i posted some of the Hellenic words for vampire.

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Posted By: Paul
Date Posted: 07-Jul-2005 at 17:45

Here's a couple of my favourite links.

http://gwennifer.freeservers.com/history.html - http://gwennifer.freeservers.com/history.html

http://www.fvza.org/ - http://www.fvza.org/

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Posted By: Mosquito
Date Posted: 07-Jul-2005 at 17:48

Slavs before adopting christianity were burning their dead. Vampires were a creatures of slavic mythology, one type of many strange subhuman monstrums in which slavs belived a man can change after death. After adopting christianity Slavs were no longer burning their dead but burrying them in christian style. So anyone who was somehow strange could have become a vampire. On many medieval slavic cementaries were found corpses with pierced hearts.

Posted By: tzar
Date Posted: 08-Jul-2005 at 13:32

I have post a topic about vampires

http://www.allempires.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=3216&PN=4 - http://www.allempires.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=3216& ;PN=4

http://free.bol.bg/slavpagan/home.html - http://free.bol.bg/slavpagan/home.html

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