5 Historical Accounts of Werewolves // Herodotus, Beast of Gevaudan + more // Primary Sources

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From Herodotus to The Beast of Gevaudan a legend that has never gone away...

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[Charok]

They don't convince me either, Herodotus.

[FelineBlender]

Ah yes. The ol' opium on the ears.

[meaningfulmindfulness]

Now I want a 5 historical accounts of vampires, goblins, and dragons. I wanna hear all the tales.

[Big_E_Soul_Fragment]

5 Historical Accounts of Ancient Furries

[johnbrowne]

I saw a werewolf at Trader Vic's. His hair was perfect.

[BluJean]

first one legitimately sounds like a mistranslation of a shamanic mask-ritual of some sort: the man dons the mask and "becomes" the wolf-spirit and then returns to normal after discarding it...

[uningenieromas]

Probably Werewolves and vampires are ancient serial killers, that got immortalized in myths and legends.

[georgewilson]

The most effective cure for lycanthropy, sign they up to Squarespace.

[georgewilson]

It's always bloodletting and leeches with these old guys.

[nathansmith]

The symptoms mentioned at the beginning are also the same symptoms of the Rabies virus.

[dorrin]

Treating Lycanthropy in 440BC: Throw leeches on them
Treating Lycanthropy in 1975: DISCO DANCING!!!

[getoutofthematrix]

To anyone who suspects thier friend to be a werewolf, cook them scrambled eggs and put a special spice inside....Wolfsbane.

[nooctip]

Executing a werewolf on Oct. 31. Talk about tempting fate.

[xcvb]

"... but they tell it none the less...". Are you calling me a liar good Sir?

[daveybernard]

Just make sure all your werewolf friends are up to date on all shots and dog tags.

[dannya]

Funny how the guy in the last one, being treated for schizophrenia, anxiety, and religious delusions would have had his assertions taken at face value by the previous writers and then tortured.

[noicestdungeon]

Remember guys, werewolves not swearwolves

[dflatt]

In the modern world we look back on this and chuckle. Back then this was a legitimate threat.

[malahamavet]

Its not halloween, but any time of the year is good for me, I like dark stuff

[queenbeedat]

My grandmother told me that her father witnessed a werewolf tied to a chair while he transformed. When he lived in Italy She was serious. I still don't know if I believe it or not.