" There are no strangers here; only friends you haven't met yet " . Clara looked him
" I am really sorry I didn't remember you, " she said . Edward looked down; he just handed the thesis to her and left from there . Clara wondered what that was , so she put that aside and studied. Stephan and Dr. Van Seward caught Edward
" What happened to her ? " He asked while holding his hands .
" She forgot everything! " Edward said with a down face. Dr. Van Seward put his hands on Edward shoulders and said
" It will be okay . " Edward nodded his head
" I don't know why am I acting like this, why is it only me who is having the memories. She is not that close to me " he said to them . They just cuddled him . But Edward did not seem to give up; he went to his class and waited for Clara but she didn't come to class. The sun went down , The sky became dark but the waiting was not over yet. Clara went to the dorm room. There was no one, she was very alone in the empty room .
" What happened to me ? " She said and she sat on the bed then she remembered the thesis that Edward gave her at the Library . Clara took that thesis
" The Vampire Exist . By - Dr. Van Seward, junior Matt Harker " she started to read the thesis.
The Vampire Exist
Abstract
The vampire is an interesting creature. This essay explores the vampire and its evolution from the time it first appeared in literature and up to modern vampire literature.
Vampire fiction has gone through many drastic changes during this long period of timeas is shown in this essay. A general discussion about the vampire in history and in literature is put forth to give the reader a better understanding of the vampire's evolution through the centuries.
Introduction
The curiosity of wanting to find out what has changed with the vampire myth led to the topic of this essay. The aim is to see if the vampires in the literature of today have become domesticated, meaning more integrated into society. In a sense, vampires from old folklore
could be seen as wild animals, savages, while most vampire characters of today seem to be more good, meaning domesticated .
Historical Background of the Vampire
The Vampire in Folklore
Vampires did not originate in literature despite having for a long time been prominent in that medium where they make up a whole genre today. In the preface to his book, The Vampire: A Casebook (1998), Alan Dundes emphasizes this by stating that "the fact is
that the vampire did not originate in literature or popular culture" (location 13 of 2659).
Figuring out for certain when the first tale of these undead creatures came to light is in all probability close to impossible and thus the exact date of origin will not be discussed here. Legends of vampires had however existed in folklore for centuries before they were captured and used as characters in literature. While vampire folklore exists in most continents, the focus here will be on the legends as they appeared in Eastern Europe.
Oldest folklore
The myth about vampires goes back to the first written records of history. In old folklore, the vampire is mostly referred to as a revena turning into a vampire were different, depending on the folktales of different countries. In Croatia, one would become a vampire, pijavica, if one committed an incestuous crime. The Same folklore circulated in Serbia, where the vampire was called vlkodlak, mulo or dhampir.
In Romania, a vampire (strigoiul or moroiul) was an illegitimate child whose parents similarly
had been born out of wedlock. In Macedonia, the vampire (vrykolakas) was created when various taboos were broken, for example when an unbaptised child died. In Poland it was mentioned that if one‟s child was born with teeth, it would later become a vampire.
As there are different myths about how to become a vampire, there are also different ways of destroying them. In Albania, Romania and Russia, the only way to destroy a vampire is by first stabbing it through the heart and then cutting its throat. In Bavaria, Croatia, Greece and
Crete, a vampire‟s head must be cut off, and, according to Croatian folklore, afterwards be placed between the legs of the vampire, while in Crete, the head must be boiled in vinegar.In Irelanf, stones were placed on the vampire‟s, dearg-dul, grave, so that it could not escape.
As previously mentioned, the records about vampires go back as far as the earliest historical records.
In the third millennium BC, the creature ekimmu is found in the Assyrian and
Babylonian mythology. The creature was the soul of someone who had died but had not found peace. It is from this era that the first written evidence of the vampire was found, a reference In a seal of a cylinder from ancient Babylon. Another demon or creature in Babylon was the labartu, which was female. She was fearsome and fed on the blood from both humans and
animals, but mostly preferred to feed on young children. In Judaic culture, there is a similar creature to the labartu called estrie, a female demon that took human form and also preferred blood from young children.
In the first millennium BC, one could read about vampires in Greece, and later in the Roman Empire. The Greeks called them lamiae, and the Romans called their different vampires Lamiae, striges or mormons.The Greek lamiae were supposed to ensnare unwary young men.
The lamiae were invariably beautiful, voluptuous young women, though they tended to remove their eyes. Philostratus wrote about the lamiae in the book Life of Apollonius. Hisvampire shares many features with the classic literary ones, for example that she is a seductress and has supernatural powers.A Roman striges was a mix between a witch and a vampire, and could transform into a crow and drink blood from humans. Mormons on the other hand were servants to Hecate, which was the goddess of the witches. The Roman Horace wrote about vampires, and how they fed on children or drank their blood, which would later be a key part of the vampire imaginary.
In medieval times there were also several accounts of vampires. The author William of Newburgh wrote about the Squire of Alnwick, on the borders of England and Scotland. The story was about a man who had lived a wicked life, and therefore the Devil made sure that this man would rest uneasily in his grave. During the nights, the squire returned to town and haunted the inhabitants. The townspeople went to the squire‟s tomb, and struck the corpse with a sharp spade. William of Newburgh wrote: "immediately there gushed forth a stream of warm red gore" and this quotation would later influence the classic vampire stories.Another The story by Newburgh is about the undead cleric at Melrose Abbey in Scotland. Before his death, The cleric had had a priestly passion for hunting. When he died and returned from the grave, he went to the abbey, but he was not able to cross the sacred boundaries. One of the monks in the abbey fought him off with an axe, and later when the cleric‟s tomb was opened, They noticed that the body had a fresh axe wound. They carried the cleric out of the abbey and burned him, and the "undead" cleric never returned.
This is a quite typical element that
would influence the upcoming vampire novels, that a vampire is not allowed entry into a church because of his sin being so great.
In 1645, the Christian theologian, Leo Allatius, wrote the first book that treated the vampire subject. From the Church‟s point of view, vampires had been part of the efforts to eliminate Paganism by treating it as a false religion. The Protestant theologian writer Louis Lavater wrote a classic study on vampires. He believed that some men and women were too easily influenced by any sudden movement during the hours of darkness. According to him, these people were quick to jump to conclusions, meaning that they could describe natural things as being supernatural. During Lavater‟s time, people believed that a vampire was created when a demon entered a corpse, to indulge in unholy activities. Another explanation was that the person had lived a very sinful life and therefore could not find peace, and thus vampirism became a divine punishment.
Vampire hysteria in the 17th and 18th
centuriesIn 1732 the word vampire entered the English language for the first time. During the Seventeenth century the myth about the undead spread in Eastern Europe, sometimes referred
to as an epidemic. There were two factors that came to have an impact on the vampire myth at this time; the "discovery" of lands that had previously been inaccessible and mysterious, and the new methods to reach a wider and more interested audience through newsletters and books. When they discovered new lands, they encountered vampire folklore as well. The media has played an important role in the relaying and evolution of the vampire myth.
In the French newspaper Le Mercure galant, an odd article was published in 1694. The article was a result of the vampire phenomenon, and in the article it was written that: "The vampires appeared after lunch and stayed until midnight, sucking the blood of people and cattle in great
abundance."
As mentioned earlier, there were a number of reported outbreaks during the
seventeenth century, for example; in Istria in 1672, in eastern Prussia 1710, 1721 and 1750, as well as in Wallachia 1756 and in Russia 1772. Some of these reports were investigated by the
state.
A case of vampirism that reached the headlines was about a vampire that terrorised the village of Madryga, near Belgrade. The Emperor had set up a commission to investigate the stories that emanated from this region. The man who was supposed to do the inquiry was Regimental Field Surgeon Johannes Fluckinger. Fluckinger had been told that a man named Arnold Paole had five years earlier fallen down from his wagon and broken his neck. Before his death, he had told people that he had been bitten by a vampire. Paole had tried several traditional remedies before he died, one of which was to eat earth taken from the grave of the vampire, and another was to bathe in vampire blood.
36 questions and answers About Vampires:( based on history some researches)
1.Who is the oldest vampire?
Amun was the coven's leader and was one of the only two survivors of the Volturi's assault during the war between their covens, the other one being Kebi, his mate. Amun is also considered the oldest vampire in the Twilight universe, as he was turned before the Romanian coven – the oldest coven there is – rose to power.
2.How do you kill a vampire?
The wooden stake through the heart was perhaps borrowed from fictional interpretations. Decapitation and/or dismemberment was another common method, but rarely was a specialist weapon used. Next to the simple wooden stake, the sexton's or gravedigger's spade would have been the preferred vampire slaying weapon.
3.Why do vampires drink blood?
Why Vampires Drink Blood
Vampires drink blood to survive and, secondarily, for pleasure. This distinction may seem irrelevant, but not all vampires relish draining blood from living things (mostly humans). Blood can be compared to food and drink for humans; vampires require blood to drink in order to survive.
4.What are vampires afraid of?
Vampire Basics
Vampires crave the blood of the living, whom they hunt during the night. ... Vampires are potentially immortal, but they do have a few weaknesses. They can be destroyed by a stake through the heart, fire, beheading and direct sunlight, and they are wary of crucifixes, holy water and garlic.
5.Why can't vampires eat garlic?
The simplest explanation for why vampires hate garlic is that it stinks. Vampires are assumed to have heightened senses due to their condition, so things with strong smells would naturally repel them. ... However, a vampire isn't exactly a mosquito, and not all bloodsuckers are repelled by garlic.
6.Where do vampires sleep?
Live vampires live in typical homes and sleep where they are comfortable.
7.What powers do vampires have?
List of Vampire Powers and Abilities in Fiction
Immortal – The power to never age and recover from almost any injury.
Unnatural Strength – The power to exert great strength.
Unnatural Senses – Vampires have uncanny senses. ...
Unnatural Speed – Vampires can move faster than the human eye.
8.Can vampires age?
As we have discovered, vampires can in fact age, but they only show the physical signs of aging if they were born a vampire or converted at a very young age. Once they reach their prime age between twenty-five and thirty-five, the signs of aging will come to a halt, and their youthful appearance will be frozen in time.
9.Why can't vampires come in?
Vampires cannot on their own enter a house without an invitation because the threshold on a mythological and spiritual level is considered as a kind of magical and protective barrier that gives security to the home. If Vampires try to enter uninvited they will get weaken or even lose their powers.
10.What is a vampires enemy?
Children of the Moon are the most dangerous enemies of vampires, because they are the only thing strong enough (aside from another vampire) to kill a vampire. Children of the Moon originally hunted humans, though over the centuries they have been hard-wired to kill vampires on sight in their wolf form.
11.Are vampires afraid of cats?
Cats have been considered dark and mystifying for ages – back in the day some believed cats were direct links to evil, that they were demonic servants. ... People then thought vampires were able to take the form of felines, so they made sure to keep away from all cats.
12.Why can't vampires see themselves in mirrors?
Why You Can't See Vampires In Mirrors. ... Vampires are transparent and light passes through them so if they stand in front of a mirror there is no reflection because the light is just passing through them. Vampires can counter this, but for the most part, their reflections are obscured.
13.Why are vampires afraid of running water?
The vampire, that lord of the undead and of shadow, is so prohibited by running water due to its similitude to the sacramental rite of baptism. The vampire cannot cross bodies of water at all under his own power, but especially running water. He cannot cross bridges, nor himself use boats.
14.What do vampires smell like?
Here's my guess: I think that vampires smell like a mixture of bleach and pancakes, pancakes drenched in syrup that have been sitting out for days or maybe weeks. Or maybe just syrup that's severely pasted it's expiration date. That mixed with the stinging smell of bleach would definitely burn a werewolf's nose.
15.Can vampires eat food?
Vampires do not eat human food – if they do, it must be vomited later.
16.Do vampires show up in pictures?
Vampires cannot be photographed, cannot be seen on CCTV, and cannot use phones because their voice is not transmitted (some work around this by using computer-generated voices, Stephen Hawking style).
17.Can vampires mind control?
Mind Compulsion is an ability of immortals, Original vampires, vampires and hybrids to control the mind of another simply through eye contact. ... While most vampires use compulsion with verbal commands, this is not heeded as a necessity, as in one such instance Damon was able to compel Caroline with eye contact alone.
18.How fast can vampires run?
Based on how fast they move across the screen, it makes it seem like the younger vampire can move at at least 80-100 mph, and vampire like the originals, maybe like 300 mph.
19.How many years do vampires live?
Vampires are purported to live forever, barring any type of attempt to kill them.
20.Can vampires smoke?
Can vampires smoke? Beyond the difficulty with fire, the truth is - some can, some can't, and most wouldn't. The feigning of Humanity through the expenditure of Blood Points lasts for an entire scene - more than enough turns to finish a cigarette, and does not need to be repeated every turn.
21.Can vampires cry?
A vampire does not cry human tears, instead, they are blood tears. "Blood tears" are the tears of a vampire.
22. Why are vampires cold?
Because a vampire's body essentially "dies", it no longer conducts heat the way a normal human body does. ... With a vampire, there is no internal core warming the body, so their skin will feel cold in comparison to a normal person's skin.
23.Why can't vampires walk in the sun?
Original Vampires and non-Original vampires cannot walk in daylight without being burned by the Sun as a consequence of their vampirism. ... Vampires who possess daylight amulets are generally referred to as "Day-Walkers." The amulets are specific and cannot be transferred between vampires.
24.Why can't vampires enter houses?
As a defense, nature attacks the vampires with sunlight, wood, vervain, and other elements (for example, water weakens vampires in the books). With the purpose to defend against the undead, the living kept the vampires away by banning them entry into their homes.
25.Why are werewolves enemies of vampires?
Why do vampires and werewolves hate each other? Answer: ... In some stories it has to do with competition for prey, in some the werewolves exist to protect humans from vampires, and in others there is an ancient feud between the two factions that has continued through the centuries.
26.Are vampires immortal?
Vampires have two features of interest to memory theorists. First, to the extent that they avoid angry mobs, they are immortal, allowing them to accumulate life experiences indefinitely. Second, they are immune to the effects of aging.
27.Can vampires and werewolves be friends?
Werewolves are still somewhat human, Vampires have left their humanity long behind. But just as with humans, Werewolves and Vampires will surprise you. Friendships between these two creatures is not unheard of, it simply requires a shared interest - or better yet, a common enemy.
28.Why can't vampires see their reflection?
According to the mythos, vampires are unable to see their reflection in mirrors, and, surprisingly, the reason why is because of how mirrors used to be constructed. ... That simple layer of silver is what kept vampires from being able to see their faces in a mirror in the time.
29.Does a vampire have a soul?
Yes, Vampires have souls. They are just undead. Recall that skeletons, draugr, and plenty of other undead creatures have souls as well. Being undead is not the same as being dead and walking.
30. Can a vampire feel pain?
Yes, they feel pain. This is how witches often attack them, otherwise, they feel all other types of pain. As mentioned above, pain resistance depends on a vampires diet, as older, more vulgar vampires have shown the ability to resist bullets etc, whilst others have not.
31.What kind of bullet kills a vampire?
silver bullet
Traditionally a silver bullet is supposed to kill a werewolf. Vampires are not particularly affected by silver bullets. Traditionally what kills vampires is a wooden steak through the heart.
32. Are vampires faster than flash?
As vampires are not speedsters like flash it is very difficult to calculate their speed their speed varies as they cannot run for a very long distance and also because they take turns. But klaus can run much faster than any other vampire, originals vampire, hybrid.
33.What food can vampires eat?
Leafy green vegetables (such as spinach and turnip greens), fruits (such as citrus fruits and juices), and dried beans and peas are all natural sources of folate.
34.What plant is poisonous to vampires?
Vervain. Fresh Vervain Vervain is a popular herb that is toxic when touched or ingested by vampires, and when it is ingested or worn by humans, it will prevent them from being compelled by vampires.
35.Why are vampires afraid of crosses?
Traditionally, vampires fear religious symbols. ... There's no evidence that Stoker got the idea to use the crucifix to ward off his vampires from folklore. Rather, it seems he invented the plot device from the not-then-uncommon concepts that vampires are agents of Satan and that the crucifix has sacred powers.
36.Can a vampire die of old age?
Ergo, vampires will never die of old age. However, vampires are not completely immortal. They can still die from drowning, fires, electrocution, or other accidents. ... To most effectively manage vampire thirst, a vampire should live with a human Sim they can reliably drink from.
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Dr. Van Seward ,
Special thanks to junior Alora Sydney
" Who is Dr. Van Seward and why did the boy give me this thesis about vampires? The vampire exists, what a very funny ``Whatever my head is aching " . She dozed off at bed with that thesis . The bright moon stopped glowing So Edward thought of going to Clara's dorm room. He went inside from the windows while she was sleeping with that thesis . Edward sat beside him
" After a long time you are sleeping fine ? " He said and patted her hair . Clara suddenly opened her eyes and said
"Edward…. "