Ad
related to: werewolf hungarian history
Search results
Results From The WOW.Com Content Network
Thiess of Kaltenbrun, also spelled Thies, and commonly referred to as the Livonian werewolf, was a Livonian man who was put on trial for heresy in Jürgensburg, Swedish Livonia, in 1692. At the time in his eighties, Thiess openly proclaimed himself to be a werewolf ( wahrwolff ), claiming that he ventured into Hell with other werewolves in ...
The eastern werewolf-vampire is found in the folklore of Central and Eastern Europe, including Hungary, Romania and the Balkans, while the western werewolf-sorcerer is found in France, German-speaking Europe and in the Baltic. Woodcut of a werewolf attack by Lucas Cranach der Ältere, 1512. Being a werewolf was a common accusation in witch trials.
The World Tree carved on a pot. Amongst the modern religions, Hungarian mythology is closest to the cosmology of Uralic peoples. In Hungarian myth, the world is divided into three spheres: the first is the Upper World (Felső világ), the home of the gods; the second is the Middle World (Középső világ) or world we know, and finally the underworld (Alsó világ).
The werewolf trials. While most people know of the witch trials that took place in Europe and in the American colonies (including Salem, Massachusetts) during the 1500's and 1600's, few are aware ...
Pages in category "Hungarian legendary creatures" The following 7 pages are in this category, out of 7 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. B. Bogeyman; L.
Werewolf trials reached Livonia in the 17th century, and would become the most common form of witch-trial in that country. The phenomenon persisted longest in Bavaria and Austria, with persecution of wolf-charmers persisting until well after 1650, the final cases being recorded in the early 18th century in Carinthia and Styria .
Hungarian heavy metal band Altar of Storms [10] used the story as inspiration for their song "Bisclavert (Werewolf's Night)" on their 1999 demo Shreds. One of the stories featured in Disney/Slave Labor Graphics's Haunted Mansion comic series names the Mansion's resident loup garou Bisclavret.
Pages in category "Hungarian folklore" The following 7 pages are in this category, out of 7 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. B. Botond (warrior) D.