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Found in a mass grave site of plague victims on a small island in Italy Archaeologists found a female 'vampire.' Of course she is not really a vampire but unfortunately for her she was labled one. She was found with a brick wedged in her mouth to keep her from feeding on other victims.
A lot of historians believe that the myth of the vampire was perpetuated and spread as a result of a scared populous and the discovery of this woman is helping to verify some of those theories. The people did not understand the disease or the effects it had on the body so when they saw decomposed bodies with open sores, blood oozing out, the grotesque buboes, hair still attached to the head they thought the victims were still alive and had been turned inhuman someway.
Vampires were just another in a long list of groups people blamed for the plague at some point or another. Obviously they did not understand disease or germs so they thought the plague was a punishment from God for sins and they became hellbent on finding out what sins God was punishing them for. By far the Jews suffered the most as amongst the chaos of the disease itself a genocide was taking place. Tens of thousands, if not millions of Jews were slaughtered because they were thought to be the bringers of the plague. Just to be safe suspected adultresses, gamblers, prostitutes, newcomers, suspected witches, suspected vampires were killed by the droves.
Anyway, sorry to go on. I have read alot about the plague and the aftermath. I could go on and on but don't worry I won't.......
http://www.reuters.com/article/oddlyEnoughNews/idUSTRE52B4RU20090312?feedType=RSS&feedName=oddlyEnoughNews
A lot of historians believe that the myth of the vampire was perpetuated and spread as a result of a scared populous and the discovery of this woman is helping to verify some of those theories. The people did not understand the disease or the effects it had on the body so when they saw decomposed bodies with open sores, blood oozing out, the grotesque buboes, hair still attached to the head they thought the victims were still alive and had been turned inhuman someway.
Vampires were just another in a long list of groups people blamed for the plague at some point or another. Obviously they did not understand disease or germs so they thought the plague was a punishment from God for sins and they became hellbent on finding out what sins God was punishing them for. By far the Jews suffered the most as amongst the chaos of the disease itself a genocide was taking place. Tens of thousands, if not millions of Jews were slaughtered because they were thought to be the bringers of the plague. Just to be safe suspected adultresses, gamblers, prostitutes, newcomers, suspected witches, suspected vampires were killed by the droves.
Anyway, sorry to go on. I have read alot about the plague and the aftermath. I could go on and on but don't worry I won't.......
http://www.reuters.com/article/oddlyEnoughNews/idUSTRE52B4RU20090312?feedType=RSS&feedName=oddlyEnoughNews