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I feel you are overstating your point. There was belief in vampires in medieval Europe too. And the origin is likely from pagan pre-Christian beliefs in Eastern
by jeltz 3y ago
I feel you are overstating your point. There was belief in vampires in medieval Europe too. And the origin is likely from pagan pre-Christian beliefs in Eastern or South Eastern Europe.
- Cthulhu_ 3y agoThe article mentions as much, the phrase 'vampire' is only been in vogue in the past 100 or so years; the article mentions upiór, strzyga and strigoi. Which I learned about thanks to the Witcher (the video games moreso than the books / TV show); its lore feels new because it uses older and lesser known in western Europe creatures.