The concept of a vampire predates Bram Stoker's tales of Count
Vrykolakas (Greek βρυκόλακας, pronounced [vriˈkolakas]), also called vorvolakas or vourdoulakas, is a harmful, undead creature in Greek folklore. It shares similarities with numerous other legendary creatures, but is generally equated with the vampire of the folklore of the neighbouring Slavic countries.
Like most Transylvanians, Lianda despised the Turkish occupation of Transylvania and had no desire to have the Prince become Turac's political puppet. Acting on Varnae's orders, Lianda bit Dracula, turning him into a vampire. Within minutes, the impatient Turac barged in again, demanding to know how Dracula was doing.
The concept of the vampire as an undead creature inflicting harm originated in Eastern Europe, specifically in Bulgaria, a thousand years ago. Make no mistake, this was a legend isolated among the Slavic people. It was not widespread or well-known.
The Incredibly Bizarre Story Of Mercy Brown, The World's 'First Female Vampire' When it comes to vampires and the general act of blood-sucking, the origins usually trace back to our favourite Vlad – Count Dracula.
The show revolves around three Mikaelson siblings, Klaus (Joseph Morgan), Elijah (Daniel Gillies), and Rebekah (Claire Holt), collectively known as "original vampires", or simply the "originals". The Originals is set in the city of New Orleans.
Jure Grando Alilović or Giure Grando (1579–1656) was a villager from the region of Istria (in modern-day Croatia) who may have been the first real person described as a vampire in historical records.
The vampire first made its way into English literature in John Polidori's 1819 short story “The Vampyre”. Polidori's vampire, Lord Ruthven, is inspired by a thinly disguised portrait of the predatory English poet, Lord Byron, in Lady Caroline Lamb's novel Glenarvon (1816).
If a vampire had to drink an equivalent amount of blood to survive, they'd need roughly 95 pounds of blood every day. Blood makes up about ten percent of a person's total body weight so, for every one vampire, six people would need to die every night.
The oldest vampire is Sekhmet. She was a warrior goddess in ancient Egypt. Though the term “vampire” would not have been used, this feline monster lady fits the bill and historians often consider her to be the first ancient vampire tale.
A person may become a vampire in a variety of ways, the most common of which is to be bitten by a vampire. Other methods include sorcery, committing suicide, contagion, or having a cat jump over a person's corpse.
Carmilla is an 1872 Gothic novella by Irish author Sheridan Le Fanu and one of the early works of vampire fiction, predating Bram Stoker's Dracula (1897) by 26 years.
In Balkans folklore, a dhampir (Albanian pronunciation: [ðamˈpir]) is a mythical creature that is the result of a union between a vampire and a human. This union was usually between male vampires and female humans, with stories of female vampires mating with male humans being rare. Dhampir.
According to biblical scholars, alukah can mean "blood-lusting monster" or vampire. Alukah is first referred to in Proverbs 30 of the Bible (Prov. 30:15). The most detailed description of the alukah appears in Sefer Chasidim, where the creature is understood to be a living human being, but can shape-change into a wolf.
The term "immortal" is used to describe the species into which Silas and Amara, the very first immortal beings in history, were transformed when they consumed the immortality elixir created by the witch Qetsiyah. Immortals can be considered as the template for the Original vampires and, in turn, all vampires.
Noun. vampiress (plural vampiresses) A female vampire.
Without their monthly, weekly, or sometimes daily feeding rituals, vampires claim, it becomes difficult for them to function—if they go too long without blood or “energy,” they can become weak, developing a host of physical and emotional symptoms that only a feeding can soothe.
They live immortal lifespans, despite these weaknesses, and it is fairly common for a vampire to be centuries old, although they still slowly age; a vampire who is six hundred years old may appear as a middle-aged breather would. They are naturally nocturnal beings, and will typically sleep by dawn.
Maacah is believed to be the first vampire in all of Creation, however, that status is given to Dracula for Maacah is more of a deity. He is the patron deity of vampires and is an important figure in vampire history as he is believed to have lead to the creation of Dracula.
Henrik Mikaelson: Henrik was the last and seventh born child of Mikael and Esther, the younger brother of Freya, Finn, Elijah, Kol and Rebekah and the younger half-brother of Niklaus. Henrik was the youngest sibling and child of the Original family.
Carmilla is even older than Dracula. First published in 1872, it features Carmilla, a female vampire that preys on a young woman named Lucy, with sapphic overtones. “But to die as lovers may - to die together, so that they may live together.”
Vampires also never age once they hit Young Adulthood unless you force them to age up. Ergo, vampires will never die of old age. However, vampires are not completely immortal. They can still die from downing, fires, electrocution, or other accidents.
So, when an Original dies, every vampire that has been turned by him/her and/or any vampire that has been turned by another vampire who was turned by an Original dies. This means, if all the Originals die, the entire vampire species will become extinct.
Aidan (Sam Witwer) is a 200-year-old vampire, Josh (Sam Huntington) is a werewolf, and Sally (Meaghan Rath) is a ghost. The three try to help one another navigate the complexities of living double lives while trying to figure out their own at the same time.