Mar. 30th, 2007

So...

Mar. 30th, 2007 07:15 am
silverthorne: (Red Storm)
Doing researchy type stuff for folkloric vampires.

It's interesting to note that Hawthorn, which is considered the correct wood for making pegs to hold a vampire into its grave is also good, medically speaking, for heart and blood/vein conditions. (That's the shorthand version of the notes I took).

The idea of using silver popped up around the time guns did, and people started shooting coffins to kill vampires (and it's actually usually a silver coin cut into quarters--not bullets made from a silver cross). Iron is actually used in older folklore for things like staking.

Wild rose thorns strewn over the grave are apparently good for snagging vampire clothing, thus keeping them contained in their coffins.

Any grain, including millet and poppy seeds, cna be strewn on the grave to keep the vampire busy counting instead of hunting.

Garlic features in a good portion of the eastern Europe legends.

...the Cucaburra (sp?) is actually the closest thing to a vampire the south americans have (not counting the gods).

*Smug!*

Mar. 30th, 2007 04:10 pm
silverthorne: (Crystal Kay)
Feeling good is:

Being asked for your ID and the clerk double-taking Twice to make sure you really are as old as your driver's license says you are.

Hee!

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