Werewolf - werewolves attack!

(i) Steelzer/Triumph



                       They're attacking!



    Apparently, in the 16th century in France the number
recorded cases of lycanthropy reached its highest level.
There are dozens of documents containing the names of wolf victims.
time and place of their execution.  “Victims of wolves” - said deliberately,
since a lycanthrope is more worthy of pity than true monsters
vampires, sorcerers and super-sadists.

 
    In 1958  in the district of Condé in France the population was frightened
several grisly murders.  They were so bloody
that rumors spread that a wolf had appeared in the area. Passions
reached the limit when a little girl died, and around her
the bodies were seen by three wolves.  The alarm was immediately raised.
Plucking up courage, a group of peasants went into the forest to
bring the child's corpse from there.  But they only saw one
a wolf who jumped and disappeared into the thicket. After some time
time, the peasants found in the bushes a ragged man with a tangled
beard; long hair and crazy eyes.

 
    He was captured and taken to the magistrate. During the cross-leg
During interrogation, the man admitted that he was a lou-garou. He further said that
the other wolves seen near the dead child's body were his
brother and sisterwho can turn into a wolf with the help of magic
ointments.

    The accused, apparently crazy, was treated according to the rules.
very soft at times.  The court sentenced him to death, but
a panel of judges in Paris decided that a madman could not
judge  The sentence was revised, and he was sent to a hospital -
until the end of life.

    In Poligny in 1521. the terrible atrocities of the three
"werewolves" who were caught and publicly executed - in
a terrible warning to others. It's like a werewolf has the opportunity
choose whether to villainize or not ;) Victims of lycanthropy also
are incapable of taking responsibility for their actions, just like wild animals.

    Typical evidence from the same 16th century is the entry
about the amazing case of a certain Frenchman who admitted that
dealt with the wolf and took the form of this beast, concluding an agreement with
the devil.



    Jean Perel, executed in 1518 confessed to the judges that he killed
people, physically turning into a wolf. His transformations seem to be
carried out using a special ointment.  When the accused
told how he made it, several people in
in the courthouse they fainted from disgust. It was assumed
also that Perel lived with she-wolves, hiding them in his house. After
After prolonged torture, he was burned.



    Legends of werewolves are extremelycommon in one more
place - in Bavaria. It’s not difficult to understand why, you just have to visit
in the local dark forests, see the ominously overhanging mountains. In these
In some places the most ominous assumptions and images pop into your head.

    Here in Bavaria, werewolf legends mix with
legends about vampires;  for example, it is believed that both
have long nails and teeth. The main difference is
that werewolves have narrow pupils and look very intently.
Some people accepted in other relationships were often feared
because of this physiological feature - contrary to reason and
common sense. Right up to our time!



    In Russia, similar tales were also widespread,
and it’s not difficult to imagine the picture when a completely ordinary
a wolf who was brought to the outskirts by hunger and a particularly severe frost
villages, could cause horror and panic among the villagers.



    Legends of werewolves are rare in the British Isles.  B
Ireland has several legends about this evil spirit.
Particularly noteworthy is the legend of the werewolf from Meath, who invited
priest to take care of his sick wolf wife.
By the way, in Ireland there was a widespread belief that this
the scourge can affect entire families, turning them into werewolves.



    Late 18th centurynoted as one of the most sensational in its
the time of cases of lycanthropy - the appearance of a werewolf from Bordeaux.
The events took place in Landes, now a favorite place for tourists,
but in those distant times it was a remote, sparsely populated area,
very suitable for the emergence of this kind of story.



    For some time the area around the village
Saint-Sever was the arena in which terrible and
mysterious events: wolves began to attack people, and
Often such attacks ended in the death of a person. It's come to pass
so much so that residents were forced to lock their doors at night
bolts, afraid to stick your nose out.  But that didn't save them much.
The terror continued, overtaking people during the day as well as at night.



    Finally the wolf was caught, and not just any wolf, but a wolf-man.
The case turned out to be unique.  The guy was only fifteen years old.
His name was Jean Grenadier, he worked as a shepherd for a wealthy
a landowner who lived near San Sever.



    The boy interrogated by the judges explained that one day in the forest
met a demon.  He introduced himself to him as the Master of the Forest and took
him an oath to serve him in exchange for the ability to transform into
wolf

 
    Youth did not save Grenadier.  Like almost everyone affected
lycanthropy, hewas convicted and publicly executed. After the execution
attacks on people and animals stopped...