The Book of Werewolves with Illustrations

Sabine Baring-Gould

Description

If you are looking for accounts and retelling of encounters with werewolves, this is a great starting point.

Be mindful these stories were published in 1865 and the content will have “current” events the author had encountered as well as mythological findings in terms of what was known and understood at that time. From the legends of using magical wolf skins to the terrifying accounts of lycanthropy, you will find both known and forgotten accounts, including a variety of content ranging from Greek and Nordic Mythology to superstitions in a variety of cultures like were-beavers, were-bears, were-birds, were-hyenas, accounts of lycanthropy, serial killers, and even a in-depth account of Gilles of Rais (Joan of Arc's companion and child-killer) and his accusations, trial, and execution. It is amazing to see the variety of cultures covered side-by-side as the author takes us to North America, Africa, India, France, and even Iceland and Russia.

There are overlaps in vampire lore, especially midway as he ventures in the real-life accounts, men and women both abandoning their humanity and indulging in horrific actions. From eating people to mauling them, you will find names, dates, and information forgotten. This includes stories involving Elizabeth Bathory and Jean Grenier.

Sujets

• Fantastique
• Fantasy mythique
• Charlemagne
• Roman
• Folklore
• Merlin
• Mabinogion
• Greek
• King Arthur
• Mythology
• Nordic
• Bulfinch
• Merlin (Desambiguación)
• Sociologie, société et politique
• medieval
• Social Science

Informations

• Publié par: 4 Horsemen Publications, Inc.
• Date de parution: 08 août 2021
• Nombre de lectures: 1
• EAN13: 9781644502327
• Langue: English

Extrait

Battle Goddess Productions Presents

THE BOOK OF
WEREWOLVES

by SABINE BARING-GOULD
ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED BY Smith, Elder & Co., London
1865
Revised by Valerie Willis
 

Design and Layout, About this Book, Words from the Editor, Battle Goddess Production Name & Logos are Copyright ©2018 Valerie Willis.
Public Domain consists of The Book of Werewolves Textual content and Artwork from Various Artists Title page: TOP “Canto Seven” by Wilhelm von Kaulbach; BOTTOM:“Sabine Baring-Gould Age 35 Portrait” from Strand Magazine, No.28, p.392, 1869; HEADER ART: Schedel’sche Weltchronik by Hartmann Schedel
The Book of Werewolves
Illustrations have been added Mild editing Reformatting of material Replacement of modern day spelling Suggested other spellings Added translated footnotes Bracketed [content/explanation]
 
Author: Sabine Baring-Gould
First published in 1865
Cover Design: Valerie Willis
Interior Design: Valerie Willis
Interior Illustrations: Various Artists, Public Domain
 

 
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Black & White Paperback ISBN-13: 978-1-64450-125-2
Color Paperback ISBN-13: 978-1-64450-231-0
eBook Edition ISBN-13: 978-1-64450-232-7 
About This Book
If you are looking for accounts and retelling of encounters with werewolves, this is a great starting point. Be mindful this was published in 1865 and the content will have “current” events the author had encountered as well as mythological findings in terms of what was known and understood at that time. From the legends of using magical wolf skins to the terrifying accounts of lycanthropy, you will find both known and forgotten accounts.
A variety of content ranging from Greek and Nordic Mythology, superstitions in a variety of cultures, were-beavers, were-bears, were-birds, were-hyenas, accounts of lycanthropy, serial killers, and even a in-depth account of Gilles of Rais (Joan of Arcs companion and child-killer) of his accusations, trial and execution. It is amazing to see the variety of cultures covered side-by-side as the author takes us to North America, Africa, India, France, and even Iceland and Russia.
There are overlaps in vampire lore, especially midway as he ventures in the real-life accounts. Men and women both guilty of abandoning their humanity and indulged in various horrific actions. From eating people to mauling them, you will find names, dates, and information forgotten. This includes stories involving Elizabeth Bathory and Jean Grenier.
In an effort to make the reading easier we’ve done a few things to the visual display of the content. For example, the apparent quotes and footnotes are formatted to stand out and break away from the meat of the content. We’ve also dove in and changed spelling in a few places to modernize to the present form you are familiar with such as “were-wolf” to “werewolf”, “Keltic” to “Celtic, “to-night” to “tonight” and so forth.
Footnotes were placed loosely in the original and look like this now.
A lot of content is left untranslated, but we’ve made an attempt to provide some sort of translation with the help of Google. Material in this box indicates material added by Battle Goddess Productions and Valerie Willis.
We cannot promise the translation we’ve done are accurate, but we hope it makes this a stronger. My only hope is someone finds the information useful and entertaining. I wish I had discovered this book sooner during developing Romasanta: Father of Werewolves. Many of the tales are covered in an older point-of-view which can be rather eye opening and intriguing.
Foreword From Battle Goddess Productions
Prepare to dive into the Rabbit Hole of Research. It’s a dangerous yet precious place which often takes me to the past in unique ways. Information found within these hundred-year-old, if not older, tomes may not be accurate and do not reflect new findings in our present-day set. This is where you must be vigilant and check what you find here with other resources. Regardless, some of my best findings or at least clues have been found in older books such as this one.
It is our mission to not only revive older text, but bring forgotten history, lore, and books back into the light. We dust them off, give them a new look, add some wonderful illustration, fix some outdated spellings and add anything to make the material stronger. We hope you enjoy the adventures this book and many more will provide you. Whether you are here for research or reading for entertainment, we hope this leaves you curious and thirsty for more.
Sincerely, Valerie Willis
 

Table of Contents
About This Book
Foreword From Battle Goddess Productions
CHAPTER I
Introductory
CHAPTER II
LYCANTHROPY AMONG THE ANCIENTS
Definition of Lycanthropy--Marcellus Sidetes--Virgil--Herodotus--Ovid--Pliny--Agriopas--Story from Petronius--Arcadian Legends--Explanation offered.
CHAPTER III
THE WEREWOLF IN THE NORTH
Norse Traditions - Manner in which the Change was AFFECTED - Vœlundar Kvœda - Instances from the Völsung Saga - Hrolf's Saga - Kraka - Faroëse Poem - Helga Kvida - Vatnsdæla Saga - Eyrbyggja Saga
CHAPTER IV
THE ORIGIN OF THE SCANDINAVIAN WEREWOLF
Advantage of the Study of Norse Literature--Bear and Wolf-skin Dresses--The Berserker--Their Rage--The Story of Thorir--Passages from the Aigla--The Evening Wolf--Skallagrim and his Son--Derivation of the Words Hamr and Vargr--Laws affecting Outlaws--"To become a Boar"--Recapitulation.
CHAPTER V
THE WEREWOLF IN THE MIDDLE-AGES
Stories from Olaus Magnus of Livonian Werewolves--Story from Bishop Majolus--Story of Albertus Pericofcius--Similar occurrence at Prague--Saint Patrick--Strange incident related by John of Nüremberg-- Bisclaveret--Courland Werewolves--Pierre Vidal--Pavian Lycanthropist--Bodin's Stories--Forestus' Account of a Lycanthropist--Neapolitan Werewolf
CHAPTER VI
A CHAMBER OF HORRORS
Pierre Bourgot and Michel Verdung--'Me Hermit of S. Bonnot--The Gandillon Family--Thievenne Paget--The Tailor of Châlons--Roulet.
CHAPTER VII
JEAN GRENIER
On the Sand-dunes--A Wolf attacks Marguerite Poirier--Jean Grenier brought to Trial--His Confessions-- Charges of Cannibalism proved--His Sentence--Behaviour in the Monastery--Visit of Del'ancre.
CHAPTER VIII
FOLK-LORE RELATING TO WEREWOLVES
Barrenness of English Folk-lore--Devonshire Traditions--Derivation of Werewolf--Cannibalism in Scotland-- The Angus Robber--The Carle of Perth--French Superstitions--Norwegian Traditions--Danish Tales of Were- wolves--Holstein Stories--The Werewolf in the Netherlands--Among the Greeks; the Serbs; the White Russians; the Poles; the Russians--A Russian Receipt for becoming a Werewolf--The Bohemian Vlkodlak--Armenian Story--Indian Tales--Abyssinian Budas--American Transformation Tales--A Slovakian Household Tale--Similar Greek, Béarnais, and Icelandic Tales.
The Daughter of the Vlkolak
CHAPTER IX
NATURAL CAUSES OF LYCANTHROPY
Innate Cruelty--Its Three Forms--Dumollard--Andreas Bichel--A Dutch Priest--Other instances of Inherent Cruelty--Cruelty united to Refinement--A Hungarian Bather in Blood--Suddenness with which the Passion is developed--Cannibalism; in pregnant Women; in Maniacs--Hallucination; how Produced--Salves--The Story of Lucius--Self-deception.
CHAPTER X
MYTHOLOGICAL ORIGIN OF THE WEREWOLF MYTH
Metempsychosis--Sympathy between Men and Beasts--Finnbog and the Bear--Osage and the Beaver--The Connexion of Soul and Body--Buddism--Case of Mr. Holloway--Popular ideas concerning the Body--The derivation of the German Leichnam--Feather Dresses--Transmigration of Souls--A Basque Story--Story from the Pantschatantra--Savage ideas regarding Natural Phenomena--Thunder, Lightning, and Cloud--The origin of the Dragon--John of Bromton's Dragon a Waterspout--The Legend of Typhoeus--Allegorizing of the Effects of a Hurricane--Anthropomorphosis--The Cirrus Cloud, a Heavenly Swan--Urvaci--The Storm-cloud a Daemon-- Vritra and Rakschasas--Story of a Brahmin and a Rakschasas
CHAPTER XI
THE MARÉCHAL DE RETZ.-I. THE INVESTIGATION OF CHARGES.
Introduction--History of Gilles de Laval--The Castle of Machecoul--Surrender of the Marshal--Examination of Witnesses--Letter of De Retz--The Duke of Brittany reluctant to move--The Bishop of Nantes
CHAPTER XII
THE MARÉCHAL DE RETZ.--II. THE TRIAL.
The Appearance of the Marshal--Pierre de l'Hospital--The Requisition--The Trial adjourned--Meeting of the Marshal and his Servants--The Confession of Henriet--Pontou persuaded to confess all--The adjourned Trial not hurried on--The hesitation of the Duke of Brittany.
CHAPTER XIII
MARÉCHAL DE RETZ.--III. THE SENTENCE AND EXECUTION.
The adjourned Trial--The Marshal Confesses--The Case handed over to the Ecclesiastical Tribunal--Prompt steps taken by the Bishop--The Sentence--Ratified by the Secular Court--The Execution.
CHAPTER XIV
A GALICIAN WEREWOLF
The Inhabitants of Austrian Galicia--The Hamlet of Polomyja--Summer Evening in the Forest--The Beggar Swiatek--A Girl disappears--A School-boy vanishes--A Servant-girl lost--Another Boy carried of--The Discovery made by the Publican of Polomyja--Swiatek locked up--Brought to Dabkow--Commits suicide.
CHAPTER XV
ANOMALOUS CA