jethrofloyd Posted June 30, 2016 #1 Share Posted June 30, 2016 500-year-old 'vampire' on display in museum after the body was found pierced with a stake http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/weird-news/500-year-old-vampire-display-8318332 The skeleton of a 'vampire ' buried in the 16th century has been unveiled as a museum exhibition. A collection of bones were discovered two years ago in northern Poland that had the tell-tale markings of a vampire burial ritual. Experts determined they were the remains of a man after the finding in an ancient cemetery in the town of Kamien Pomorski. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freetoroam Posted June 30, 2016 #2 Share Posted June 30, 2016 Well, lets just clarify, this is no 500 year old vampire, just some poor soul who fell victim to ignorant beliefs, we had the same sort of thing here where innocent women where killed because some folk decided they were witches. Luckily we have moved on in the west from these cruel and barbaric beliefs ( as far as we know). 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jarocal Posted June 30, 2016 #3 Share Posted June 30, 2016 1 hour ago, freetoroam said: Well, lets just clarify, this is no 500 year old vampire, just some poor soul who fell victim to ignorant beliefs, we had the same sort of thing here where innocent women where killed because some folk decided they were witches. Luckily we have moved on in the west from these cruel and barbaric beliefs ( as far as we know). That's exactly what I would expect a modern day vampire, witch, werewolf, or elf to say... 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Columbo Posted July 1, 2016 #4 Share Posted July 1, 2016 Just because you found evidence of a murder, does not prove the victim was a vampire or witch or anything else. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freetoroam Posted July 1, 2016 #5 Share Posted July 1, 2016 12 hours ago, Jarocal said: That's exactly what I would expect a modern day vampire, witch, werewolf, or elf to say... Hmm...which one do you think i am? And if you say elf i will sue you. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Claire. Posted July 1, 2016 #6 Share Posted July 1, 2016 7 hours ago, Columbo said: Just because you found evidence of a murder, does not prove the victim was a vampire or witch or anything else. Obviously not. But those who buried him might have thought so. There's also a possible other explanation. Whilst they did not think the person a vampire, they could have been afraid he might become one AFTER death. The following explains some of this, and the things people did to prevent corpses from reanimating: http://www.livescience.com/48924-mystery-of-vampire-burials-solved.html 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BadChadB33 Posted July 1, 2016 #7 Share Posted July 1, 2016 So they found Vlad Tepes great great grandson then ?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kmt_sesh Posted July 1, 2016 #8 Share Posted July 1, 2016 On June 30, 2016 at 4:03 PM, Jarocal said: That's exactly what I would expect a modern day vampire, witch, werewolf, or elf to say... What about a mummy? Mummies are cooler than vampires anyway (and have the added benefit of being real). 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Columbo Posted July 2, 2016 #9 Share Posted July 2, 2016 16 hours ago, Clair said: Obviously not. But those who buried him might have thought so. There's also a possible other explanation. Whilst they did not think the person a vampire, they could have been afraid he might become one AFTER death. The following explains some of this, and the things people did to prevent corpses from reanimating: http://www.livescience.com/48924-mystery-of-vampire-burials-solved.html Hmmmm, I see. So are you saying you believe they were vampires? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Claire. Posted July 2, 2016 #10 Share Posted July 2, 2016 6 minutes ago, Columbo said: Hmmmm, I see. So are you saying you believe they were vampires? I dunno. I never met any of them. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Columbo Posted July 2, 2016 #11 Share Posted July 2, 2016 Just now, Clair said: I dunno. I never met any of them. That you are aware of....(smiles.) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Claire. Posted July 2, 2016 #12 Share Posted July 2, 2016 Just now, Columbo said: That you are aware of....(smiles.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quaentum Posted July 5, 2016 #13 Share Posted July 5, 2016 On 7/1/2016 at 7:46 PM, kmt_sesh said: What about a mummy? Mummies are cooler than vampires anyway (and have the added benefit of being real). Mummies are cooler but vampires get better press because they have better tailors 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+OverSword Posted July 5, 2016 #14 Share Posted July 5, 2016 On 6/30/2016 at 7:05 PM, Columbo said: Just because you found evidence of a murder, does not prove the victim was a vampire or witch or anything else. It also doesn't mean they're not. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rattpoison Posted August 2, 2016 #15 Share Posted August 2, 2016 As a fan of the movie Lost Boys I know that all vampires were teens in the 1980's, so there couldn't have been a vampire around that long ago. If there was I'm sure someone would have stabbed a wooden stake through his heart into an old stereo. My wife however is a Twilight fan so she would disagree with me on this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
psyche101 Posted August 2, 2016 #16 Share Posted August 2, 2016 Not the only one they have dug up...... LINK - 'Vampire' unearthed from Venice plague grave Italian researchers believe they have found the remains of a female "vampire" in Venice, buried with a brick jammed between her jaws to prevent her feeding on victims of a plague which swept the city in the 16th century. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hanslune Posted August 2, 2016 #17 Share Posted August 2, 2016 On 6/30/2016 at 0:35 PM, freetoroam said: Well, lets just clarify, this is no 500 year old vampire, just some poor soul who fell victim to ignorant beliefs, we had the same sort of thing here where innocent women where killed because some folk decided they were witches. Luckily we have moved on in the west from these cruel and barbaric beliefs ( as far as we know). Nah he was a vegetarian who drew the ire of the carnivores. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sards Posted August 4, 2016 #18 Share Posted August 4, 2016 Werewolves are the coolest. There is no contest. Have you seen the abs and tanned skin............ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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