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Where do Vampires Come from?

Explore the mysterious origins of vampires in the Balkans and Ottoman Empire through historical accounts and folklore. Learn about figures like Erzsébet Báthory and Vlad Tsepes, debunk myths around tuberculosis, porphyria, and syphilis connections, and delve into art depicting eerie scenes like Antoine Wiertz's "The Hasty Burial."

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Where do Vampires Come from?

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  1. Where do Vampires Come from?

  2. The Balkans and the Ottoman Empire

  3. Philip Rorh, Dissertatio Historico-Philosophica de Masticatione Mortuorum (1679)

  4. Actual events? In Hungary and Venice…

  5. Erzsébet Báthory and Vlad Tsepes

  6. Propaganda?

  7. Tuberculosis:Keats and Chopin

  8. Porphyria and Syphilis:George III andthe Earl of Rochester

  9. Antoine Wiertz, “The Hasty Burial” (1865)

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