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Vampires
Vampires are human-like night creatures who often rise out of coffins to bite people on the necks in order to "suck their blood."
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The Oxford English Dictionary dates the first appearance of the word vampire in English from 1734, in a travelogue titled Travels of Three English Gentlemen published in the Harleian Miscellany in 1745.[11][12] Vampires had already been discussed in German literature.[13] After Austria gained control of northern Serbia and Oltenia in 1718, officials noted the local practice of exhuming bodies and "killing vampires".[13] These reports, prepared between 1725 and 1732, received widespread publicity.[13]
The English term was derived (possibly via French vampyre) from the German Vampir, in turn thought to be derived in the early 18th century from the Serbian вампир/vampir.[14][15][16][17][18] The Serbian form has parallels in virtually all Slavic languages: Bulgarian вампир (vampir), Czech and Slovak upír, Polish wąpierz, and (perhaps East Slavic-influenced) upiór, Russian упырь (upyr'), Belarusian упыр (upyr), Ukrainian упирь (upir'), from Old Russian упирь (upir'). (Note that many of these languages have also borrowed forms such as "vampir/wampir" subsequently from the West; these are distinct from the original local words for the creature.) The exact etymology is unclear.[19] Among the proposed proto-Slavic forms are *ǫpyrь and *ǫpirь.[20] An older, and less widespread, theory is that the Slavic languages have borrowed the word from a Turkic term for "witch" (e.g., Tatar ubyr).[20][21]
The first recorded use of the Old Russian form Упирь (Upir') is commonly believed to be in a document dated 6555 (1047 AD).[22] It is a colophon in a manuscript of the Book of Psalms written by a priest who transcribed the book from Glagolitic into Cyrillic for the Novgorodian Prince Vladimir Yaroslavovich.[23] The priest writes that his name is "Upir'Likhyi " (Упирь Лихый), which means something like "Wicked Vampire" or "Foul Vampire".[24] This apparently strange name has been cited as an example both of surviving paganism and of the use of nicknames as personal names.[25]
Is there a Volturi family in real life?
No, there is not a Volturi family in real life. The Volturi family was made up by Stephanie Meyer for her Twilight series.
One recurring aspect of fictional vampires is that they are all "immortal", except that some can lose their immortality (be killed) by various methods. Some are required to feed regularly to live and move about. Otherwise they die or become dormant.
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It depends on the type of vampire and how often they feed. And how they feed.
Some are immortal in body, which is rare. Some are immortal souls which are reincarnated. Some have human bodies, but live longer than would be expected (these are usually the ones that unsuccessfully changed into vampires).
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Why do vampires have no mirror image?
I believe vampires having no mirror image has something to do with the fact that they have no soul. In a metaphorical sense, a mirror is supposed to show you exactly as you are and in this case vampires can be considered to be "empty", since they have given up on their previous life and existence.
How do stakes through their hearts kill vampires?
Actually a stake through the heart isn't necessarily certain death to a vampire. The stake was (originally and probably still is) just a way to pin the vampire in his grave so he couldn't keep coming out. Certain vampires have managed to remain active even when they have been thoroughly dismembered. The only certain means is to burn the body entirely.
Can a vampire turn someone else into a vampire?
If your talking about fictional vampires then Yes, if your talking about real vampires then no, it is not a venom.
It is in your genes.
Search are vampires real on google
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No, god did not make vampires. Vampires were created, They still are alive to this day. (and they do go into the light).
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No, God did not make vampires. There are no vampires. Vampires do not exist, and have never existed. Teenage Twilight fans can play make-believe all they want, but no amount of wishing will make vampires real.
Why are vampires scared of the cross?
There is no scientific evidence to prove this phenomena, but a possible answer could be that they are not scared of the cross and this myth has been made up by vampires themselves so brave people can run into their hives with a cross and without fear. Easy dinner is a good dinner.
You kind of got it but we dont eat people. We've adapted to society.
Are vampires scared of silver?
No that's werewolves, in most stories vampires hate garlic and can be killed with a wooden stake.
What different abilities can vampires have?
they can dazzle people with there amazingly hawt good looks, they also never sleep, they can read minds, tell the future, sparkle in the sun, love gurls named bella(:
That Damon came to mystic falls because he like Damon loves Elena?
In the tv show, we don't know the answer to that et. all we know is that him and stefan ended up in mystic falls together, or well better said, Damon followed stefan there when stefan was on his search for Elena.
NO!! actually... Damon comes to mystic falls in the hopes of bringing Katherine,, his true love, back to life. if you watch episode "history repaeting", then you will find that out. he wants to bring katheine back to life and he hopes to do that with the help of bonnie's great great grandmother, Emily's amulet. unfortunately hough, he does not succeed.
if you want to watch the episode and see what happens for yourself, then go to this website, they have every single episode for free:
http://www.watchthevampirediaries.net/
good luck... hope this helps
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Will lexi or vicki or anyone from vampire diaries ever come back in later episodes or seasons?
they died
Can you name the vampires in America?
The most popular names for a vampire would be Vladimir, Elizabeth, Amanda, Caleste, Gregory, Fredrick, and Amelia
In the vampire diaries why does Damon want his crystal back?
In order to break Emily's spell, which sealed the entrance to the tomb.
Was there a Belmont vampire hunter in the past?
As far as today's records show, the Belmonts are, indeed, fictional. The Belmont family name is popular as a clan of vampire hunters fighting the spread of evil due to modern media's pop culture - more specifically, from the Japanese-created video game series Castlevania, in which the Belmonts were the main hunters that restores and defeats Count Dracula.
Why do vampires have widow's peaks?
Vampier's most likely have widow's peaks because it adds an effect to the eyebrows, adding to the eyes. It also makes them more symetrical, and most people consider symetry beauty.
The book: Her mom and dad died. She lives with her Aunt Judith, Aunt Judith's fiance Robert and her little sister Margaret.
TV series: Her mom and dad died. She lives with her Aunt Jena and her brother Jeremy
tv series:her mom is isobel her dad is .......... her mom and dad she fought were her real parents wern't
How to stay with a vampire for a night?
Make sure they don't get hungry or thirsty.
This question was very plainly answered in Nosferatu, the very first vampire film. Simply it is to give him what he wants - to drink your blood. Mrs. Nina Harker opened her windows and lied down for Count Orlock to 'come get' her. He stayed with her all night drinking her blood and was vapourized by the rising sun. She died as a consequence so this might not be something you want to do.
How many people were impaled by vlad?
Nobody knows for sure, estimates vary between 40,000 and 100,000 people who died by exexution at his order. The most often quoted number is 80,000. Not all of these died by impalement; though a significant number of them did.
No they don't. This is a way to tell them apart from humans.
Why do vampires only eat in the dark?
Well, yes, but only because if they could stand in the light without frying they might just eat in the light also, but they can't so they won't.
Generally it depends on what world of fiction you're asking. However traditionally, they are extremely sensitive to UV rays which causes them to burn to a crisp very easily. This came from the idea that, long ago, people who were thought to be vampires had stayed inside and refused to be exposed to sunlight, however they may have actually suffered an advanced form of photosensitivity.
There is also the idea that vampires are allergic to garlic, however this can be contradicted by the idea that vampires are extremely sensitive to the smell and despise it.
Hope that helps.
Can vampires avoid hep c aids by mixing blood with alcohol?
As a vampire is a dead body any sort of viral infection (Hepititus A-E, Aids, etc) has no opportunity to become active in it. Bacterial infection however are possible (anthrax, tuberculosis, gangrene, flesh-eating, etc) and making a alcoholic cocktail of the blood might be a way to sterilize it. A Bloody Mary therefore might really be A Bloody Mary, if Mary were involved.
What is the difference between indoor and outdoor marijuana?
None! Unless the grower doesn't know what he is doing.
