How were vampires Created?

Question

like who was the person who started the story and how did he come up with the idea?

Answer 1

There actually was a hungarian warlord known as Vlad the Impaler. Watch Bram Stokers Dracula. The whole flying/ bat tranformation is B.S. but the guy did drink his enemies blood among other things.

Answer 2

Almost every culture has some kind of "vampire." Some believe that the first vampire was Lilith, who was actually the first wife of Adam. Apparently she was too independent and didn't want to "lie" beneath him, so she took off and spawned little demons/vampires what have you, and stole babies from their beds (this was, of course, before god cursed them and took away their immortality). A lot of early vampire stories sound more like poltergeists: beings that would rise from the grave, throw things around a house to scare people, husbands that would come back to have sex with their wife, this sort of thing. There were many things that you could do or be born with that would "damn" you into being a vampire after death (so you didn't actually have to be bitten early on). A lot of vampires also where psychic vampires rather than blood drinkers. I think more of the blood vampires came around the time of Vlad Tepish and Elizabeth Bathory.
Below are two good websites with lots of info, plus two books that I highly recommend. Hope this helped!

Answer 3

By Bram Stoker working some Eastern European legends into a novel that he made very little money from. He died shortly before the plays and movies that made this "legend" a household word and the desire of some few cranky folk. The fact is that before Mr. Stoker popularized the idea, few (if any) thought or even knew about them. The New World mammal (Americas, so no relation at all) Vampire Bat was so named because of the similarity to the legend. (That's probably why Mr. Stoker had Dracula turn into a bat, come to think of it.)

Answer 4

It actually started with the story of two brothers.

One was bitten by a bat and the other by a wolf LOL

Oops sorry I've been watching The Underworld too much :)

Seriously though Vampires have been around long before Vlad the Impaler like suggested. Vampires have been seen as People like Vlad though.

There were duchesses that liked to Bathe in blood, and other royalty that liked to drink blood and prepare their food with blood.

That's why people depict vampires as being rich.
in old times people that drank or 'bathed' in blood were seen as vampires (or demons).

But the stories have been around longer then these people.

i don't really know who the first was I'm sorry :(

Answer 5

Vampires are in the legends & myths of many countries from Aisa to Europe to Africa & the America's. They are known by many names and have many of the same charateristics. The Vampires of moderen day typically come from the stories around a Count from Romainia known as Vlad the Impaler. I believe he lived in the 1400 or 1500's. He was a blood thirsty ruler and was known for slaying anyone and everyone who opposed him for any reason and "drank" the blood of his enemies. His castle still stands to this day in Romainia and is supposed to be available for exporation although I understand that no one stays the night there....

Answer 6

Verry good question. I did a little research myself. Everyone thinks it started with Vlad, aka Dracula, but when I was doing research I found that vampires go way further back. Try 200 b.c. recorded. In story telling in counties around Vlad's home country, not in the country. Strange, it makes me wonder... Are they real???

Answer 7

Vampires (sometimes vampyres) are mythological or folkloric creatures believed to be the re-animated corpses of human beings who subsist on human or animal blood. In folklore, the term usually refers to the blood-drinking humans of Eastern European legends, but it is often extended to cover similar legendary creatures from other regions and cultures. The characteristics of vampires vary widely between these different traditions. Some cultures also have stories of non-human vampires, including real animals such as bats, dogs, spiders, and mythical creatures such as the chupacabra.

Vampires are a frequent subject of fictional books and films, although fictional vampires are often attributed traits distinct from those of folkloric vampires.

The term vampire is also used to refer to mythical or fictional creatures that act as predatory parasites, draining power, energy, or life from unwilling victims. Creatures who act in this manner are often considered part of the vampire archetype, even if they do not consume blood.

Vampirism is the practice of drinking blood from a person or animal. In folklore and popular culture, the term refers to a belief that one can gain supernatural powers by drinking human blood. The historical practice of vampirism can generally be considered a more specific and less commonly occurring form of cannibalism. The consumption of another's blood (or flesh) has been used as a tactic of psychological warfare intended to terrorize the enemy, and can be used to reflect various spiritual beliefs.

In zoology and botany, the term vampirism is used in reference to leeches, mosquitos, mistletoe, vampire bats, and other organisms that subsist on the bodily fluids of others.

Answer 8

Bram Stoker wrote the first vampire novel

Answer 9

the myths have been around for a long time... we can say that the myths started here, but how did they actually come about?
its my belief that the myths started because ppl wanted to put a name to unusal or strange things.. there are ppl who have slightly off appearences (dunno how else to put it) ppl have been known to like the taste of blood, some ppl have unnaturally long canine teeth ("fangs"), ppl who unnaturally ple skin, and etc. ppl who would b afraid of these ppl's differences and then try to put a name to why they were different (they were "cursed" are vampires)
the myths may have come about by slightly different ways, but from what i have learned about how myths come about, it is a logical explanation...

Answer 10

Well one explanation could be the story of Lillith.. Adams first wive before Eve.. She walked out of the Garden of Eden on her own.. raised a buncha little deamons and was known to drink blood and eat flesh...