Whats the history behind Werewolves? Anyone ever seen one?

Answer 1

Yes and I am still awfully scared.
I asked a question, this contains the story too:
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So I have been reading, it says that werewolves were
actually the missing link between the anthropos and the
ape.
So werewolf is apewolf.
So maybe that's why canidae dogs and wolves
are mans best friend!
Due to recent experiments, seeking immortality and
special abilities, about in the 1600s onwards.
They found how to create werewolves, vampires
and other therianthropes.
See one of these topics:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/lycanthropy
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/werewolves
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/therianthropy

Answer 2

The history goes all the way back to early mythologies. There are lots of cultures with were-animals, and werewolves were the European variant. The original legends was very different from Hollywood's portrayal of werewolves. It was usually a conscious choice to become a werewolf and was brought about by some form of magic or sorcery. But that is a very rough idea. Research it if you are curious, and I saw some other good answers.

As for having seen one... I can see myself. So yes.

Answer 3

I belive the last werewolf sighting was in the Ukraine in the late 90's. Before that there were a half dozen sightings in parts of europe from the 1950's to the early 1980's. The days of a werewolf problem have been long gone, since the 1600's. Prior to that it was not uncommon to have one or two in most semi-rural areas. City sightings were rare, however, but those that were found in cities became major events. In the early 1600's a werewolf was cornered by an angry mob in Paris, and eventually killed publicly by stoning. The fur was taken by a French General named Petiox. He had it made into a fine coat, which was then given to the Duchess of Malta as a gift. The two were later married and had many children. The werewolf pelt can be seen today at St. Josephat's cathederal in Tuscany. It was deemed an unholy relic by the Catholic church and later blessed with holy water to signify the defeat of evil by the Papacy...................Werewolves also run P.E.T.A. (people for the ethical treatment of animals) and are most famous for initiating the 'dolphin free tuna' legislation of the 1980's.

Is that what you wanted to hear? Or the truth? Werewolves don't exist. Sorry.

Answer 4

The history goes back centuries in England, and I would assume all of the UK. Supposedly a man was bitten by a wolf, didn't die, was minimally injured by the bite, but still --he was bitten!
Anyway, he supposedly looked into the palm of his hand one night and there was a pentagram and from that time on, each time the moon was full, he shape-shifted into a werewolf and roamed the countryside, turning back into a human at dawn.

In the 1940's there were a series of "Wolfman" movies made starring Lon Chaney. They were a great hit in this country and still enjoy a cult following by persons who enjoy movies of that era. I will never forget the poem that Minerva, the Gypsy, told Lawrence Talbot (the werewolf character):
Even the man who's heart is pure;
And says his prayers at night,
Can change to a wolf when the wolfbane blooms;
And the full moon is shining bright!

There are many living in England who believe these tales, and who am I to say they're not real?????

Answer 5

Shapeshifting has been a part of mythology since the days of the Greek gods, maybe earlier, who could take on human or animal form for certain nefarious purposes. As with those times, in these times, there is still no evidence of anyone, god or not, doing any shapeshifting. Read the Anita Blake series written by Laurel K. Hamilton for a lot of the historical mythology of vampires, lycanthropes and the whole genre of the occult world of demons and magic. Or read the Vampire Chronicles by Anne Rice, who has a slightly different take on the genre of vampires and the like.

Answer 6

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Answer 7

Yeah, I saw one last year, in Underworld.

People morphing into animals have been part of lore since primitive times. This probably goes back to wearing animal skins and believing that magic can grant a man animal powers.

Answer 8

I suppose it is a heritage which comes from medieval Germanic legends...Europe, like the rest of the globe used to be a wild place once upon a time, full of bears, wolfs and other beasts, that inspired imagination of story tellers...

Answer 9

I'm pretty sure that the some forms werewolf (they always seemed to be she-wolves in earlier times) date right back to Greek and Roman Mythology.

I haven't seen one myself........yet!

Answer 10

yep not sure the histry but i believe it had something to do with rabid dogs in europe

yep one of my mates reminds me of a warewolf... .lol..

that guy has more hair than a trailer for an x men movie, we all call him the beast.. lol