When did the idea of werewolves come up? Why?
During the 15th to 17th century is when most of the werewolf stories popped up. This was when people normally lived by the woods, and wolf attacks happened often. The idea of werewolves was mainly made up by fear, ignorance, and superstition. No matter what, people were scared of just plain wolves, so some people would push the fear farther into a human that turns into a wolf, just to keep the fear alive. Almost every morning, people would find half-eaten human limps at the edge of the forest, and they were convinced that a werewolf had torn up an innocent person.
Werewolf stories mainly come from countries in Europe. To name a few; France, England, Germany, Greece, but there are some stories of werewolves, or "skin walkers" from the Native Americans (From America, of course.)
Werewolf stories mainly come from countries in Europe. To name a few; France, England, Germany, Greece, but there are some stories of werewolves, or "skin walkers" from the Native Americans (From America, of course.)
The Story of Peter Stubbe; The First Known 'Werewolf'
This werewolf tale originated in Cologne, Germany.
Peter Stubbe was believed to be a werewolf, and this is a summarization of his story.
The men of Cologne had followed a large, vicious looking wolf into the forest; they then let their dogs attack the wolf. They had shot the mighty beast numerous times, also. After a few moments, they saw the wolf turn into a man from the village. This man's name was Peter Stubbe. They took Stubbe back to the village to be put on a torture wheel. On the wheel, he admitted to be the fault of sixteen murders; many of the deaths were children. Stubbe had even killed his own son; he also ate his son's brain.
Peter Stubbe was sentenced to execution, but the village could not think of a fate that was horrible enough for him. They chose the most gruesome death that they could think of. (There is no need for details, but if you most know, you can find out yourself!)
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Peter Stubbe was believed to be a werewolf, and this is a summarization of his story.
The men of Cologne had followed a large, vicious looking wolf into the forest; they then let their dogs attack the wolf. They had shot the mighty beast numerous times, also. After a few moments, they saw the wolf turn into a man from the village. This man's name was Peter Stubbe. They took Stubbe back to the village to be put on a torture wheel. On the wheel, he admitted to be the fault of sixteen murders; many of the deaths were children. Stubbe had even killed his own son; he also ate his son's brain.
Peter Stubbe was sentenced to execution, but the village could not think of a fate that was horrible enough for him. They chose the most gruesome death that they could think of. (There is no need for details, but if you most know, you can find out yourself!)
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