Vampires Of The World

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GIERACH (Prussia)

Prussia , the former state of Germany on the border of the Baltic ,
though abolished by the allied forces after WW2, had its own
variation of the Vampire , known as the Gierach or sometimes called
a Stryz , though similar to most other European Vampires , Red Eyes ,
long Fangs and stinking to high doe of the Grave..

it was mostly common during the 1600's though some reports
where also made during the mid to late 1700's when the regions
of Silesia , East Frisia and West Prussia were annexed...

the Prussian method for getting rid of Vampires ..though strange ,
came down to just one thing " Confusion " , it was believed
for some crazy reason that the undead utterly loved "problem solving "

tradition said that a woollen sock should be put into the tomb
for the Vampire to Unravel , which it would do at the rate of a single stitch
per year...

( now I'm willing to believe in a lot of things ..but C'mon , if the Vampire
goes through a stitch a year ..then its either 1) really "really" stupid or
2) or has a sock Fetish that's really unhealthy )

apparently they would also use fishing net , and have the Vampire untangle that , or use Poppy seeds which supposedly put them to sleep for years ...*shrugs*

a Strange Vampire legend recorded in local Prussian Folk tales , tells the story of man who lived in the town of Egwanschiftz , who around the early 1600's was tormented to death by a Vampire , immediately afterwards the Vampire was caught and the local population , determined not to have a repeat performance of the events , decided to burn the bodies of both the Vampire and his Victim on separate pyres just outside of the town limits ...

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( all the information here comes from the original Myths and Legends which can be found from many sources )