30+ Eastern European Vampire Folklore
The dearg due and baobhan sith.
Eastern european vampire folklore. Ireland and scotland have specific names to vampire creatures in their mythology. Cultures such as the mesopotamians hebrews ancient greeks and romans had tales of demonic entities and blood drinking spirits which are considered precursors to modern vampires. Legends of vampires have existed for millennia. First it was popular to blame any mysterious deaths illnesses or physical deformities on this unknown. There are stories about the draugr dhampir lamashtu incubus volkodlak upyr upier and shtriga. Vampires are everything we will never understand. The true history of the early eastern europe belief in the living dead derives from three historic events.
First the dearg due comes from irish folklore and its name means red blood sucker. European vampires are quite popular and ancient. These tales formed the basis of the vampire legend that later entered germany and england where they were subsequently embellished and popularized. Vampires properly originating in folklore were widely reported from eastern europe in the late 17th and 18th centuries. The baobhan sith comes from scottish mythology and it s a female vampire.