Research- Werewolf

Researching into the werewolf is a continuation of looking into the background of wolves further. A werewolf is a creature used a lot nowadays in horror movies, this again gives wolves a bad/negative image.

Werewolf in Narnia

Old English- Wer-Wulf = 'man-wolf'

A Werewolf is a mythological  creature that is sometimes a person and sometimes a wolf, usually believed to prey on people. in different versions of folklore the werewolf is either a magician or the object of a curse. In much modern literature and ilm the werewolf is said to shape-shift under the influence of the full moon and to be vulnerable only to a silver bullet.

Tales of werewolves abound in cultures from all over Europe. Werewolves appear in some of the earliest literature of these regions. Because the legend spans such a vast geographical and cultural area, there are many variations.

Werewolf In Twlight

A person may become a werewolf in many different ways, according to different cultures. The curse may be effected by engaging in cannibalism or satanism. Alternatively, stripping and wearing articles made of wolf skin, drinking water from a wolfs footprint or being bitten by a werewolf may cause the change. A superstition arose in Portugal and later in Brazil that the seventh son or the seventh son of a seventh son, would be born a werewolf. To this day the president of Brazil is officially the godfather of all seventh sons, a practice resulting from the tendency in earlier times of parents to abandon seventh child.

Werewolf In Harry Potter

Some versions of the werewolf tale claim that there are cures for the condition, while others hold that death by silver bullet is the only solution. One such cure is to remove the wolf skin, is wearing it brought about the condition. Other remedies include religious methods, such as reproaching the werewolf or making the sign of the cross. Magical cures include drawing three drops of blood and striking the creatures with a knife three times on the head. Strangely, while most people no longer believe in werewolves, there is a medical condition known as clinical lycanthrophy in which the sufferer believes himself or herself to be a werewolf.