In medieval Europe, traditionally, there are three methods one can use to cure a victim of lycanthropy; medicinally usually via the use of wolfsbane , surgically, or by exorcism. However, many of the cures advocated by medieval medical practitioners proved fatal to the patients. Silver bullets are hard enough to resist flattening upon impact, which causes them to pierce through targets.
As you can see, the refining properties of silver make it an ill-suited material for bullets. Although they do actually work , lead is just an all-around better metal to use. Because of the lunar association that silver has in European folklore, it's believed to be protective against monsters such as vampires, werewolves and shapeshifters.
Along with salt, it's believed to be pure, which is probably why it has become a symbol of protection. As with their rivals, the Vampires, Werewolves are immortal. The original Werewolf survived over years of captivity with no food or water in what appeared to be a type of hibernation. Those who were born as werewolves or were bit very young don't reach full "wolf maturity" until they reach puberty, which is somewhere between the age of 11 and When they reach that point, their body starts to change rapidly, their urges to transform start to show more and more, almost uncontrollably.
A werewolf is a human who has the ability to turn into a wolf-like beast. That said, let's get to it. If the human bites the warewolf, it could draw blood. Some legends say that it's not just a bite, but a werewolf's scratch could also turn you into a werewolf. Assuming the rest of the vocal apparatus is human-shaped and has comparable features, yes, they would be able to talk.
Vocal resonation would be quite off, and the pitch would likely be higher - rather than growl, your average werewolf would tend to yip but that may vary as it depends on several other factors. The Average Werewolf lives around years, to years.
The Oldest recorded Werewolf was years old. In many depictions, werewolves are evil -- they kill animals and innocent people, sometimes for fun.
But in some books and films, werewolves are good , or at least sympathetic. Connect and share knowledge within a single location that is structured and easy to search.
Aside from just the idea that it has to be "something" maybe lead, steel, whatever , what is it about silver that makes it so special that it can kill a werewolf where other bullets or a stake to the heart can't? However, that belief is so entrenched in the mythology's conventions that it has now become an integral part of it. On the surface it makes sense, however silver Argentium is only one of the metals to be associated with the moon, along with any grey or silvery ones like lead, mercury or quicksilver, or Selenium.
Its main association with the moon seems to have been because it was one of the only 7 metals found in antiquity and they made them correspond to the planets:.
Her Roman equivalent is Luna. Note that Luna or Lune is the name of the moon itself is several Latin languages, hence loony, lunatic, lunar, also:. Under the old alchemical table of elements , silver came from the moon, gold came from the sun, mercury from mercury, iron from mars etc. Silver was written as a crescent moon rather than Ag. Silver doesn't really seem to have held much 'mystical' power in history - although, the Greeks knew about its anti-microbial properties while not knowing about microbes , and this was 'rediscovered' in the middle-ages.
This is the first story were silver bullets where used to kill werewolves. It should also be noted that the bullet was blessed, and this may or may not have been more important.
The Brothers Grimm did have a silver bullet kill an otherwise bullet-proof witch some time before. I did find and interesting paper on silver bullets and their practicality not written by a mystically inclined author , which also covers some 'mystical' properties without really sourcing where this information comes from though. A bunch of other 'mystical' sites link silver with the moon - but then a bunch of others don't.
Just look up 'magical properties of silver' on wikipedia for the kookiness. I've always heard that it was because silver is associated with the power of the moon.
This page , for example, says: "The pure silvery Moon was associated with the chaste Moon goddesses, Artemis, 'the Huntress with the Silver Bow'. The beast terrorized that area of France and killed roughly people and injured 49; 98 of the victims killed were partly eaten. Several large man hunts for the beast went unsuccessful, with many men having shot or wounded the beast with regular ammunition but with no fatality to the beast itself.
The reign of terror the beast brought to France lasted four three years. It was only after Jean killed the beast with his legendary silver bullet that the idea of werewolves being weak to silver was brought about.
To this day, the beast's true identity or what it was remains a mystery. But during the time, it was considered to be a werewolf and was treated as such. Marketplace helps you understand it all, will fact-based, approachable, and unbiased reporting. Generous support from listeners and readers is what powers our nonprofit news—and your donation today will help provide this essential service. Skip to content. Final Note. Listen Now. Share Now on:. Stories You Might Like Everybody falls in love: diversity in the romance industry.
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