Werewolf In folklore a werewolf is a beast that is half human and half wolf. The word "werewolf" comes from the Old English words "wer" and "wulf", which mean "man" and "wolf". The story goes that either a curse was put on a human that he would turn into a wolf on a full moon night, or that if you are a child of a werewolf, you will remain human, until you accidentally or purposely kill another human, then the curse shall take hold on you too. Vikings believed that if you wore the fur of an animal it would give you the strength of them. This could of been the start of storytelling about hybrids or men with animal like strength. At the same time during the late Middle Ages , when people's beliefs in witches were taking off, lesser known is that this is when the legend of the werewolf also began. v is a mental condition in which one believes that he is a wolf, and thus people who had this condition were also persecuted as a witche...
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