WerewolfA werewolf, man-wolf, or lycanthrope is a mythological or folkloric human with the ability to shapeshift into a wolf or a therianthropic hybrid wolf-like creature.
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Werewolf A werewolf, man-wolf, or lycanthrope is a mythological
or folkloric human with the ability to shapeshift into
a wolf or a therianthropic hybrid wolf-like creature.
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History The werewolf is a widespread concept in European
folklore, existing in many variants, which are related by
a common development of a Christian interpretation of underlying European folklore developed during the medieval period. From the early modern period, werewolf beliefs also spread to the New World with colonialism.
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Characteristics Werewolves were said in European folklore to bear
tell-tale physical traits even in their human form. These
included the meeting of both eyebrows at the bridge of the nose, curved fingernails, low-set ears and a swinging stride.
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Becoming a werewolf
Various methods for becoming a werewolf
have been reported, one of the simplest being the
removal of clothing and putting on a belt made of wolfskin, probably as a substitute for the assumption of an entire animal skin (which also is frequently described).In other cases, the body is rubbed with a magic salve.