Inspired by the last article I read ‘The Werewolf from Bedburg’ and the book ‘Twilight’, I decided to write this time something about werewolves. Every of the mentioned stories describes the different view on this creatures.
The book ‘Twilight’ presented the werewolves as the other race living with people, which isn’t even suspected of being the group of the cruel hunters. They can transform themselves into a wolf any time. They live in forest where is located their area to hunt and thanks to draught up the agreement they don’t attack people. The werewolves in the book have a lot of special abilities. They have the superhuman power, they are very tough and of course they can transform into a wolf any time.
Entirely different view for the matter of the werewolves presents the article ‘The Werewolf from Bedburg’ which I had found on the website http://paranormal.about.com *. It’s a legend of Peter Stubbe, a wealthy farmer, widower and a father of two adolescent children, who was hiding his real face, the face of the murderer. The murders of Stubbe were exceptionally cruel, because he didn’t kill only animals but also children, pregnant women and his own kids. While he was hunting he was wearing the skin of a wolf. He was caught and accused of the several murders of the people and the livestock. At his trial Stubbe confessed that the Devil himself gave him a magic belt which allowed him to transform into the powerful werewolf. When he took the belt off, he believed, he returned to his human state.
To sum up, on the one hand the werewolves were used to build a mystery and suspense in many books, stories and film which most of us know very well. On the other hand the character of a werewolf was utilized by the church and monarchs in the Middle Ages to frighten their faithful and serfs and make them loyal. That is why Peter Stubb is, by some researchers, evaluated as a victim of the Middle Ages politics.
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