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| Australia Philippines Islands and Surrounding Aswang- Philippine Islands vampires capable of flight Langsuir- Lady spirit in the shape of a night owl. Said to be a woman who died in childbirth or of shock from the news of a stillborn child. Has the ability to fly. {Thanks to Mr. Hughes for the placement} Langsuyar- see Langsuir Mati-anak- The stillborn child of the Langsuir. Also known as Pontianak {thanks to Mr. Hughes for the placement} Penangglan- Malaysian vampire who preyed upon small children and infants Pontianak- see Mati-anak Middle East Ekimmu- Assyrian spiritual vampires that are naturally invisible and are capable of possessing humans. They can be destroyed by using wooden weapons or by exorcism. Gjakpir�s- Albanian (don't even ASK about the pronunciation...I haven't a clue!) Lugat- Albania Mass�cet- Turkish Mulo- Serbian vampires which normally appear as people wearing white clothes. They are active both day and night, and can assume the shapes of horses or sheep. They eat their victims in addition to drinking their blood. Oupire- Slavic Volkoslak- see Mulo Wuk�dlak- Serbian Unknown Nationality Loango- Ex-Sorcerers who are reputed to be stronger than the moon and able to turn into bats. Otgiruru-Typical ugly undead variety of vampire. |
| VAMPYRES OF THE WORLD |
| "Vampire" in many languages: (as opposed to the name for a vampire in different countries) Arpad: Hebrew Draugar: Scandinavian Upyr: Old Polish Vampire: English, Descended of the Maygar word vampir. Vampiro: Spanish and Italian Vampir: German, Dutch, Albanian, and Turkish Wampir: Polish Wampira: Serbian Vaimp�r: Irish (also "deamhan fola") |
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