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{{edit semItalic texti-protected||answered It is not vulkodlak, but vukodlak.--176.104.110.11 (talk) 20:52, 26 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]
This page says:
"After 1650, belief in Lycanthropy had mostly disappeared from French-speaking Europe, as evidenced in Diderot's Encyclopedia, which attributed reports of lycanthropy to a "disorder of the brain."
However, Diderot lived in the 18th century, his Encyclopedia being published for the first time in 1751, so he cannot be used to evidence anything happening in 1650.
So this should be fixed?
Thanks! — Preceding unsigned comment added by 73.219.14.152 (talk) 13:55, 18 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]
I removed the infobox as it was useless to the point of being misleading.
If someone has any ideas on how to make a useful infobox I am all ears. Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 14:52, 9 August 2017 (UTC)[reply]
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In the "Middle Ages" section, after "giving rise to the Slavic "werewolf" tales", add the following:
Liutprand of Cremona reports a rumour that Bajan, son of Simeon I of Bulgaria, could use magic to turn himself into a wolf.[1] 193.61.203.104 (talk) 22:05, 7 September 2018 (UTC)[reply]
References
Not sure if it crosses the bar for notability, but... At the 1987 NHRA Winternationals, Chuck Phelps brought his Bad Moon Rising TA/FC to Pomona and dressed his pit crew as werewolves. (So says Philippe Danh. "Winter Heat: Life on the Starting Line", in Hot Rod, May 1987, p.92 caption.) Cruella de Ville bite me 09:03, 24 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Thats fantastic Hlalisto (talk) 06:19, 25 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Hi! While looking over this article I noticed a few errors in the "Middle Ages" subheading, some of which I will list below. I am currently writing a thesis on the didactic use of the supernatural in the Medieval period, and am in the middle of the chapter on Werewolves and other shapeshifters, so thought I might have something to add to this page, but am only new.
Firstly, just before the Middle Ages section, but very relevant to it: shapeshifters in general (and into wolves specifically) are mentioned in Augustine of Hippo's The City of God (426 CE). This work was widely read throughout the Middle Ages. It specifically says: 'It is very generally believed that by certain witches spells men may be turned into wolves...' (The City of God, XVIII.17)
The article begins the section on the Middle Ages by stating "There was no widespread belief in werewolves in medieval Europe before the 14th century." Other than Bisclavret, and the report of Liutprand of Cramona I can think of at least five other Medieval sources that specifically mention werewolves. One of them, Gerald of Wales, even has a Wiki page dedicated to his werewolves: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Werewolves_of_Ossory. These stories span from Ireland to Germany, by way of England and France; surely this could be considered "widespread". There were even Episcopal bulls (the Capitulatum Episcopi, promoted by the Abbot of Treves in c 906) declaring that belief in werewolves was heretical, indicating widespread belief in peasant classes as well as the priests and educated writers whose work we do have.
I would like permission to edit this section of the article, by attaching both primary and secondary sources, to further expand Wikipedia's knowledge of werewolves.
CWWrites (talk) 07:22, 10 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]
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Change: From: "The appearance of a werewolf in its animal form varies from culture to culture, though it is most commonly portrayed as being indistinguishable from ordinary wolves save for the fact that it has no tail (a trait thought characteristic of witches in animal form)" To: "The appearance of a werewolf in its animal form varies from culture to culture, though it is most commonly portrayed as being indistinguishable from ordinary wolves. While some cultural deceptions of werewolves have a distinct lack of a tail; traditionally, a werewolf is depicted as having no distinguishing factors from a wild wolf, other than the ability to walk bipedal." 184.64.7.152 (talk) 22:53, 24 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. RandomCanadian (talk / contribs) 02:43, 25 June 2020 (UTC)[reply] | This edit request has been answered. Set the |answered=or|ans= parameter to no to reactivate your request. |
~LIlY The GREAT~
Lily was a real were-wolf but it was never like what people normally hear in stories.
She was shot in the heart by a silver bullet when she stole 3 live chickens by Joseph E Lenoir.
1818-1863 deceased Alphasunearthfire (talk) 03:46, 10 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. ◢ Ganbaruby! (Say hi!) 12:57, 10 December 2020 (UTC)[reply] | This edit request has been answered. Set the |answered=or|ans= parameter to no to reactivate your request. |
The term lycanthrope is derived from the first werewolf in greek mythology Lycaon, who was cursed by Zeus as he tried to feed him human meat. 106.215.83.133 (talk) 15:32, 20 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. Additionally, there is already a paragraph on how the word is traced back from Ancient Greek. – robertsky (talk) 21:54, 21 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]This belongs in Category:Shapeshifting.
(161.29.246.205 (talk) 00:22, 31 October 2021 (UTC))[reply]
It is said in the section "Nazi Germany" that the names "Werwolf" for Hitler's HQ and a NS-organisation stem from the mythical creature werewolf (Werwolf in German). This is a misunderstanding. These names are based on the novel "Der Wehrwolf" by Hermann Löns and have nothing to do with a wer(e)wolf. There are english and german Wikipedia-pages on "Der Wehrwolf" with more details. Even at his time (Löns died 1914) the author was annoied by this just too obvious misunderstanding.Fyona A. Hallé (talk) 13:39, 22 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]
An editor has identified a potential problem with the redirect Λυκάνθρωπος and has thus listed it for discussion. This discussion will occur at Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion/Log/2022 September 16#Λυκάνθρωπος until a consensus is reached, and readers of this page are welcome to contribute to the discussion. TNstingray (talk) 16:37, 16 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]
I believe that the paragraph “ Along with the vulnerability to the silver bullet, the full moon being the cause of the transformation only became part of the depiction of werewolves on a widespread basis in the twentieth century. The first movie to feature the transformative effect of the full moon was Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man in 1943.” should be further researched. The film Werewolf of London features the transformative effect of the full moon and was released in 1935. Thefrumpylibrarian (talk) 04:48, 18 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]
The sentence which is claiming to quote (#58) the book ‘Of Wolves and Men’ is absolutely untrue and not written anywhere in this publication.
The sentence says as follows…
”People with Down syndrome have been suggested by some scholars to have been possible originators of werewolf myths.”
Not only is this an utterly ludicrous statement to make, it is absolutely offensive.
Thoughts anyone? May this line be removed from the article?
Thanks! 71.80.225.38 (talk) 13:56, 6 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]
