Comments on: The One Who Eats The Sun and Moon http://www.vampires.com/the-one-who-eats-the-sun-and-moon/ bloodthirsty, hunger and bloodlust Thu, 09 Feb 2012 17:04:30 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Justin http://www.vampires.com/the-one-who-eats-the-sun-and-moon/comment-page-1/#comment-10505 Justin Thu, 16 Sep 2010 17:00:56 +0000 http://www.vampires.com/?p=493#comment-10505 I actually spent a total of nine months in Transvylania (Ardeal in Romanian) collecting stories of the supernatural for a film called Across the Forest. www.acrosstheforest.com The varcolaci is not really similiar to what we think of as a vampire at all. There is another figure called a pricolici which is something like a werewolf, but really usually a dog. The strigoi is much more similiar to a vampire, but actually shares a lot in common with the common ghost. Most urban Romanians do not believe in the folklore anymore, but you will find beliefs in the supernatural in rural areas and amongst the elderly. I love Romania and have spent a lot of time there. I understand why Romanians get sensitive about people thinking that Count Dracula lives there. I also think the folklore of the place is very special and of interest to those who like the supernatural. Eliade, Brancusi, etc are all great artists and deserve more recognition in the West. I actually spent a total of nine months in Transvylania (Ardeal in Romanian) collecting stories of the supernatural for a film called Across the Forest. http://www.acrosstheforest.com

The varcolaci is not really similiar to what we think of as a vampire at all. There is another figure called a pricolici which is something like a werewolf, but really usually a dog.

The strigoi is much more similiar to a vampire, but actually shares a lot in common with the common ghost.

Most urban Romanians do not believe in the folklore anymore, but you will find beliefs in the supernatural in rural areas and amongst the elderly.

I love Romania and have spent a lot of time there. I understand why Romanians get sensitive about people thinking that Count Dracula lives there. I also think the folklore of the place is very special and of interest to those who like the supernatural.

Eliade, Brancusi, etc are all great artists and deserve more recognition in the West.

]]> By: VampyreFerrahJingle http://www.vampires.com/the-one-who-eats-the-sun-and-moon/comment-page-1/#comment-1392 VampyreFerrahJingle Wed, 06 Jan 2010 00:29:28 +0000 http://www.vampires.com/?p=493#comment-1392 Out of all the vampire species and such I've heard and read of the Varcolaci is my favorite now. I ,for some wierd reason, love things that involve the eclipse and finding a type of vampire that does not drink blood is a good different. Still love the blood drinking but, 'chomping on the heavens' is a bit more awesome:) Out of all the vampire species and such I’ve heard and read of the Varcolaci is my favorite now. I ,for some wierd reason, love things that involve the eclipse and finding a type of vampire that does not drink blood is a good different. Still love the blood drinking but, ‘chomping on the heavens’ is a bit more awesome:)

]]> By: VampiresFTW http://www.vampires.com/the-one-who-eats-the-sun-and-moon/comment-page-1/#comment-1356 VampiresFTW Sat, 02 Jan 2010 00:52:15 +0000 http://www.vampires.com/?p=493#comment-1356 People actualy belived some of that?? One day, I want to go to Romanian. Not just for the vampires, but also for the history. People actualy belived some of that?? One day, I want to go to Romanian. Not just for the vampires, but also for the history.

]]> By: Moonlight http://www.vampires.com/the-one-who-eats-the-sun-and-moon/comment-page-1/#comment-968 Moonlight Sat, 28 Nov 2009 20:33:06 +0000 http://www.vampires.com/?p=493#comment-968 Obviously I was being sarcastic, but as a whole the world sees Romania as the land of the vampires. It's the stereotype, just like people think the USA is full of lazy fat people, England is full of tea drinkers with bad teeth and France is full of rude smelly people. It's the stereotype, not necessarily true. And if you read past posts you'll see those other vampires have been covered as well. Obviously I was being sarcastic, but as a whole the world sees Romania as the land of the vampires. It’s the stereotype, just like people think the USA is full of lazy fat people, England is full of tea drinkers with bad teeth and France is full of rude smelly people. It’s the stereotype, not necessarily true.
And if you read past posts you’ll see those other vampires have been covered as well.

]]> By: K http://www.vampires.com/the-one-who-eats-the-sun-and-moon/comment-page-1/#comment-967 K Sat, 28 Nov 2009 06:49:23 +0000 http://www.vampires.com/?p=493#comment-967 "honestly, that’s pretty much ALL it is known for" Meh. For the educated segment of population, Romania is also known for Mircea Eliade for example, one of the most famous historians of religions; he probably provided indirectly a lot of information found nowadays in any topic dealing with religion, supersition or beliefs. Anne Rice mentions him among her bibliografical sources, and i think somewhere in the books, if that makes it sound more interesting. Romania is also known for Eugen Ionescu, who is basically the creator of absurd theater, or Brancusi, one of the pioneers of modern sculpture..or surrealist painter Victor Brauner..or philosopher Emil Cioran..and so on. But of course, i don't expect these names to ring a bell for the typical "omg lolz i luv vampires & wanna be 1" vampire fan who might be reading this. By the way, the varcolaci are rather werevolves than vampires, or at least that's what they became in Romanian folklore, although "werewolf" is not a perfectly accurate description. Which reminds me, they're not so Romanian neither, i think these legends are borrowed from the Slavs. The Greeks have their vrykolakas too, but it's likely they borrowed the word as well. The creature closest to a vampire is a strigoi. This one is closely related to the italian strega (they have a common root in the latin word striga, a sort of demoness), but a strega is merely a witch, so the strigoi character might have been influenced by Slavic legends too. Greetings, and excuse my English. “honestly, that’s pretty much ALL it is known for”
Meh. For the educated segment of population, Romania is also known for Mircea Eliade for example, one of the most famous historians of religions; he probably provided indirectly a lot of information found nowadays in any topic dealing with religion, supersition or beliefs. Anne Rice mentions him among her bibliografical sources, and i think somewhere in the books, if that makes it sound more interesting. Romania is also known for Eugen Ionescu, who is basically the creator of absurd theater, or Brancusi, one of the pioneers of modern sculpture..or surrealist painter Victor Brauner..or philosopher Emil Cioran..and so on.
But of course, i don’t expect these names to ring a bell for the typical “omg lolz i luv vampires & wanna be 1″ vampire fan who might be reading this.
By the way, the varcolaci are rather werevolves than vampires, or at least that’s what they became in Romanian folklore, although “werewolf” is not a perfectly accurate description. Which reminds me, they’re not so Romanian neither, i think these legends are borrowed from the Slavs. The Greeks have their vrykolakas too, but it’s likely they borrowed the word as well.
The creature closest to a vampire is a strigoi. This one is closely related to the italian strega (they have a common root in the latin word striga, a sort of demoness), but a strega is merely a witch, so the strigoi character might have been influenced by Slavic legends too.
Greetings, and excuse my English.

]]> By: Amanda Rocksalot http://www.vampires.com/the-one-who-eats-the-sun-and-moon/comment-page-1/#comment-3172 Amanda Rocksalot Sun, 15 Nov 2009 04:04:45 +0000 http://www.vampires.com/?p=493#comment-3172 <span class="topsy_trackback_comment"><span class="topsy_twitter_username"><span class="topsy_trackback_content">Out of all my posts I think this one has the most views. Thousands. Odd. http://bit.ly/3aaBDG</span></span> Out of all my posts I think this one has the most views. Thousands. Odd. http://bit.ly/3aaBDG

]]> By: Phil http://www.vampires.com/the-one-who-eats-the-sun-and-moon/comment-page-1/#comment-702 Phil Sat, 24 Oct 2009 01:20:49 +0000 http://www.vampires.com/?p=493#comment-702 Could this be the origin of the (Greek?)word "vrykolakas"? Could this be the origin of the (Greek?)word “vrykolakas”?

]]> By: Andreea http://www.vampires.com/the-one-who-eats-the-sun-and-moon/comment-page-1/#comment-696 Andreea Fri, 23 Oct 2009 20:21:33 +0000 http://www.vampires.com/?p=493#comment-696 Yeah sure...lots of vampires and varcolaci here in Romania, place is full of them :))) I'm from Romania and i've just stumbled on this article , this extremely funny article. Yeah, we have a rich mythological tradition , and you can hear stories about creatures like "varcolaci" , or "balauri" ( some sort of a dragon )or...vampires and so... but the only thing that you will find in the carpathian mountains are hotels , pensions , some scared bears that are eating from dump-stares and lots and lots of trash, sadly. So...if there were to be any vampires , balauri , varcolaci or any other creatures like so ,they will probably go to another country like norway or something ...i know i would . SO STOP SAYING THERE ARE VAMPIRES IN ROMANIA !... Yeah sure…lots of vampires and varcolaci here in Romania, place is full of them :)))
I’m from Romania and i’ve just stumbled on this article , this extremely funny article.
Yeah, we have a rich mythological tradition , and you can hear stories about creatures like “varcolaci” , or “balauri” ( some sort of a dragon )or…vampires and so… but the only thing that you will find in the carpathian mountains are hotels , pensions , some scared bears that are eating from dump-stares and lots and lots of trash, sadly.
So…if there were to be any vampires , balauri , varcolaci or any other creatures like so ,they will probably go to another country like norway or something …i know i would .
SO STOP SAYING THERE ARE VAMPIRES IN ROMANIA !…

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