This one is for all of my beloved little history geeks out there, you asked for more history and folklore and I aim to please (…you now owe me Starbucks and cigars). As the title says, the topic of today’s post is demons, but instead of discussing blood-lovin’ demons I’ll be taking a different approach…
Tag: mesopotamia
The World’s First Vampire?
Dating back 6,000 years ago is what is believed to be the first recorded vampire – the edimmu of Mesopotamia (also known as the ekimmu). This angry and violent victim of an improper burial not only drank the blood of those that passed by, but would also suck them dry of their life force as…
Naramsin
Over six years ago, in July of 2003, Naramsin joined our forum, through the aid of his personal scribe at the request of a “friend of a friend.” He joined and gave his recollections of times long past; Pisa, centuries ago, Babylon, millennia ago. He claimed his scribe was a Spaniard with the blood of…