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17.10.2020 • 
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From the hideous Count Orlok in the 1922 film Nosferatu to the impossibly handsome Edward Cullen in the popular Twilight series, vampires have captured our fascination for nearly one hundred years as heroes and villains of movies and books. But where did the story of these undead, blood-sucking creatures come from? Tales of the vampire, originally called the vampyr, first appeared in Eastern Europe hundreds of years ago. These folk tales involved corpses coming out of their graves, spreading disease, and—of course—drinking blood. Superstitious townspeople claimed to have found evidence of vampirism after digging up dead bodies. Some corpses were plump, with a healthy red color instead of deathly pale and skeletal, as would normally be expected from a corpse. Claims would include blood trickling from mouths as well as extended fingernails and hair grown long after burial.
These common folk developed defenses against the undead creatures. Garlic and holy symbols were common, although other plants such as wild rose or mustard seeds appeared in some folklore. Vampires were said to be unable to walk on hallowed ground, such as a church, and could not cross running water when not in their coffins. Many stories also claimed that a mirror could repel a vampire, although only recently have writers begun to include vampires’ nonexistent reflections in their stories.

-Excerpted from "Vampires in Myth" by Peter Rhomberg

Which would be the strongest fact to include in a paper about world mythology?

A. Tales of the vampire first appeared in Eastern Europe hundreds of years ago.

B. Vampires corpse descriptions would include blood trickling from mouths, and long fingernails and hair.

C. Included in vampire defenses were garlic and holy symbols.

D. Tales of vampires included corpses coming out of their graves and drinking blood.

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