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Though the notion of vampires was greatly exaggerated and adapted by the European writers through Carmilla, Dracula, Nosferatu to name a few, the concept of vampires predates everything that we’ve seen portrayed in the last century or so.🧵
Though the notion of vampires was greatly exaggerated and adapted by the European writers through Carmilla, Dracula, Nosferatu to name a few, the concept of vampires predates everything that we’ve seen portrayed in the last century or so.🧵
Vampiric myths in and around the Indian subcontinent are as countless as constellations, with each culture, each tribe and subsets all boasting of their own mythos and lore, some so multifarious that it becomes difficult to pinpoint all.
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The true concept of vampirism is less to do with drinking blood but more so with cannibalism. In pre-silk route historical accounts, if we are to abandon folklores, the fearsome nomads of the great Steppes grasslands were said to drink the blood of their enemies, and sometimes
Now a part of British Crown jewels, the Koh-i-Noor Diamond's journey through history is marred with tragedy and misfortune, particularly among the Kings who possessed it. Follow along as we unravel the curse of this cursed gemstone and the havoc it wreaked upon its royal owners.
Humayun - The son of Babur and the second Mughal Emperor, faced several military defeats and had to flee to Persia after he lost his throne.
Sher Shah Suri - The Afghan ruler who briefly interrupted Mughal rule in India in the mid-16th century, seized the Koh-i-Noor from Humayun during a battle. However, he died soon after in a gunpowder explosion at a fort.
A centuries-old ghost ship tale concerns a vessel laden with gold and spices that was once preparing to leave the Indies. Before departing, the ship took on an unsavory character known only as "Yellow Jack."
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Artwork : Ghost Ship by mikemusike on DeviantArt
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Artwork : Ghost Ship by mikemusike on DeviantArt
Apparently, his reputation was so bad the ship was forbidden to enter any port she called upon, forcing the vessel to endlessly cruise the seas. Eventually, the crew went mad and murdered each other.
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Some say the ship is still sailing, crewed by the ghosts of the dead sailors, forever searching for a port she can enter.
The story may have historical origins connected to shipborne diseases:
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The story may have historical origins connected to shipborne diseases:
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