@@TheSaneHatter And I can bare witness to that, Shecky Green and myself each spent 30 sheckles at The Roaming Hands and Rushing Fingers Health Spa, outside of Constantinople. And they weren't dogs!
Wild animals raising humans isn't mythical. In sub Sahara Africa in the early 20th century European travelers found a feral boy running with, what's known as...The Great Herd. The boy was caught, but they never could teach him much as he was just too wild. Romulus and Remas may have been real people, born after the fall of Troy. It's been speculated that the Romans are descendants of surviving Trojans fleeing from the Greek soldiers.
Speaking about historical trials of alleged werewolves. In 1692, in Livonia (modern day Latvia) there was a man called Thiess, who claimed to be a werewolf. What's more interesting, he also claimed that the werewolves are actually the good guys, secretly fighting demons and witches as the "hounds of God". I dare say that's pretty metal.
Ireland had stories of werewolves too, but, unlike their continental brethren they never became completely beastial. They were considered to be protectors of travelers, women and children. They were also called upon to go to war by their Chieftains.
I think it's fascinating that, while werewolf is mainly European folklore, very similar folklore do exist here in Indonesia under the name _aul._ I don't know why it's named _aul,_ probably from wolf's howling sound. It's believed to exist around Mount Sanggabuana in Karawang, West Java. Some also believes _aul_ exists around Mount Slamet, mainly in Banyumas, Central Java. Some also say it exists around Mount Halimun, Banten. In this version, _aul_ was a very strong knight who possessed particular ability, most possibly _rawarontek,_ prior to it's transformation. This particular ability makes it's bearer able to live almost eternally. If body parts are cut off, they will just connect back to the main body (or, at least, able to) as long as the bearer is touching the ground. However, this particular knight was defeated in battle with his head cut off. Due to the ability he possessed, he didn't die, and he's still able to pick his head and connect it to his body. However, he made a mistake; he took head of a wolf instead of his own head. Edit: - It wasn't a mistake in it's entirety. The one who defeated the knight knew about _rawarontek,_ thus, they buried the knight's head somewhere so the knight couldn't find his own head. Did the Europeans bring the myth here when they came to Indonesia? Probably. Or, did it exist before that? Also possible.
@@donkyoofficial As far as I know, there's no other name to this myth. Even for me, it's hard to pull information in Indonesian thanks to it's relatively low popularity. Information regarding _aul_ in any other language beside Indonesian, Javanese, and Sundanese would be even more scarce (if any). One account said that the knight I mentioned above was a loyal vassal of Raden Adipati Singaperbangsa, the very first _bupati_ (regent) of Karawang. Squeezing more information is still hard even after knowing his master, but you might be able to dig more about Karawang and myths around it.
It's really all over, even way outside of Europe, eh? I know I heard an inuit werewolf story growing up in northern Canada, involving the erqigdlit, who were half wolf and half human, children of the adlet (well, maybe half of the adlet. I have seen one variation where it's said white people descended from the other half, who sailed away to the east on an ice floe.) My babysitter used to tell me that erqigdlit women would seduce and eat men who were out hunting on their own, which I thought was pretty metal.
Here's what I've got about transforming human-to-beast besides Aul: Jambi also have a story related to *werewolves 🐺* , the creature is called *Cindaku 🐯* from Jambi Cindaku is also known as *tiger-man 🐯* However, it is not actually *a scary mythological creature 🐅* , but is more believed to be an *inner science from Jambi 📚* Cindaku's knowledge is the *knowledge passed down by the ancestors* of the slopes of *Mount Kerinci ⛰* A person can turn into Cindaku if they had high *spiritual abilities 👻* Cindaku *can only change in his own homeland 🇮🇩*
makes sense that werewolves would be widespread because not everywhere has tigers or hyenas or jaguars. But most places have wol... oh. Yeh, what you said then. Suuper successful species. Highly efficient hunters and opportunistic. So it makes sense we'd conflict with them and also see ourselves in them
Makes u wonder tho. Did ancient people have like were-sabretooth cats. Did the Maoris have were-eagles cos the only predator on new Zealand that could threaten humans was a giant Eagle.
@@flightlesslord2688 I would imagine early settlers on New Zealand would have made some sort of bird demon or something. But I haven’t looked into it in anyway so I don’t know.
In Czechia we call werewolf vlkodlak. This word comes from vlk=wolf and dlak=old slavic term for skin. Now I cannot say if we have legend or story similar to those from video, but we have fairytale about cursed girl, who was in human from midnight to morning and rest of the day she was wolf. Curse was broken when somebody burns her wolf skin during her "human hours".
@@LaddRusso91 well, all European languages come from theoretical Proto-Indo-European or often much closer to each other in their language groups, so many words are very similar (even if this siilarity is not obvious at the first sight). You can google a list of those roots that are known today. It's really cool as this language or variations of it, it wasn't really like any we have today, but it still is alive in words we use. In Russian it's volkolak.)
@@LaddRusso91 not only do English and Ireland have werewolf leyends, but noth and South America too. There's a werewolf leyend in a town in Mexico called the werewolf of Sant Luis Potosi.
Then you must know, old loggers still say Direwolf when they see a giant lone timbre wolf during the day. Everyone unfamiliar with Giant Lone Wolf are quick to say those don't exist. Truth is, leaving the pack, desperate(Dire)for a life alone, wolf seek resources any way possible, connecting with another lone human is one way. Forest Fact.
The demonization of wolves only happened when humans moved from being hunter-gatherers to herders. Indeed, it is suspected that Paleolithic humans co-operated with wolf packs to increase their success in hunting. Some of the lower-status wolves may have hung around human camps for food scraps, which is where they were eventually domesticated, and finally became dogs.
@@Lucius1958 well, dogs have complicated history and their ancestors needed more qualities other than just having low status, wolves in general are afraid of humans, so eating feces and food trash really close to humans requires huge loyalty from the wolf side.
I definitely think werewolf myths have more to do with human fear of wolves and human connection to wolves than psychological or physiological disease. People say lycanthropy is universal, but the proper summation is that shapeshifting is, and wolves are chosen because of their being top predators in Europe along with our connection with them as social carnivores.
True though it may be deeper than that as Wolves aren't just fearsome predators but from an ecological perspective they are also endurance hunters like our hunter gatherer ancestors which would have put our ancestors in direct competition with them for nearly 2 million years.
@@Dragrath1 Competition that eventually became cooperation and I think that is another layer why wolves are the popular go to as an animal transformation.
@@ThePhantomSephiroth that's not entirely true Native Americans revere the wolf and have lore and mythology where men and women transform into animals the wolf being one of them. Most cultures have stories of humans changing into animals the wolf being one of the most common myths. Why? We can only guess, one of my pet theories has to do with the howl. It's sorrowful and frightening it can be heard for miles and every wolf in the pack takes part, wolves in other packs will howl in response. Now imagine our distant ancestors surrounded by the sounds of wolves, looking in to a tree line. What was that? It was nothing. No, a man? A wolf? A shadow? Or all three?
When An American Werewolf in London came out I was about seven or eight years old and that werewolf transformation scene has always stuck with me. This is why I'm a big fan of practical effects versus CGI when it comes down to horror movies.
@@theunknown5386 One variation, usually favored by Hollywood (perhaps for ease in filming or acting). Most go full transformation in folklore, as do other shapes (sharks, foxes, jaguars).
I remember the legend of the wolf-people of Ossary - the decision to transform was voluntary, and the ability was divine. They even passed it on to their mortal children.
@@danielles_mernitz not only do English and Ireland have werewolf leyends, but noth and South America too. There's a werewolf leyend in a town in Mexico called the werewolf of Sant Luis Potosi
If the High King of Ireland ever needed them, then whole armies of werewolves could be called upon to fight in battle. Though we have evil werewolves in mythology too-like three sister werewolves who would emerge from the cave of Cruachan to terrorise the landscape, until they were slain with the help of a little fae magic. That cave actually exists here, and is said to be the Celtic gateway to the underworld. Ireland was once nicknamed Wolfland, as we as such a large population of animals here-until they were sadly exterminated by English settlers and determined farmers, about three centuries ago. Our werewolf lore isn’t as well known as the usual leprechauns, banshees, etc...but it’s there.
I read a story, "Anno Dracula" that posited Prince Drakul's successful migration to London, and taking the Queen Mum as his consort--or vice versa. Vampires became the new ruling class, and many types were to be found in London, and other parts of England. One of these Jiangshi made an appearance, as an assassin provided by nefarious underworld boss, Dr. Fu Manchu. It was a fun fiction tale, that wove together many traditions and fictional characters.
The norse etymology part is my favourite, but I have to correct that it actually is the other way around! The word for an outlaw was there first, and didn’t derive from the wolf. ”Varg” became to be used as a one of the another names for the wolf because using the original real word ”ulv” was considered taboo. Wolves and other big animals were held sacred and also feared. It was even believed that they can hear the call of their name and come for you.
@@oskarhenriksen I don’t really remember the source, but but it’s only in modern Swedish it’s called Varg, and in other Nordic languages and old Swedish it’s Ulv or similar. Varg is singular for Vargar, which looks and sound a lot like Vargr
@@MrCarrotbadger In modern Swedish, it's varg. Vargr is old Norse, nominative, singular. "Varg" is the stem of the word, r shows (in this case) masculine nominative 🙂
I lived in a part of the US where there were occasionally wolves, and quite often foxes. There wasn't many trees, but there was sprawling empty fields about waist high. We would tell each other stories about werewolves and ghosts, etc. simply out of the fun of being chilled to the bone and scaring other people. An extremely human trait that often gets overlooked is the desire for scary stories and situations. There's just something about being scared with a group that is just so fun.
One of the famous "werewolf" stories, also spawned the silver bullets wound them. The story there is the hunter who killed the beast (a Hyena, they have the stuffed thing in a Paris mususem archive) only used blessed Silver bullets in his rifle.
I remember seeing somewhere in Brazilian folklore that the first son born after seven daughters would become a werewolf. We also have a specifically female variant called the headless mule
Always, the guilty one accuses the one that isn't doing a thing wrong ,my brother still to thos day accuses his girlfriend of cheating lol all along its him ,idk I stay out of it ,I'm not into drama ,or gossip, nope I keep my mouth shut and mainly just talk with my daughter and family, except my brother of course, who wants to hear the bull crap that spews out of his mouth ,at 54yrs old !!! He's the one that has to live with himself, lol ahhhhhh gotta love it ..have a good day...👍
In Brazil, we have LOTS of varieties! Some have pig-like traits, others are more like the european one, there is even a mithological werewolf in guarani culture, the Luison!
I tried it do research on werewolves several years ago, and while I was able to dig up some of the info you touched on, you told me way more in this video than I was able to find out after several months of researching on my own casually. Well done and fascinating! Love your series - it’s great for us history buffs, and those interested in human behavior and imagination. Thanks!
Well since your into history you should checkout the video on my channel showing mississippian paintings that are around 1000 years old and one of them is of a dog or wolf headed humanoid creature on a bluff behind my house
I'd heard that Werewolves were protectors in one source, that they defended mankind from witches and vampires, but I don't recall where I heard it, or whether it had any validity.
In Argentina we also have a legend of a Werewolf. We called it the "lobizón". It is said that if the seventh son of a family wasn't baptized, that person was cursed to be a Werewolf.
Have you seen season one Love Death & Robots on Netflix? There is a short about Marines assigned werewolves while in Afghanistan. Very gory (the whole series is) but very cool. Very much what you described above.
This could just be a headcanon, but this theory stems from my Latin class playing the Werewolf game in class in high school. Because this was a Latin class, we only spoke in Latin. This got my brain thinking: 'What if the "were" in the English word werewolf was an anglo-saxonization of the Latin word for man "vir" (pronounced as WEER in classical Latin)'.
Thanks for taking time to do one on Werewolfs. They may be my favorite monster, but at the same time It also seems like when compared to vampires or zombies, the metaphorical, sociological, anthropological etc interpretations always get far more attention. Werewolves tend be written off as "oh, animalism" and thats lazy.
An creature I've always been fascinated with is the Wulver from Scottish Folklore. It's not a werewolf as there is no transformation, they are wolf headed humanoids and can equally be friendly.
I have a bluff behind my house with 1000 year old paintings on it and one is of a dog or wolf headed humanoid made by the mississippian tribe, video on my channel if u wanna see it
awe the first answer that makes sense here. Those we do have here in america. people call em dogmen. and some are nice and some not so nice. but they are like people. smart.
A new video with Dr. Z? Now it's REALLY Spooky Season! Werewolves have always been my favorite type of monster, with such a wide and interesting range of folklore and symbolism connected to them. This video, including the wonderful contributions by Dr. Franck, was great, and I can't wait to see part two!
Ah, the Malleus Maleficarum. One of the more infamous books out there. Also called Hexenhammer (witch hammer / witch’s hammer) in German, and Hammer of Witches in English.
Love it! Have always liked the Were-beast mythos more than vampires. The White Wolf tabletop game "Werewolf: Apocalypse" is still a nostalgic favorite.
I watched the Werehyena and Windigo videos and I was like “I wonder if they’ll make one for werewolves?” I scroll through my recommended list, see this and say “ *FINALLY!* “
This is 25 minutes long, yet it felt like merely 5 minutes. A very well-made video as always by Monstrum. I've been watching from the first episode, and for these type quality contents I will keep watching them. Cheers for the team behind the vids! You're all doing wonderful!
About backriders: In Flanders I heard about a monster named Kludde, which is a wolf wickled in chains who clings to the back of travellers until they arrive at their destination. The trick is: the become heavier and heavier with passing time, and a lot fo travellers don't reach home at all. Be careful when passing hollow trees or cemetaries. The story I heard told how he intruded in a villager's house, so the villagers called the butcher who managed to injure him. Kludde fled never to be seen in any house ever again.
I'm from the mountains of central Spain, old people here told stories about how the "enchanted wolf" or Castillian werewolf was not like the others. Everybody on the village knew about his condition and it was not a problem for convivence as long as his family locked him in home or in the church when there's full moon. He's an enchanted wolf, not a human under a spell, which makes it even more unique
I've got a bluff behind my house with a bunch of paintings on it made by the mississippian tribe and the biggest painting is of a dog or wolf headed humanoid, video on my channel if you would like to see what we call the beast of the bluff and if u have anymore info let me know
Finally, now you've gotten to the one thing you've probably been requested to do and many of us hoping you'll get to soon. And it seems like some of the later Werewolf tales with Christianity influence on them had a Beauty and the Beast-esque theme to it.
I have always been a (I don't know if fan is the right word but I'll go with it) fan of werewolves, and I admire the wolf in general. That being said seeing the truth behind the myth fascinates me. I know the werewolves don't actually exist just like a lot of other monsters. The link between an amazing animal and the also mythical devil is interesting. And this is only part one. I can't wait for part two.
Thank you for examining the psychedelic and psychoactive drugs of those ages. It's a very important aspect that can often be overlooked. I love that you went out of the way to examine the possibility ergot, and psilocybin may have had. That's true research. ❤️❤️
Thank you so much for making this video. I've been looking for some informative videos on the werewolf, as the story I'm writing features them, among other creatures. Can't wait for pt. 2 to dig deeper. Your very talented and the quality of the video is incredible. You've gained a subscriber. :)
These are immensely informative. Kaja Franck's (Ph.D) comments came across as somewhat biased. Please keep producing more about these as they're incredibly educational and well-researched.
Thanks for this in-depth discussion! I'm a fantasy novelist, and my co-writer and I did some of our own things with the werewolf legend for our novels. I was really excited to see how many small details from our version actually echo various versions of werewolf lore!
In Mexico and Central America where I am from. The indigenous people had myth of beings known as “Nahuals”. Shapeshifting sorcerers who have the power to transform into almost any animal. Mostly Jaguars and wolves. Basically another form of skinwalkers. :)
I just found this series and it is fantastic! I had no idea you could get a degree related to it because that would be a nice graduate program to follow my psychology/English BA. Anyway, my love of all things monster began as a child watching "Kolchak: The Night Stalker" and reading mythology. I enjoy the way you touch on so much background in the origin and development of these monsters. Looking through the list of titles I can see quite a few I first learned about playing Dungeons and Dragons. Hopefully Gygax and TSR get a nod in those episodes. Keep up the great work!
You are always so thorough and informed. 😊 You deliver the information in such an engaging manner while maintaining the respect for the history and cultures these stories originated from.
Yeah! One of my favorite monsters. While I love this video, I’m still going to insist on videos of the kappa or the Kitsune of Japan. They are both quite interesting creatures.
Yes! There's so many different amazing mythological creatures...Personally, I'd like to see some episodes on Fearsome Critters...but with many of those, information on them is lost to time. :/
For Part 2 could you also mention the Scottish Mythological "Wulver", a Werewolf-like creature that is said to actually be very kind & caring, even leaves Fish for Poor Families, or do you think that this creature deserves a video of it's own?
@@kashiichan Dude, no Werewolves actually exist, they were mostly made-up or exaggerated stories, but it's still fun to talk about them from a fictional perspective.
Hey Doc, I think you guys would have a field day with the World of Darkness. They took so many monsters from folklore and made all these grimdark horror games out of them.
Yey! Another place where I can talk about my favorite werewolf. In a village in transylvania lived a werewolf that had big hands and long fingers and went around slapping drunk people who were wobbling around at night. The end.
This is excellent! So much fascinating information! I can't wait for part 2! Some of the graphics are so incredible it would be great if they were available to download as pc / phone wallpaper! Even a man who is pure in heart and says his prayers by night, may become a wolf when the wolfbane blooms and the autumn moon is bright - The Wolf Man My first introduction to werewolves - and I was hooked.
Kind of ironic lycanthropy was a curse in Roman myth, given they also have the "founders of Rome were nursed by a she-wolf" myth
True lmao
Mind you, the Latin word "lupa," meaning "she-wolf," was a slang term for a prostitute.
@@TheSaneHatter And I can bare witness to that, Shecky Green and myself each spent 30 sheckles at The Roaming Hands and Rushing Fingers Health Spa, outside of Constantinople. And they weren't dogs!
Wild animals raising humans isn't mythical. In sub Sahara Africa in the early 20th century European travelers found a feral boy running with, what's known as...The Great Herd. The boy was caught, but they never could teach him much as he was just too wild. Romulus and Remas may have been real people, born after the fall of Troy. It's been speculated that the Romans are descendants of surviving Trojans fleeing from the Greek soldiers.
Remus and Romulus were nursed by a she-wolf as in female wolf, not a “werewolf”
Speaking about historical trials of alleged werewolves. In 1692, in Livonia (modern day Latvia) there was a man called Thiess, who claimed to be a werewolf. What's more interesting, he also claimed that the werewolves are actually the good guys, secretly fighting demons and witches as the "hounds of God".
I dare say that's pretty metal.
Werewolves not swearwolves is kinda true then? Thats is pretty metal, wonder if dude was nuts or really what he claimed.
Sounds like someone on Netflix or Hulu has the basis for their next series.
yeah your right werewolves along side all werebeasts theye are at war with evil creatures
Sounds like a anime-adjacent 2000's Cartoon Network show.
Could even have had a crossover or two with the Secret Saturdays.
I hope for mankind this is true
Ireland had stories of werewolves too, but, unlike their continental brethren they never became completely beastial. They were considered to be protectors of travelers, women and children. They were also called upon to go to war by their Chieftains.
Sounds oddly similar to very early werewolf stories such as Bisclavret, where the person is just a human in a wolf's body.
Have you seen wolfwalkers?
Powerwolf
@@jhatter6690 That's an amazing movie
The Faoladh/Conroicht are very underrated and under-appreciated
I think it's fascinating that, while werewolf is mainly European folklore, very similar folklore do exist here in Indonesia under the name _aul._ I don't know why it's named _aul,_ probably from wolf's howling sound. It's believed to exist around Mount Sanggabuana in Karawang, West Java. Some also believes _aul_ exists around Mount Slamet, mainly in Banyumas, Central Java. Some also say it exists around Mount Halimun, Banten.
In this version, _aul_ was a very strong knight who possessed particular ability, most possibly _rawarontek,_ prior to it's transformation. This particular ability makes it's bearer able to live almost eternally. If body parts are cut off, they will just connect back to the main body (or, at least, able to) as long as the bearer is touching the ground. However, this particular knight was defeated in battle with his head cut off. Due to the ability he possessed, he didn't die, and he's still able to pick his head and connect it to his body. However, he made a mistake; he took head of a wolf instead of his own head.
Edit:
- It wasn't a mistake in it's entirety. The one who defeated the knight knew about _rawarontek,_ thus, they buried the knight's head somewhere so the knight couldn't find his own head.
Did the Europeans bring the myth here when they came to Indonesia? Probably. Or, did it exist before that? Also possible.
This is a really cool story! Does the story happen to have another name? I tried looking it up to learn more but I'm not getting much.
@@donkyoofficial As far as I know, there's no other name to this myth.
Even for me, it's hard to pull information in Indonesian thanks to it's relatively low popularity. Information regarding _aul_ in any other language beside Indonesian, Javanese, and Sundanese would be even more scarce (if any).
One account said that the knight I mentioned above was a loyal vassal of Raden Adipati Singaperbangsa, the very first _bupati_ (regent) of Karawang. Squeezing more information is still hard even after knowing his master, but you might be able to dig more about Karawang and myths around it.
Fascinating. I'd love to learn more about Javanese mythology. Thanks for this comment!
It's really all over, even way outside of Europe, eh? I know I heard an inuit werewolf story growing up in northern Canada, involving the erqigdlit, who were half wolf and half human, children of the adlet (well, maybe half of the adlet. I have seen one variation where it's said white people descended from the other half, who sailed away to the east on an ice floe.) My babysitter used to tell me that erqigdlit women would seduce and eat men who were out hunting on their own, which I thought was pretty metal.
Here's what I've got about transforming human-to-beast besides Aul:
Jambi also have a story related to *werewolves 🐺* , the creature is called *Cindaku 🐯* from Jambi
Cindaku is also known as *tiger-man 🐯*
However, it is not actually *a scary mythological creature 🐅* , but is more believed to be an *inner science from Jambi 📚*
Cindaku's knowledge is the *knowledge passed down by the ancestors* of the slopes of *Mount Kerinci ⛰*
A person can turn into Cindaku if they had high *spiritual abilities 👻*
Cindaku *can only change in his own homeland 🇮🇩*
makes sense that werewolves would be widespread because not everywhere has tigers or hyenas or jaguars. But most places have wol... oh. Yeh, what you said then. Suuper successful species. Highly efficient hunters and opportunistic. So it makes sense we'd conflict with them and also see ourselves in them
Very good comment
Makes u wonder tho. Did ancient people have like were-sabretooth cats. Did the Maoris have were-eagles cos the only predator on new Zealand that could threaten humans was a giant Eagle.
@@flightlesslord2688 I would imagine early settlers on New Zealand would have made some sort of bird demon or something. But I haven’t looked into it in anyway so I don’t know.
@@dubbingsync theres a mythical man eating bird in Maori folklore so..
It is man’s best friends pioneering ancestor not unlike the apes that walked upright that became us, only difference is they’re still around
That visual of the Werwolf sitting next to the King’s throne is very striking. Well done!
In Czechia we call werewolf vlkodlak. This word comes from vlk=wolf and dlak=old slavic term for skin. Now I cannot say if we have legend or story similar to those from video, but we have fairytale about cursed girl, who was in human from midnight to morning and rest of the day she was wolf. Curse was broken when somebody burns her wolf skin during her "human hours".
Interesting, in Romania we call it varcolac. Which is similar sounding. ^^
@@LaddRusso91 well, all European languages come from theoretical Proto-Indo-European or often much closer to each other in their language groups, so many words are very similar (even if this siilarity is not obvious at the first sight). You can google a list of those roots that are known today. It's really cool as this language or variations of it, it wasn't really like any we have today, but it still is alive in words we use. In Russian it's volkolak.)
It sounds simere to the serbian word Vukodlak
Vuk means wolf
@@LaddRusso91 not only do English and Ireland have werewolf leyends, but noth and South America too. There's a werewolf leyend in a town in Mexico called the werewolf of Sant Luis Potosi.
Yea i am from serbia its called vukodlak vuko(for Wolf) and(dlak for Hair)
"What do you do for a living?"
"I'm a werewolf expert."
Then you must know, old loggers still say Direwolf when they see a giant lone timbre wolf during the day. Everyone unfamiliar with Giant Lone Wolf are quick to say those don't exist. Truth is, leaving the pack, desperate(Dire)for a life alone, wolf seek resources any way possible, connecting with another lone human is one way. Forest Fact.
Sure. *nods politely*
thats so cool though i would love to have a coversation with a wolf expert
In my Native culture, we have stories were our people admired Wolves so much, they just became Wolves. That's just how the stories end. 🥰🐾🐺🌕
The demonization of wolves only happened when humans moved from being hunter-gatherers to herders. Indeed, it is suspected that Paleolithic humans co-operated with wolf packs to increase their success in hunting.
Some of the lower-status wolves may have hung around human camps for food scraps, which is where they were eventually domesticated, and finally became dogs.
@@Lucius1958 well, dogs have complicated history and their ancestors needed more qualities other than just having low status, wolves in general are afraid of humans, so eating feces and food trash really close to humans requires huge loyalty from the wolf side.
#wolfrights
Chippewa Onondaga otter clan.our belief is shape changing.
I love that!
I definitely think werewolf myths have more to do with human fear of wolves and human connection to wolves than psychological or physiological disease. People say lycanthropy is universal, but the proper summation is that shapeshifting is, and wolves are chosen because of their being top predators in Europe along with our connection with them as social carnivores.
True though it may be deeper than that as Wolves aren't just fearsome predators but from an ecological perspective they are also endurance hunters like our hunter gatherer ancestors which would have put our ancestors in direct competition with them for nearly 2 million years.
@@Dragrath1 Competition that eventually became cooperation and I think that is another layer why wolves are the popular go to as an animal transformation.
@@Dragrath1 Absolutely: that causes a natural comparison and an apprehension
cultures who worship wolves instead of loathing them don't have stories of werewolves...so you're not wrong.
@@ThePhantomSephiroth that's not entirely true Native Americans revere the wolf and have lore and mythology where men and women transform into animals the wolf being one of them.
Most cultures have stories of humans changing into animals the wolf being one of the most common myths.
Why? We can only guess, one of my pet theories has to do with the howl.
It's sorrowful and frightening it can be heard for miles and every wolf in the pack takes part, wolves in other packs will howl in response.
Now imagine our distant ancestors surrounded by the sounds of wolves, looking in to a tree line. What was that? It was nothing. No, a man? A wolf? A shadow? Or all three?
When An American Werewolf in London came out I was about seven or eight years old and that werewolf transformation scene has always stuck with me. This is why I'm a big fan of practical effects versus CGI when it comes down to horror movies.
Same here and about the same age.
@@theunknown5386 One variation, usually favored by Hollywood (perhaps for ease in filming or acting). Most go full transformation in folklore, as do other shapes (sharks, foxes, jaguars).
That movie scarred me for life.
I still can’t listen to the song Blue Moon.
A CGI transformation can be good but Practical will always make it more gruesome feeling.
I remember the legend of the wolf-people of Ossary - the decision to transform was voluntary, and the ability was divine. They even passed it on to their mortal children.
That’s cool
Wolfwalkers is a movie based on the legend.
@@helenaprudenciado4388 It's my favorite movie ☺️
@@danielles_mernitz not only do English and Ireland have werewolf leyends, but noth and South America too. There's a werewolf leyend in a town in Mexico called the werewolf of Sant Luis Potosi
If the High King of Ireland ever needed them, then whole armies of werewolves could be called upon to fight in battle. Though we have evil werewolves in mythology too-like three sister werewolves who would emerge from the cave of Cruachan to terrorise the landscape, until they were slain with the help of a little fae magic. That cave actually exists here, and is said to be the Celtic gateway to the underworld. Ireland was once nicknamed Wolfland, as we as such a large population of animals here-until they were sadly exterminated by English settlers and determined farmers, about three centuries ago. Our werewolf lore isn’t as well known as the usual leprechauns, banshees, etc...but it’s there.
Was expecting her to mention the faoladh when she brought up Ireland tbh.
Maybe in part 2
Woow! Thats fascinating!
Don’t the Irish also have the wolfwalkers (that which inspired the Irish cartoon coincidentally named Wolfwalkers)?
"Even a man who is pure of heart,
and says his prayers by night,
may become a wolf when the
wolfbane blooms,
and the autumn moon is bright."
“Now let’s talk to this expert on werewolves”
My business card will never be that cool 😭
Too bad from the collection of vampire books on her shelf, she's probably more of a vampire expert than a werewolf expert.
Too bad you can't be something more than what's written on your business card.
The wolf skin wearing of the berserker was just part of their program. I’m sure that they were liqoured up, probably drugged too.
I hope you can do the Chinese Jiangshi (the hopping vampire that wears the Qing dynasty garments) someday, that’s a very interesting monster
Dead dudes that eat people brains? Sort of ghost like?
I read a story, "Anno Dracula" that posited Prince Drakul's successful migration to London, and taking the Queen Mum as his consort--or vice versa. Vampires became the new ruling class, and many types were to be found in London, and other parts of England. One of these Jiangshi made an appearance, as an assassin provided by nefarious underworld boss, Dr. Fu Manchu. It was a fun fiction tale, that wove together many traditions and fictional characters.
Vampires suck
"Boing...boing...boing..."
Absolutely!! As seen in the incredible Mr Vampire films of the 20th century, and revisited in the brilliant Rigor Mortis film, I second this request!!
“In all ways except physical, I am a wolf. Bark!”
Me too..
Except for a few days every month.
Wolves don't bark. They howl. 😊
I can not tell you how much I LOVE this series. Monstrum deserves an Emmy!
YES there’s nothing i love more than getting out if my morning classes and watching storied with some coffee
Reading week? More like Monstrum mash week
U wanna hear some real good stories watch ( dogman encounters) on TH-cam
Monstrum is my favorite show, and the Werewolf has always been my favorite monster...Awesome combo to have lunch with!
October season would not be complete without Dr. Emily Zarka and a new Monstrum episode. 🙌🏾👏🏾
The norse etymology part is my favourite, but I have to correct that it actually is the other way around!
The word for an outlaw was there first, and didn’t derive from the wolf. ”Varg” became to be used as a one of the another names for the wolf because using the original real word ”ulv” was considered taboo. Wolves and other big animals were held sacred and also feared. It was even believed that they can hear the call of their name and come for you.
I hoped someone mentioned this! 😄
Source?
Also, it's vargr in both uses, not varg in one, vargr in the other.
@@oskarhenriksen I don’t really remember the source, but but it’s only in modern Swedish it’s called Varg, and in other Nordic languages and old Swedish it’s Ulv or similar.
Varg is singular for Vargar, which looks and sound a lot like Vargr
@@MrCarrotbadger In modern Swedish, it's varg. Vargr is old Norse, nominative, singular. "Varg" is the stem of the word, r shows (in this case) masculine nominative 🙂
@@MrCarrotbadger I read modern Swedish, so that's ok
I lived in a part of the US where there were occasionally wolves, and quite often foxes. There wasn't many trees, but there was sprawling empty fields about waist high. We would tell each other stories about werewolves and ghosts, etc. simply out of the fun of being chilled to the bone and scaring other people. An extremely human trait that often gets overlooked is the desire for scary stories and situations. There's just something about being scared with a group that is just so fun.
I’m surprised that The Beast of Gevaudan wasn’t mentioned. Maybe in part 2.
In the first minutes of the vid they used it's classic daguerreotype depiction.Really hope it will be in the second part as you said.
I learned about The Beast of Gevaudan because of PoweWolf. 😂😂
@@SeuaDoesntGiveAF one of the best songs on that album. I think I like the French version even better. Also, you got to watch Brotherhood of the Wolf.
One of the famous "werewolf" stories, also spawned the silver bullets wound them.
The story there is the hunter who killed the beast (a Hyena, they have the stuffed thing in a Paris mususem archive) only used blessed Silver bullets in his rifle.
No skinwalkers either.
My favorite Doc, on my favorite channel, covering my favorite monster, during my favorite month. No tricks... This is all the treat right here.
I love your username and profile pic.
Berserkir would more likely be something akin to a "werebear" while a Úlfhéðnar would be more like a "werewolf".
I remember seeing somewhere in Brazilian folklore that the first son born after seven daughters would become a werewolf. We also have a specifically female variant called the headless mule
So the wife accuses the knight of having an affair, but she's the one who actually has a lover?
Classic projection.
That's how it is. A partner will always accuse you of doing what they are doing.
I mean it's a medieval story. Wouldn't be complete without a cheating wife
Always, the guilty one accuses the one that isn't doing a thing wrong ,my brother still to thos day accuses his girlfriend of cheating lol all along its him ,idk I stay out of it ,I'm not into drama ,or gossip, nope I keep my mouth shut and mainly just talk with my daughter and family, except my brother of course, who wants to hear the bull crap that spews out of his mouth ,at 54yrs old !!! He's the one that has to live with himself, lol ahhhhhh gotta love it ..have a good day...👍
I suppose him being a Werewolf sleeping over night in the woods may have not helped the marriage.
Nice to see Kaja who is a fellow friend of Spooky Isles. ‘Gothic Scholar’ has to be the best job title ever lol
In Brazil, we have LOTS of varieties! Some have pig-like traits, others are more like the european one, there is even a mithological werewolf in guarani culture, the Luison!
I tried it do research on werewolves several years ago, and while I was able to dig up some of the info you touched on, you told me way more in this video than I was able to find out after several months of researching on my own casually. Well done and fascinating! Love your series - it’s great for us history buffs, and those interested in human behavior and imagination. Thanks!
Well since your into history you should checkout the video on my channel showing mississippian paintings that are around 1000 years old and one of them is of a dog or wolf headed humanoid creature on a bluff behind my house
The Cajun werewolf of the Louisiana swamps is called the Rugaroo which came from the French words for werewolf - Loup-Garou
interesting....in the movie Blood and Chocolate they're Lugaru.
How does Scooby say his name again?
Scooby-Do is a werewolf!
I was excited to see an episode on werewolves, doubly so when I saw it was in two parts! Thank you for this entire series. ❤️
If I recall, silver being a werewolf's weakness came from the story about the Beast of Gevaudan
Wahoooooo, glad to see Werewolves being given the attention they deserve.
"Wahooooooo," indeed: I *saw* a werewolf . . . drinking a pina colada at Trader Vic's . . .
I'd heard that Werewolves were protectors in one source, that they defended mankind from witches and vampires, but I don't recall where I heard it, or whether it had any validity.
Thiess of Kaltenbrun. "The hound of god".
this has to be my favorite series on all of youtube, i love you guys over at storied🖤❤️🔥
Dr. Werewifey strikes again.
In Argentina we also have a legend of a Werewolf. We called it the "lobizón". It is said that if the seventh son of a family wasn't baptized, that person was cursed to be a Werewolf.
Werewolves deserve more content, honestly.
THEY'RE FINALLY DOING WEREWOLVES!!! And perfect timing too like last time with zombies. And 2 part?
LET'S GO!!!
I love it when you bring on other scholars. It shows that you don't have infinite knowledge and there are other people in the field. Good going
Honestly, we need much more "Warrior" were-creatures types in the culture and media 🌸💗
Have you seen season one Love Death & Robots on Netflix? There is a short about Marines assigned werewolves while in Afghanistan. Very gory (the whole series is) but very cool. Very much what you described above.
@@huskergator9479 no :-) I'll need to look into it 🥰😍 I've heard about it, but never watched it yet. I think I should 💞💖 Thank You ❣💗
They keep asking werewolf
But nobody has ever ask how is wolf
😂😂
Nice one 👍
What about whywolf ?
Sorry, Whichwolf are we talking about again?
15 century. Chinese travelogues record Cynocephalus thru out the world.
They exist just like Sabe and Ariel.
These people need a bit more research.
ill do you one better, whatwolf
This could just be a headcanon, but this theory stems from my Latin class playing the Werewolf game in class in high school. Because this was a Latin class, we only spoke in Latin. This got my brain thinking: 'What if the "were" in the English word werewolf was an anglo-saxonization of the Latin word for man "vir" (pronounced as WEER in classical Latin)'.
Vir and Were are cognates, both derived from the same Proto-Indo-European term for a manly man.
Thanks for taking time to do one on Werewolfs. They may be my favorite monster, but at the same time It also seems like when compared to vampires or zombies, the metaphorical, sociological, anthropological etc interpretations always get far more attention. Werewolves tend be written off as "oh, animalism" and thats lazy.
Hey, not all werewolves are monsters.
An creature I've always been fascinated with is the Wulver from Scottish Folklore. It's not a werewolf as there is no transformation, they are wolf headed humanoids and can equally be friendly.
I have a bluff behind my house with 1000 year old paintings on it and one is of a dog or wolf headed humanoid made by the mississippian tribe, video on my channel if u wanna see it
awe the first answer that makes sense here. Those we do have here in america. people call em dogmen. and some are nice and some not so nice. but they are like people. smart.
Dons animal skin...
Becomes crazed...
Roars in battle...
You sure berserkers aren't early day furries?
guys up there deserve a cross
Furries are just regular people who like dressing up as animals, they don't do those things
@@DiamondDrizzle Lots of furries are crazed and they all go "rawr ecks dee"
@@farkasmactavish where'd you get that from?
A new video with Dr. Z? Now it's REALLY Spooky Season!
Werewolves have always been my favorite type of monster, with such a wide and interesting range of folklore and symbolism connected to them. This video, including the wonderful contributions by Dr. Franck, was great, and I can't wait to see part two!
Ah, the Malleus Maleficarum. One of the more infamous books out there.
Also called Hexenhammer (witch hammer / witch’s hammer) in German, and Hammer of Witches in English.
I own a copy, not....light.....reading. Jezus every sentence have to be re-read 3-4 times.
That damned book. Written by a monk who was obsessed with one woman in particular. It was proscribed by the Catholic list of prohibited books.
@@Lilithksheh7723 what's in it that's so bad?
@@skydome5481 It’s 90% fearmongering, and it caused the deaths of a lot of people.
@@skydome5481 it's been used as justification for witch trials for centuries.
Love it! Have always liked the Were-beast mythos more than vampires. The White Wolf tabletop game "Werewolf: Apocalypse" is still a nostalgic favorite.
I mean, where else could you play as a cyberpunk werewolf shaman.
It's about time you got to this monster!
And it's a double feature?! You spoil us, truly.
PEOPLE HAVE DEFINITELY BEEN WAITING FOR THIS!
Kaja Franck could tell me literally anything and I would be forced to believe it completely at face value.
I love Dr. Emily's dress so much, I almost didn't notice that the books were in the fireplace. ☹️
Yes! Where can I get that dress?
I watched the Werehyena and Windigo videos and I was like “I wonder if they’ll make one for werewolves?”
I scroll through my recommended list, see this and say “ *FINALLY!* “
"two episodes of"
Me: *destroys the like button*
This is 25 minutes long, yet it felt like merely 5 minutes. A very well-made video as always by Monstrum. I've been watching from the first episode, and for these type quality contents I will keep watching them. Cheers for the team behind the vids! You're all doing wonderful!
YES! Been waiting for this one, Dr. Z! BTW, my 6th graders are loving this series as a treat every Friday for completing work!
About backriders: In Flanders I heard about a monster named Kludde, which is a wolf wickled in chains who clings to the back of travellers until they arrive at their destination. The trick is: the become heavier and heavier with passing time, and a lot fo travellers don't reach home at all. Be careful when passing hollow trees or cemetaries.
The story I heard told how he intruded in a villager's house, so the villagers called the butcher who managed to injure him. Kludde fled never to be seen in any house ever again.
Finally, I wanted you too cover the werewolf ever since I discovered monstrum more then a year ago. And now it's a two parter. 👍👍😊
I'm from the mountains of central Spain, old people here told stories about how the "enchanted wolf" or Castillian werewolf was not like the others. Everybody on the village knew about his condition and it was not a problem for convivence as long as his family locked him in home or in the church when there's full moon. He's an enchanted wolf, not a human under a spell, which makes it even more unique
The single Monstrum topic I have been MOST excited for! Yes! ✨
Werewolves are one of the most ICONIC Monsters in Movies and Folklores.
Don't you agree with me?
No one can argue with you on that. The werewolf shares it's place with the vampire, the zombie, ghost, and whatever Frankenstein is supposed to be.
"There wolf. There castle."
Igor (Marty Feldman) in Mel Brooks’ “Young Frankenstein”.
It’s interesting that cannibalism is mentioned; in Lakota culture we have a dog-related ceremony to celebrate not having to resort to eating our own.
I've got a bluff behind my house with a bunch of paintings on it made by the mississippian tribe and the biggest painting is of a dog or wolf headed humanoid, video on my channel if you would like to see what we call the beast of the bluff and if u have anymore info let me know
Why was expert in Werewolves not a career option when I was leaving school (back in 1988)
I know right?! 😭😭😭😭
Finally, now you've gotten to the one thing you've probably been requested to do and many of us hoping you'll get to soon. And it seems like some of the later Werewolf tales with Christianity influence on them had a Beauty and the Beast-esque theme to it.
The mjsic when you spoke about Peter Stumpp gives me CHILLS I love it-💀❤
I love that I wasn’t the only one obsessed with werewolves
I have always been a (I don't know if fan is the right word but I'll go with it) fan of werewolves, and I admire the wolf in general. That being said seeing the truth behind the myth fascinates me. I know the werewolves don't actually exist just like a lot of other monsters. The link between an amazing animal and the also mythical devil is interesting. And this is only part one. I can't wait for part two.
Can you talk about the rivalry of werewolves and vampires I think that's a nice topic
This is a Hollywood invention; you can talk about the "rivalry" as it appears in modern movies and stories, but it has no basis in mythology.
Wolves (from which the werewolves inherit) are a keystone species and vampires are parasytes. All is said.
I can't stress enough how much I love these kind of videos and this channel in general. Looking forward to part 2! 🖤🐺
“Were werewolves universal monsters” I see what you did there.
I caught that too
Yessssir! Finally a Monstruk Episode about Werewolves!
Thank you for examining the psychedelic and psychoactive drugs of those ages. It's a very important aspect that can often be overlooked. I love that you went out of the way to examine the possibility ergot, and psilocybin may have had. That's true research. ❤️❤️
Can't wait for part 2! Curious to see how the changing nature and depiction of werewolves goes.
There’s this one type of werewolf in Scotland I think, that goes fishing and leaves fish on nice peoples window sills
What a good boy
That's really wholesome!
Yes I have heard of that
I think the Irish Faoladh does that in some tales as well
Man, I found this very impressive. It's not easy to find interesting werewolf lectures on TH-cam.
It's true, every single werewolf meeting/party I go to is a sausage fest.
Ughh this channel makes me feel like a kid waking up on a Saturday morning waiting for the newest episode of my fave show
The best channel to go to for Halloween specials.
Thank you so much for making this video. I've been looking for some informative videos on the werewolf, as the story I'm writing features them, among other creatures. Can't wait for pt. 2 to dig deeper. Your very talented and the quality of the video is incredible. You've gained a subscriber. :)
These are immensely informative. Kaja Franck's (Ph.D) comments came across as somewhat biased. Please keep producing more about these as they're incredibly educational and well-researched.
Thanks for this in-depth discussion! I'm a fantasy novelist, and my co-writer and I did some of our own things with the werewolf legend for our novels. I was really excited to see how many small details from our version actually echo various versions of werewolf lore!
In Mexico and Central America where I am from. The indigenous people had myth of beings known as “Nahuals”. Shapeshifting sorcerers who have the power to transform into almost any animal. Mostly Jaguars and wolves. Basically another form of skinwalkers. :)
Thanks for sharing brother , comments like yours are why TH-cam is great, sharing valuable info one couldn't come across otherwise!
Makes sense considering these are cultures still highly in contact with their Taino/Native American roots.
Werewolves are one of my favorite mythical creatures. Can't wait for part 2! 🐺🌕
I just found this series and it is fantastic! I had no idea you could get a degree related to it because that would be a nice graduate program to follow my psychology/English BA. Anyway, my love of all things monster began as a child watching "Kolchak: The Night Stalker" and reading mythology. I enjoy the way you touch on so much background in the origin and development of these monsters. Looking through the list of titles I can see quite a few I first learned about playing Dungeons and Dragons. Hopefully Gygax and TSR get a nod in those episodes. Keep up the great work!
i love these Monstrum vids i always watch these in morning while taking online classes xD it gives me the perfect Vibes!
I 💝 werewolves!
They are my favorite monster!🌙🐺💝
Thank you Dr Zarka for making this video!😻
Yay! I have been wanting a segment on Werewolves since I started watching Monstrum.
Finally, my favorite monster in time for Halloween 🎃 🐺 Thank you as always for this wonderful show
You are always so thorough and informed. 😊 You deliver the information in such an engaging manner while maintaining the respect for the history and cultures these stories originated from.
Yeah! One of my favorite monsters. While I love this video, I’m still going to insist on videos of the kappa or the Kitsune of Japan. They are both quite interesting creatures.
Yes! There's so many different amazing mythological creatures...Personally, I'd like to see some episodes on Fearsome Critters...but with many of those, information on them is lost to time. :/
My favorite mythical creature! Whoa, it takes two part too? Then I'd gladly wait for that second part
For Part 2 could you also mention the Scottish Mythological "Wulver", a Werewolf-like creature that is said to actually be very kind & caring, even leaves Fish for Poor Families, or do you think that this creature deserves a video of it's own?
It doesn't actually exist, unfortunately. It was invented solely by one person.
@@kashiichan Dude, no Werewolves actually exist, they were mostly made-up or exaggerated stories, but it's still fun to talk about them from a fictional perspective.
this is one of the best videos made by you guys so far
Hey Doc, I think you guys would have a field day with the World of Darkness. They took so many monsters from folklore and made all these grimdark horror games out of them.
Yey! Another place where I can talk about my favorite werewolf. In a village in transylvania lived a werewolf that had big hands and long fingers and went around slapping drunk people who were wobbling around at night. The end.
Storied Could you do an episode on the succubus and the incubus.
This is excellent! So much fascinating information! I can't wait for part 2!
Some of the graphics are so incredible it would be great if they were available to download as pc / phone wallpaper!
Even a man who is pure in heart
and says his prayers by night,
may become a wolf when the wolfbane blooms
and the autumn moon is bright
- The Wolf Man
My first introduction to werewolves - and I was hooked.
You’ll love the next episode then!-*Dr.Z*
@@pbsstoried please do on indian and pakistan