Medievalists.net » Werewolves http://www.medievalists.net Where the Middle Ages Begin Mon, 07 Dec 2015 03:31:17 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.9.9 10 Terrifying Reads for Halloween! http://www.medievalists.net/2014/10/23/10-terrifying-reads-halloween/ http://www.medievalists.net/2014/10/23/10-terrifying-reads-halloween/#comments Thu, 23 Oct 2014 10:47:16 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=53522 Here are some spooky medieval books for you to celebrate with over Halloween!

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2014/10/23/10-terrifying-reads-halloween/feed/ 0 Werewolves and the Dog-headed Saint in the Middle Ages http://www.medievalists.net/2013/10/30/werewolves-and-the-dog-headed-saint-in-the-middle-ages/ http://www.medievalists.net/2013/10/30/werewolves-and-the-dog-headed-saint-in-the-middle-ages/#comments Wed, 30 Oct 2013 15:46:44 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=44563 Stories of werewolves and their canine kin have been around for centuries, and some of them may be a bit surprising.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2013/10/30/werewolves-and-the-dog-headed-saint-in-the-middle-ages/feed/ 0 Blood beliefs in early modern Europe http://www.medievalists.net/2013/06/29/blood-beliefs-in-early-modern-europe/ http://www.medievalists.net/2013/06/29/blood-beliefs-in-early-modern-europe/#comments Sun, 30 Jun 2013 00:54:43 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=41855 This thesis focuses on the significance of blood and the perception of the body in both learned and popular culture in order to investigate problems of identity and social exclusion in early modern Europe.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2013/06/29/blood-beliefs-in-early-modern-europe/feed/ 0 The Rage of the Wolf: Metamorphosis and Identity in Medieval Werewolf Tales http://www.medievalists.net/2013/04/11/the-rage-of-the-wolf-metamorphosis-and-identity-in-medieval-werewolf-tales/ http://www.medievalists.net/2013/04/11/the-rage-of-the-wolf-metamorphosis-and-identity-in-medieval-werewolf-tales/#comments Thu, 11 Apr 2013 16:50:20 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=40388 The werewolves of medieval literature were forced to conform to the Church's view of metamorphosis and, in so doing, transformed from bestial and savage to benevolent and rational.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2013/04/11/the-rage-of-the-wolf-metamorphosis-and-identity-in-medieval-werewolf-tales/feed/ 0 The historical basis of Lycanthropism or: where do Werewolves come from? http://www.medievalists.net/2013/02/24/the-historical-basis-of-lycanthropism-or-where-do-werewolves-come-from/ http://www.medievalists.net/2013/02/24/the-historical-basis-of-lycanthropism-or-where-do-werewolves-come-from/#comments Mon, 25 Feb 2013 03:04:18 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=39437 Werewolves, Lycanthropes or Man-Wolves appear in many German, French and Scandinavian stories. Nowadays there exists an image of these creatures, which combines almost all the aspects of the werewolf-myths around the world, that was brought to us by Hollywood.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2013/02/24/the-historical-basis-of-lycanthropism-or-where-do-werewolves-come-from/feed/ 0 Evolution of the Werewolf Archetype from Ovid to J.K. Rowling http://www.medievalists.net/2013/02/17/evolution-of-the-werewolf-archetype-from-ovid-to-j-k-rowling/ http://www.medievalists.net/2013/02/17/evolution-of-the-werewolf-archetype-from-ovid-to-j-k-rowling/#comments Sun, 17 Feb 2013 17:42:53 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=39269 The medieval period has a greater variety of theories and perspectives regarding werewolves than any other pre-modern era.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2013/02/17/evolution-of-the-werewolf-archetype-from-ovid-to-j-k-rowling/feed/ 0 Monstrous transformations: loyalty and community in four medieval poems http://www.medievalists.net/2012/09/23/monstrous-transformations-loyalty-and-community-in-four-medieval-poems/ http://www.medievalists.net/2012/09/23/monstrous-transformations-loyalty-and-community-in-four-medieval-poems/#comments Sun, 23 Sep 2012 17:35:36 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=35884 I will examine two forms of transformation, the werewolf transformation and the monstrous human transformation, both of which feature shape shifters who presumably cannot be trusted

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2012/09/23/monstrous-transformations-loyalty-and-community-in-four-medieval-poems/feed/ 0 The Werewolf in Medieval Icelandic Literature http://www.medievalists.net/2011/04/27/the-werewolf-in-medieval-icelandic-literature/ http://www.medievalists.net/2011/04/27/the-werewolf-in-medieval-icelandic-literature/#comments Thu, 28 Apr 2011 00:42:50 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=20247 In northern regions much prominence is given to two kinds of shape-shifting: the ability to change into either a bear or a wolf, although the latter seems to have been more popular.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2011/04/27/the-werewolf-in-medieval-icelandic-literature/feed/ 0 Werewolves and Courtesy in Medieval Literature http://www.medievalists.net/2010/12/24/werewolves-and-courtesy-in-medieval-literature/ http://www.medievalists.net/2010/12/24/werewolves-and-courtesy-in-medieval-literature/#comments Fri, 24 Dec 2010 15:41:39 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=14303 What does it mean to be part man, part beast? In the Middle Ages, writers were struggling with the same questions.

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