Case file · Folklore / legend
Arnold Paole, the Serbian vampire
A Serbian soldier who died around 1726 and was blamed for an outbreak of 'vampirism' that killed at least 16 people in the village of Medveđa.
1726 CE · 43.63, 21.07 · status: account
The account
Austrian military doctors Glaser and Flückinger investigated, and their reports, which accepted the reality of vampires, were widely distributed.
The sceptical view
Modern readers see an outbreak of disease and misunderstood decomposition behind the case, though the Austrian doctors themselves were convinced.
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- The Slavs
- Vampire (upir)
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- The Highgate Vampire
- Mercy Brown vampire incident