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In the vicinity of Hanover, Germany the Wends (Western Slavs) had belief in a special type of vampire which they called the '''doppelsauger''', a German name which literally means "double-sucker". | |||
He supposed to be the revenant of a child who again sucked his mother's breasts after he had been weaned. If such a child dies, then in his grave he consumes the flesh of his own breasts. Then it preys on a living member of his family, causing the person to rapidly lose weight. | |||
Preventive measures at the of such a child include: | |||
*Placing a coin between the teeth of the corpse. | |||
*Placing a semi-circular board under the chin of the corpse so that the mouth cannot reach the chest. | |||
*aking sure that the cloth of its burial garments do not touch the lips of the corpse. | |||
===Source=== | |||
The Darkling by Jan Perkowski (Slavica Publishers, 1989), pp 106-07. | |||
[[Category:Vampires]] | |||
[[Category:Ghosts]] | |||
[[Category:Germanic mythology]] | |||
Latest revision as of 17:26, 18 April 2007
In the vicinity of Hanover, Germany the Wends (Western Slavs) had belief in a special type of vampire which they called the doppelsauger, a German name which literally means "double-sucker".
He supposed to be the revenant of a child who again sucked his mother's breasts after he had been weaned. If such a child dies, then in his grave he consumes the flesh of his own breasts. Then it preys on a living member of his family, causing the person to rapidly lose weight.
Preventive measures at the of such a child include:
- Placing a coin between the teeth of the corpse.
- Placing a semi-circular board under the chin of the corpse so that the mouth cannot reach the chest.
- aking sure that the cloth of its burial garments do not touch the lips of the corpse.
Source
The Darkling by Jan Perkowski (Slavica Publishers, 1989), pp 106-07.