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| Some northern Albanian mountain tribes hold the belief that an undead or vampire, which they call either a '''kukuthi, kukudhi''' or '''lugat''' grows stronger with time until, after thirty years, it reachs a final stage where he is no longer required to return to its grave and can live in a home during the day.
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| He then typically travels to other lands as a merchant.
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| Before the lapse of the thirty year period following burial, the vampire can be destroyed in its grave by such means as driving a stake through its heart, cutting the tendons behind the knee caps (ham stringing), and cremation.
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| Some other northern Albanian tribes believe that the kukuthi or lugat can only be destroyed by a wolf. The wolf bites the vampire's legs off. The vampire then retreats to his grave and never leaves it again.
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| [[Category:Vampires]]
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| [[Category:Albanian mythology]]
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