Dale Nelson Wrote:
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> Frank Norris's retelling of a dramatic episode in
> the medieval Icelandic saga of Grettir refers to
> an undead attacker as a "vampire," but this isn't
> justified by what the saga tells about him.
> Norris's version was published in 1903.
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> [
storyoftheweek.loa.org]-
> thorhall-stead.html
Thanks. I mentioned Sabine Baring-Gould's 1863 version of this story, which he titled "Glámr", on page 2 of this thread.
Baring-Gould also uses the word "vampire". This is not necessarily wrong -- but it does not fit my criteria for this thread, as there is no mention of blood drinking. Or, at most, there is a very distant hint of blood drinking, in the girl who grows gradually pale and slowly dies. Glámr also has an aversion to sunlight.
Here's a link to Baring-Gould's version of the tale:
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I remember a vague impression that it was faithful to the source, Grettir's Saga, but I can't now recall if I checked carefully.
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 25 Mar 23 | 04:47AM by Platypus.