Vampire Myths and Legends

Armenia is an ancient land in the region of Asia Minor (between Turkey and Russia).It has long been known for it’s in depth history of constant turmoil and strife. It was also the first land to proclaim Christianity as its state religion. The Armenian faith is quite similar to the Eastern Orthodox, but did not adapt to the practices of the Orthodox faith from the fifth to seventh centuries. In the late nineteenth Century,

 Recorded in the Historia Rerum Anglicarum, published during the twelfth century, between the years of 1196-1198 , Author William of Newburgh (also know as William of Newbury) printed what was believed to be an account of an genuine vampire.

 This legend, perhaps, could be considered one of the most famous and sought after accounts of a real vampire. In Cumberland, England, the Legend begins at an old family estate, known as Croglin Grange. According to an account of the Croglin Grange vampire written between 1896 and 1900, by Augustus Hare in The Story of My Life,The estate belonged to the Fisher family. The Fisher family made a decision to move to a place with larger accommodations in Thorncombe, near Guildford, and rent out the ground level estate to three siblings, Amelia and her two brothers, Michael and Edward Cranswell. The Cranswell's loved living at Croglin Grange and became quite popular within the surrounding community.