Vampire Slaying Kit Sells At Auction For Six Times Estimated Price. What Do They Know?

It feels like the humankind is on fire a lot of the clip , more so in the last few years what with the climate crisis , global pandemics , and unthinkable human right being rolled back . But do we require to start organize for the vampire Revelation of Saint John the Divine ? Someone understandably think so .

A orphic “ vampire - slaying outfit ” fail up for auction sale at British auctioneersHansonslast calendar week and after a fierce bid war from outside would - be buyer , it deal for about $ 16,000 , six time the figure price .

Why so determined , guys ?

According to Charles Hanson , the owner of the auctioneers , the kit originally belong to a British compeer , Lord William Malcolm Hailey , 1st Baron Hailey ( 1872 - 1969 ) . Oxford - school and a Peer of the Realm , was Lord Hailey in a position to know things average folks did not ? More probable the popularity of John Polidori’sThe Vampyre(1819 ) , which in tour inspired Bram Stoker’sDracula(1897 ) , trigger off an interest , but we can respect skirt your bets .

So what come in a nineteenth - centuryvampire - hit outfit ?

“ The chore of kill a lamia was extremely serious and historical accounts suggested the demand for fussy methods and tool , ” Hansonsaid . “ item of religious significance , such as crucifixes and Holy Writ , were said to repel these colossus , hence their presence in the outfit . ”

Inside the lumbering wooden corner , which has two crucifixes on the exterior , is a set of pistol , a feeding bottle for holy piss , a Bible , a wooden stake plus a handy mallet to ensure it goes in , more crucifix , a brass powder flaskful , and some rosary prayer drop .

There are many theories for where the mind of vampirism come from . After all , itoccurs in natureoften enough . There are shape that make the great unwashed allergic to sunlight or water , blood disorders , and bothpellagra and rabieshave been put forward as contributing to the " vampiric hysteria " of the 1700s .

These twenty-four hours themodern vampireis all about being rubber conscious , though we should probably point out that sharing roue is how you’re able to pass on or receive a multitude of blood - borne diseases – primarily HIV and Hepatitis A , B , and C – and is not recommended by anyone .

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