In the late 16th century, the town of Bedburg, Germany was terrorized by a creature that slaughtered its cattle and stole its women and children, killing them with unspeakable cruelty. The horrified townspeople feared that they were being besieged by a demon, or, equally as bad, a vicious werewolf who lived among them.

SOURCES

The Werewolf in Lore and Legend (Dover Occult); Montague Summers
https://danarehn.com/2022/05/04/werewolf-petter-stump/

https://www.nationalgeographic.co.uk/history-and-civilisation/2022/10/a-german-werewolfs-confessions-horrified-1500s-europe
https://www.bl.uk/collection-items/the-damnable-life-and-death-of-stubbe-peeter-a-werewolf-1590

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