This is a legend in history. Three hundred or so women lycanthropes appeared in the duchy region of Jülich in Germany. These werewolves attacked men and boys but many of their victims were businessmen such as traders and butchers. It was said that these women lycanthropes sucked brains! The she-wolves attacked cattle, horses and also children. They also committed acts of cannibalism, infanticide and making communications with demons. Once these wolves transformed back into their human shapes, they were quickly executed. About 85 of the werewolves were killed by burning at the stake in Ostmilich on 6th May 1591. George Kress made a woodcut showing the horrors of the werewolf women. This was around the same time that many were being executed for witchcraft and lycanthropy. Its believed that this tale is highly exaggerated and just based on a report about one female lycanthrope who was punished after being caught out turning into a wolf. Kress made a broadsheet telling this horror story of the massive pack of werewolf women but how much of it was true? There was never any names to pin on each of the werewolves. But Kress aimed the story at a female readership to serve as a "warning" against dealing with the occult.
Links: Broadside of Werewolves of Jülich, Germany at Wikipedia HERE.
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