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| − | + | '''Lady Carmilla Sanguina''' ([[1560s|1561]]-[[1750s|1757]]) was a [[vampire]]. She believed that [[blood]] would retain her health and beauty, so she bathed in the blood of her victims. |
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| − | She took baths in the blood of her victims in the belief that doing so would help her to retain her youth and beauty. |
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==Behind the scenes== |
==Behind the scenes== |
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| − | *Lady Sanguina may have been been inspired by [[Wikipedia:Elizabeth Báthory| |
+ | *Lady Sanguina may have been been inspired by [[Wikipedia:Elizabeth Báthory|Erzsébet Báthory]], a 16th-century Hungarian countess who was accused of killing young women, then bathing in their blood. |
*''[[Wikipedia:Carmilla|Carmilla]]'' is a Gothic 19th-century novel written by Sheridan Lefanu and starring a female vampire with that name. The story has been adapted to cinema and comic-books, with the character (or similar characters with the same name) appearing in other franchises. |
*''[[Wikipedia:Carmilla|Carmilla]]'' is a Gothic 19th-century novel written by Sheridan Lefanu and starring a female vampire with that name. The story has been adapted to cinema and comic-books, with the character (or similar characters with the same name) appearing in other franchises. |
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*The surname Sanguina is derived from the Latin ''sanguineus'', which means "of blood," "bloody," or "bloodthirsty." |
*The surname Sanguina is derived from the Latin ''sanguineus'', which means "of blood," "bloody," or "bloodthirsty." |
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==Appearances== |
==Appearances== |
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*''[[Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (video game)]]'' {{FWC}} |
*''[[Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (video game)]]'' {{FWC}} |
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| + | [[ru:Леди Кармилла Сангвина]] |
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[[Category:1561 births|Sanguina, Carmilla]] |
[[Category:1561 births|Sanguina, Carmilla]] |
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[[Category:Chocolate Frog Cards|Sanguina, Carmilla]] |
[[Category:Chocolate Frog Cards|Sanguina, Carmilla]] |
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[[Category:Females|Sanguina, Carmilla]] |
[[Category:Females|Sanguina, Carmilla]] |
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[[Category:Nobility|Sanguina, Carmilla]] |
[[Category:Nobility|Sanguina, Carmilla]] |
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[[Category:Vampires|Sanguina, Carmilla]] |
[[Category:Vampires|Sanguina, Carmilla]] |
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Revision as of 18:55, 28 April 2015
Lady Carmilla Sanguina (1561-1757) was a vampire. She believed that blood would retain her health and beauty, so she bathed in the blood of her victims.
Behind the scenes
- Lady Sanguina may have been been inspired by Erzsébet Báthory, a 16th-century Hungarian countess who was accused of killing young women, then bathing in their blood.
- Carmilla is a Gothic 19th-century novel written by Sheridan Lefanu and starring a female vampire with that name. The story has been adapted to cinema and comic-books, with the character (or similar characters with the same name) appearing in other franchises.
- The surname Sanguina is derived from the Latin sanguineus, which means "of blood," "bloody," or "bloodthirsty."