I have just discovered the double meaning of the italian term for Werewolf": Lupo mannaro.
Its interesting, an italian friend of mine explained me alla aspects last evening.
I wonder if you already know...
Lupus hominarius
Lupus is the latin for "wolf" while hominarius means in late and vulgar latin "pretending to act like a man".
Lupus hominarius was used in early centuaries after the fall of the roman empire, it then turned into the italian "Lupo mannaro".
The term "mannaro" is strongly related to the name of a big, heavvy knife used by butchers called "mannaia". The mannaia knife is what is necessary to cut instantly big pieces of flesh and bones together.
Thus... the italian Lupo mannaro means not only "a wolf that act like a man" but also someone very VERY dangerous, someone who can quarter you in a few seconds.
A wild, instict based person or animal with no fear, capable of killing with a large profusion of blood. The italian Lupo mannaro is totally a negative term, nothing to do with the english werewolf, or theriantropy or other spiritual meanings.
Hope i was clear with my (poor) english.
Lupus hominarius was used in early centuaries after the fall of the roman empire, it then turned into the italian "Lupo mannaro".
The term "mannaro" is strongly related to the name of a big, heavvy knife used by butchers called "mannaia". The mannaia knife is what is necessary to cut instantly big pieces of flesh and bones together.
Thus... the italian Lupo mannaro means not only "a wolf that act like a man" but also someone very VERY dangerous, someone who can quarter you in a few seconds.
A wild, instict based person or animal with no fear, capable of killing with a large profusion of blood. The italian Lupo mannaro is totally a negative term, nothing to do with the english werewolf, or theriantropy or other spiritual meanings.
Hope i was clear with my (poor) english.
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its sorta like the book blood and chocolate it tells of the double meaning of them both. they both taste delicious when u first try them and they are always delicous after u taste them again. one of them is hard to aquire and may leed to death but the other is so easy that u could set urself for life on chocolate and still have the other yearning for blood. thats how i am but i like blood more then chocolate. they have addicting tastes but i like em.
Werewolves are seen as cold blood killers to some. In my eyes we're all part of this world and must be accepted not rejected or driven away.