Vampires - Revision history

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	[[Category:Servants of Melkor]]		[[Category:Servants of Melkor]]
	[[Category:Servants of Sauron]]		[[Category:Servants of Sauron]]
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KingAragorn at 15:11, 28 September 2012

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	[[File:Liz Danforth - Vampire.jpg\|thumb\|right\|225px\|''Vampire'' by [[Liz Danforth]]]]		[[File:Liz Danforth - Vampire.jpg\|thumb\|right\|225px\|''Vampire'' by [[Liz Danforth]]]]
−	~~<small>"''A vampire shape with pinions vast''<br>~~
−	~~''screeching leaped from the ground, and passed,''<br>~~
−	~~''its dark blood dripping on the trees''"<ref>{{LB\|C9}}, line 2820, p. 254</ref></small>~~
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	'''Vampires''' were mysterious bat-like creatures in the service of [[Morgoth]] and of [[Sauron]]. The only vampire whose name is recorded in the annals of [[Arda]] is [[Sauron]]'s servant [[Thuringwethil]], but Sauron himself took the form of a vampire on at least one occasion, to flee [[Huan]].<ref>{{S\|19}}</ref>		'''Vampires''' were mysterious bat-like creatures in the service of [[Morgoth]] and of [[Sauron]]. The only vampire whose name is recorded in the annals of [[Arda]] is [[Sauron]]'s servant [[Thuringwethil]], but Sauron himself took the form of a vampire on at least one occasion, to flee [[Huan]].<ref>{{S\|19}}</ref>
−	~~==Portrayal in adaptations==~~

−	''[[Middle-earth Role Playing]]'':'''	+	{{Blockquote\|A vampire shape with pinions vast<br/>
		+	''screeching leaped from the ground, and passed,''<br/>
		+	''its dark blood dripping on the trees''\|[[J.R.R. Tolkien]]<ref>{{LB\|C9}}, line 2820, p. 254</ref>}}
		+
		+	==Portrayal in adaptations==
		+	'''[[1989]]: ''[[Middle-earth Role Playing]]'' (''[[Dark Mage of Rhudaur]]''):'''
	:Vampires are described as former [[Maiar\|Maia]] patrons of normal bats, but corrupted by Morgoth and transformed into demons appearing as man-sized bats with "''the faces of hideous Men or Women''", having the ability to change shape.<ref>{{ICE\|2012}}, p. 91</ref> A related creature is also envisioned, the ''Blood-wight'', which is an undead [[Men\|Mannish]] shapechanger, draining blood from living beings.<ref>{{ICE\|8013}}</ref>		:Vampires are described as former [[Maiar\|Maia]] patrons of normal bats, but corrupted by Morgoth and transformed into demons appearing as man-sized bats with "''the faces of hideous Men or Women''", having the ability to change shape.<ref>{{ICE\|2012}}, p. 91</ref> A related creature is also envisioned, the ''Blood-wight'', which is an undead [[Men\|Mannish]] shapechanger, draining blood from living beings.<ref>{{ICE\|8013}}</ref>

−	''[[The Lord of the Rings Online]]'':	+	'''[[2007]]: ''[[The Lord of the Rings Online]]'':'''
	:A new creature created for the game, the Merrevail (singular, Morroval) appear to be based on Tolkien's vampires. They are fearsome bat-winged women with sharp talons. The males of the species are the Mervyl (singular, Morvul).		:A new creature created for the game, the Merrevail (singular, Morroval) appear to be based on Tolkien's vampires. They are fearsome bat-winged women with sharp talons. The males of the species are the Mervyl (singular, Morvul).

	==External links==		==External links==
	*{{WP\|Vampire}}		*{{WP\|Vampire}}
−	{{~~references~~}}	+
−	[[~~category~~:Bats]]	+	{{References}}
−	[[~~category~~:Other races]]	+	[[Category:Bats]]
		+	[[Category:Other races]]
	[[Category:Servants of Melkor]]		[[Category:Servants of Melkor]]
	[[Category:Servants of Sauron]]		[[Category:Servants of Sauron]]

Fredeghar at 23:35, 27 September 2012

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	''[[Middle-earth Role Playing]]'':'''		''[[Middle-earth Role Playing]]'':'''
	:Vampires are described as former [[Maiar\|Maia]] patrons of normal bats, but corrupted by Morgoth and transformed into demons appearing as man-sized bats with "''the faces of hideous Men or Women''", having the ability to change shape.<ref>{{ICE\|2012}}, p. 91</ref> A related creature is also envisioned, the ''Blood-wight'', which is an undead [[Men\|Mannish]] shapechanger, draining blood from living beings.<ref>{{ICE\|8013}}</ref>		:Vampires are described as former [[Maiar\|Maia]] patrons of normal bats, but corrupted by Morgoth and transformed into demons appearing as man-sized bats with "''the faces of hideous Men or Women''", having the ability to change shape.<ref>{{ICE\|2012}}, p. 91</ref> A related creature is also envisioned, the ''Blood-wight'', which is an undead [[Men\|Mannish]] shapechanger, draining blood from living beings.<ref>{{ICE\|8013}}</ref>
		+
		+	''[[The Lord of the Rings Online]]'':
		+	:A new creature created for the game, the Merrevail (singular, Morroval) appear to be based on Tolkien's vampires. They are fearsome bat-winged women with sharp talons. The males of the species are the Mervyl (singular, Morvul).

	==External links==		==External links==

KingAragorn at 18:18, 9 July 2012

2012-07-09T18:18:21Z

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−	[[~~Image~~:Vampire.jpg\|thumb\|right\|225px\|''Vampire'' by [[Liz Danforth]]]]	+	[[File:Liz Danforth - Vampire.jpg\|thumb\|right\|225px\|''Vampire'' by [[Liz Danforth]]]]
	<small>"''A vampire shape with pinions vast''<br>		<small>"''A vampire shape with pinions vast''<br>
	''screeching leaped from the ground, and passed,''<br>		''screeching leaped from the ground, and passed,''<br>

Morgan: Changed to category:Bats and category:Other races

2011-03-07T00:37:27Z

Changed to category:Bats and category:Other races

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	*{{WP\|Vampire}}		*{{WP\|Vampire}}
	{{references}}		{{references}}
−	[[category:~~Creatures~~]]	+	[[category:Bats]]
		+	[[category:Other races]]
	[[Category:Servants of Melkor]]		[[Category:Servants of Melkor]]
	[[Category:Servants of Sauron]]		[[Category:Servants of Sauron]]

Morgan: rewording, in order to be "inside" the legendarium

2010-10-17T23:11:59Z

rewording, in order to be "inside" the legendarium

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	''its dark blood dripping on the trees''"<ref>{{LB\|C9}}, line 2820, p. 254</ref></small>		''its dark blood dripping on the trees''"<ref>{{LB\|C9}}, line 2820, p. 254</ref></small>

−	'''Vampires''' were mysterious bat-like creatures in the service of [[Morgoth]] and of [[Sauron]]. The only vampire ~~that~~ [[~~J.R.R. Tolkien~~]] ~~names~~ is [[Sauron]]'s servant [[Thuringwethil]], but Sauron himself took the form of a vampire on at least one occasion, to flee [[Huan]].<ref>{{S\|19}}</ref>	+	'''Vampires''' were mysterious bat-like creatures in the service of [[Morgoth]] and of [[Sauron]]. The only vampire whose name is recorded in the annals of [[Arda]] is [[Sauron]]'s servant [[Thuringwethil]], but Sauron himself took the form of a vampire on at least one occasion, to flee [[Huan]].<ref>{{S\|19}}</ref>
	==Portrayal in adaptations==		==Portrayal in adaptations==

Morgan: Changing image size

2010-10-17T23:04:58Z

Changing image size

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−	[[Image:Vampire.jpg\|~~frame~~\|''Vampire'' by [[Liz Danforth]]]]	+	[[Image:Vampire.jpg\|thumb\|right\|225px\|''Vampire'' by [[Liz Danforth]]]]
	<small>"''A vampire shape with pinions vast''<br>		<small>"''A vampire shape with pinions vast''<br>
	''screeching leaped from the ground, and passed,''<br>		''screeching leaped from the ground, and passed,''<br>

Morgan: Expansion

2010-10-17T23:00:10Z

Expansion

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−	'''~~Vampires~~'~~'' were mysterious bat-like creatures in the service of~~ [[~~Morgoth~~]] ~~and of [[Sauron~~]]~~. The only~~ vampire ~~that [[Tolkien]] names is [[Sauron]]~~'~~s servant [[Thuringwethil]]~~, ~~but Sauron himself took~~ the ~~form of a vampire on at least one occasion~~, ~~to flee [[Huan]]~~.	+	[[Image:Vampire.jpg\|frame\|''Vampire'' by [[Liz Danforth]]]]
		+	<small>"''A vampire shape with pinions vast''<br>
		+	''screeching leaped from the ground, and passed,''<br>
		+	''its dark blood dripping on the trees''"<ref>{{LB\|C9}}, line 2820, p. 254</ref></small>

		+	'''Vampires''' were mysterious bat-like creatures in the service of [[Morgoth]] and of [[Sauron]]. The only vampire that [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] names is [[Sauron]]'s servant [[Thuringwethil]], but Sauron himself took the form of a vampire on at least one occasion, to flee [[Huan]].<ref>{{S\|19}}</ref>
		+	==Portrayal in adaptations==
		+
		+	''[[Middle-earth Role Playing]]'':'''
		+	:Vampires are described as former [[Maiar\|Maia]] patrons of normal bats, but corrupted by Morgoth and transformed into demons appearing as man-sized bats with "''the faces of hideous Men or Women''", having the ability to change shape.<ref>{{ICE\|2012}}, p. 91</ref> A related creature is also envisioned, the ''Blood-wight'', which is an undead [[Men\|Mannish]] shapechanger, draining blood from living beings.<ref>{{ICE\|8013}}</ref>
		+
		+	==External links==
		+	*{{WP\|Vampire}}
		+	{{references}}
	[[category:Creatures]]		[[category:Creatures]]
	[[Category:Servants of Melkor]]		[[Category:Servants of Melkor]]
	[[Category:Servants of Sauron]]		[[Category:Servants of Sauron]]

Gilgamesh at 22:59, 8 February 2010

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	[[category:Creatures]]		[[category:Creatures]]
		+	[[Category:Servants of Melkor]]
		+	[[Category:Servants of Sauron]]

Temp at 15:46, 9 January 2009

2009-01-09T15:46:40Z

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−	'''Vampires''' were mysterious bat-like creatures in the service of [[Morgoth]] and of [[Sauron]]. The only vampire that [[Tolkien]] names is [[Sauron]]'s servant [[Thuringwethil]], but Sauron himself took the form of a vampire on at least one occasion.	+	'''Vampires''' were mysterious bat-like creatures in the service of [[Morgoth]] and of [[Sauron]]. The only vampire that [[Tolkien]] names is [[Sauron]]'s servant [[Thuringwethil]], but Sauron himself took the form of a vampire on at least one occasion, to flee [[Huan]].

	[[category:Creatures]]		[[category:Creatures]]