It is interesting to note that the Romanian word for this “power” is mana, another loan-word frequently used in English to denote the energy or essence of magick. In Romanian and related folklore, living vampires are mortal men & women who are able to (even driven to) suck the “power” from people, animals, and even the land itself. Both terms generally refer to vampires of the undead variety but can also be used to refer to living vampires. strigoica), followed by moroi (sometimes also spelled moroii). In the folklore of Romania, several words are used to denote vampires. Within the modern vampire community, the term strigoi has become synonymous with “living vampirism.” Although vampires of the undead variety are the most widely recognized vampires of folklore, it is important to note the most of the Eastern European countries from whence our folklore about vampires originates acknowledged living vampires as well. However, those familiar with the word strega may wonder how and why strigoi - so close to the Italian word for “witch” - came to be associated not with witchcraft, but with vampirism. Since its first appearance in a 1996 issue of the International Society of Vampire’s newsletter, the Midnight Sun, the loan-word “Strigoi” has been picked up by portions of the modern vampire community and used as an alternate label of self-identification.
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