The Truth Behind the Silver Bullet Myth with firearms expert Jonathan Ferguson
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Oct 28, 2026 15:47
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Silver bullets. Werewolves. Vampires. But where did the legend really begin? đș
In this special Halloween edition of Myths & Misconceptions, Jonathan investigates the strange and surprisingly dark history of silver bullets.
Join us as we separate historical folklore from Hollywood fiction in this Halloween special.
đ Happy Halloween from the Royal Armouries!
Sources / Extra Reading:
Montague Summers, 1928. The Vampire: His Kith and Kin.
On Hardmen;
Publications of the Folklore Society (Great Britain) · Vol IV, 1881, p.154 https://www.google.co.uk/books/edition/Publications/MM1KAQAAMAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=folklore%20%22hard-man%22%20%22silver%20bullet%22&pg=PA154&printsec=frontcover
Daniel Turnerâs Art of Chirurgy (1661) source Book V, Part IV, p.2726
https://www.google.co.uk/books/edition/The_Art_of_Chirurgery_Explained_in_Six_P/HbdjAAAAcAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=%22bullets%20of%20silver%22&pg=RA1-PA2726&printsec=frontcover
Titus Oates;
https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=frc_AAAAcAAJ&dq=%22silver%20bullet%22&pg=PA407#v=onepage&q=%22silver%22&f=false
LA VIE DE PROVINCE AU XVIII e SIĂCLE d'aprĂšs les papiers des FranquiĂšres
et d'autres documents inĂ©dits. in BULLETIN DE LA SOCIĂTĂ (DĂPARTMENTALE) D'ARCHĂOLOGIE ET DE STATISTIQUE DE LA DROME. Livre 11, 1877, p.137-141.
p.138
https://archive.org/details/bulletindarchol24drgoog/page/n151/mode/2up?q=Franquieres
Benjamin Thorpe Northern Folklore, Vol.III, p.27 (1854).
https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=SjMMAAAAIAAJ&dq=%22inherited%20silver%22%20bullet&pg=PA26#v=onepage&q=%22witch%20as%20a%20hare%22&f=false
The âWitch of Schleswigâ aka âThe Werewolf of Husbyâ
https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=0pW3SnQZRVQC&dq=%22inherited%20silver%22%20bullet&pg=PA61#v=onepage&q&f=false
https://sites.pitt.edu/~dash/werewolf.html
Washington Irvingâs âTales of a Travellerâ, Vol.2 (1825).
https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=4BhCAQAAMAAJ&dq=ghost%20silver%20bullet&pg=PA200#v=onepage&q=ghost%20silver%20bullet&f=false
âKentucky Superstitionsâ (1920)
https://archive.org/details/kentuckysupersti00thomuoft
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