for ty- seven / 47 In 1897 the Irish writer Bram Stoker published Dracula. It was a very successful book. Dracula has inspired writers and filmmakers for over a hundred years. Here is what the original Dracula looked like. He was a tall old man, dressed in black from top to toe. His face was pale. He had a long thin nose and a high forehead. His mouth was cruel, with very sharp white teeth. His ears were white and pointed. And his hands? His hands were broad, with long fingers. He had white hair on his hands, both on the back and also hairs in the middle of the hand. “Good evening, welcome to Castle Dracula,” he said in a deep voice. Vampires – fact or fiction? Countries all over the world have stories and myths about vampires. A vampire is a person who can only live by drinking another person’s blood. People bitten by a vampire become sick and, in the end, they become vampires, too. You can protect yourself from a vampire by wearing a cross, or some garlic around your neck. Think and talk What do you know about vampires? Verkefni 13-15 pointed oddmjó/r forehead enni broad breiðar myths goðsagn/ir bitten bitin/n protect vernda cross kross garlic hvítlaukur
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