The Werewolf Timeline 1800-1900
1800
Håkon Jonsson, a man from Norway, was put on trial and subsequently executed in 1810 on charges of being a werewolf. According to the charges against him, Jonsson was accused of committing a series of murders while in the form of a wolf. His case is an example of the way that the werewolf myth was used to explain and punish criminal behavior during the early modern period.
The "Werewolf of Allariz" was a man from Spain who was put on trial in 1825 on charges of being a werewolf. According to the charges against him, he was accused of committing a series of murders while in the form of a wolf. His case is an example of the way that the werewolf myth was used to explain and punish criminal behavior during the early modern period.
1833: The "Werewolf of Poligny" was a man from France who was put on trial in 1833 on charges of being a werewolf. According to the charges against him, he was accused of committing a series of murders while in the form of a wolf. His case is an example of the way that the werewolf myth was used to explain and punish criminal behavior during the early modern period.
1846: The "Werewolf of Rügen" was a man from Germany who was put on trial in 1846 on charges of being a werewolf. According to the charges against him, he was accused of committing a series of murders while in the form of a wolf. His case is an example of the way that the werewolf myth was used to explain and punish criminal behavior during the early modern period.
1886: The "Werewolf of Mill Valley" was a mysterious figure who terrorized the town of Mill Valley, California in 1886. According to reports, the "Werewolf" was a creature that resembled a wolf or a dog and was responsible for a series of attacks on local livestock. While it is not clear if the "Werewolf" was actually a werewolf or simply a wild animal, the legend of the "Werewolf of Mill Valley" has persisted to this day.