Category: Mythology and Folklore

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Father of Albanology

Well this is awkward. From Johann Georg von Hahn’s Wikipedia page:

In 1847, Hahn was named Austrian consul in Ioannina. He was transferred to Syros in 1851, and from 1869 was the consul-general in Athens. He is considered the founder of Albanian studies.

Unfortunately the page on Albanian studies it links to names someone else as the father of Albanology. It then lists other famous founders (no sign of Johann). He doesn’t even make the list of important Albanologists :S

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Mythology and Folklore

Vampowers

Whoever put together Wikipedia’s ‘Table of Vampire Traits‘ definitely had themselves a little fun – highlights include:

Attractiveness

  • Count Duckula – Alluring [citation required]
  • Underworld – Kate Beckinsale

Weaknesses

  • Count Chocula – Becomes soggy in milk
  • Count Von Count – Obsessive urge to count anything on hand*

*Whilst he was blatantly created because of the Count/count thing I’ve only just realised that his obsession to count is an actual** vampiric trait – traditionally seeds were a suitable defence which also brings to mind the (quite excellent) X-Files episode  ‘Bad Blood‘

**Yeah, not real, whatever…

(via Boing Boing)