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THE NAMORODO

Folklore of Native Australia
A Vampire like Creature

This is the name of humanoid monsters in the traditions and beliefs of the Native Australian people of northern Arnhem Land in northern Australia. The NAMORODO were described as having the shape of humans, but they they were only the skeletal structure held by ligaments, through which the winds of the desert howled. In the traditions of the vampires of western Europe, the NAMORODO rested during the day but at night flew to the homes of sleeping humans. There, if they could gain entry, they would turn them into NAMORODO by draining their blood from their bodies as they slept.

Source: Giants, Monsters, and Dragons: An Encyclopedia of Folklore, Legend, and Myth

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