What is jure grando?

Jure Grando was a Croatian peasant who was believed to have been the first recorded case of vampirism in history. He allegedly died in 1656 and subsequently returned from the dead to terrorize his village of Kringa, Istria, in what is now Croatia. According to legend, Jure Grando would emerge from his grave at night to attack and kill his former neighbors and family members.

The story of Jure Grando was recorded in the 18th century by a local priest named Giuseppe who claimed to have participated in the exhumation and staking of the vampire. He wrote a detailed account of the events, which was later translated into German and helped to popularize the legend throughout Europe.

Many scholars have debated whether Jure Grando was truly a vampire, or whether his story was a product of superstition and fear in a time of epidemics and plagues. Nevertheless, the legend of Jure Grando continues to capture the imagination of people around the world and is often cited as a seminal example of vampire folklore.