Who was the first original vampire?

The Originals are a family of siblings who were turned into vampires by their parents centuries ago. The first of the Originals to be shown is Elijah Mikaelson, introduced in Season 2, Episode 8, "Rose," with the others gradually appearing throughout the season.
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Who is the oldest original vampire?

Freya Mikaelson: Freya was Mikael and Esther's firstborn child, and the oldest sister of Finn, Elijah, Kol, Rebekah and Henrik, and the half-sister of Niklaus. It was said that the oldest Original sibling had died in the Old World (specifically Norway) because of the plague.
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Who was the first vampire in the original family?

The Originals—a spinoff of the CW's The Vampire Diaries—sees the original family of white vampires, the Mikaelsons (Klaus, Elijah, Rebekah, Kol, Finn, and Freya), continue their journey in New Orleans. They are the first vampires created by their mother, Esther—with the exception of Freya, who is a witch.
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Who was the original vampire?

Jure Grando Alilović or Giure Grando (1579–1656) was a villager from the region of Istria (in modern-day Croatia) who may have been the first real person described as a vampire in historical records. He was referred to as a strigoi, štrigon, or štrigun, a local word for something resembling a vampire and a warlock.
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Was Rebekah the first original vampire?

She was a major recurring and guest character in the third, fourth and fifth seasons of The Vampire Diaries. She is the sole female Original vampire. Rebekah is the second daughter of Mikael and Esther.
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Vampire Diaries 3x08 - Story of how the originals became vampires - Flashback



Who is the best Original Vampire?

Vampires — they may have a taste for human blood, but pop culture loves them just the same. When it comes to Vampire Diaries' spinoff series The Originals, there's one vampire who stands out amongst his kind, and that's Elijah Mikaelson.
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How old is Klaus?

Klaus is a 1,000+ year old hybrid, who is half vampire and half werewolf. Originally, Klaus, like all of the other Original vampires, was born a human until Esther and Mikael bestowed the curse of vampirism/immortality onto him and the rest of his siblings.
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Who created vampires?

The charismatic and sophisticated vampire of modern fiction was born in 1819 with the publication of "The Vampyre" by the English writer John Polidori; the story was highly successful and arguably the most influential vampire work of the early 19th century.
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When was the first vampire created?

The first prose vampire story published in English is believed to be John Polidori's “The Vampyre” (1819), about a mysterious aristocrat named Lord Ruthven who seduces young women only to drain their blood and disappear. Those works and others inspired subsequent material for the stage.
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Who is the most famous vampire?

Over a hundred years after his creator was laid to rest, Dracula lives on as the most famous vampire in history.
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Who is older Klaus or KOL?

Niklaus Mikaelson - Niklaus (known to most as Klaus, and to his maternal half-siblings as Nik) was the fourth child born to Esther and a werewolf named Ansel, the step-son of Mikael, the maternal younger half-brother of Freya Mikaelson, Finn and Elijah, and the maternal older half-brother of Kol, Rebekah and Henrik.
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Who are the 7 Mikaelson siblings?

Of the seven Mikaelson children, only five became vampires: Finn, Elijah, Klaus, Kol, and Rebekah. It was the untimely passing of youngest sibling Henrik at the hands of a werewolf that motivated the Mikaelson parents to turn their children into vampires.
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Who came first Silas or the Originals?

silas is the first imortal being and not a vampire, so the originals are original because they were the first vampires. The Originals can still be considered as the Originals because they are the first Vampires to be created from Esther's ritual.
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Is Klaus scared of Kol?

Kol, like Finn, is undaggered in Bringing Out the Dead. Klaus himself seems afraid of him for some reason, although Kol doesn't seem to be more of a danger to him than the other siblings. However, unlike Finn and Elijah--and sometimes Rebekah--Kol has a fun time hurting people.
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How was the first vampire created?

The first vampire started out as not a vampire at all, but as a human man named Ambrogio. He was an Italian-born adventurer who fate brought to Delphi, in Greece. You can read the full story here, but in a nutshell a series of blessings and curses transformed this young man into history's first vampire.
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Who is older Kol or Rebekah?

The family relationship between the Original Vampires, Kol Mikaelson and Rebekah Mikaelson. Kol is the older brother of Rebekah. He seems to be a year or two older than her. Since Henrik died, they are the youngest Mikaelson siblings.
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Who is the god of vampires?

Most current vampires trace their lineage to a distant common ancestor, the vampire god Absalom. They are ruled by the Vampire Council, a group of powerful vampires around the world known as the Greater Nobility that maintain them and the rest of the Creatures of the Night.
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Where can we find vampire?

Transylvania, Romania

This region in central Romania is inextricably linked to vampires. The town of Sighisoara was the supposed birthplace of Vlad the Impaler, the inspiration for Bram Stoker's Dracula.
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Who was the first female vampire?

Your answer is “Yes.” Carmilla is the story of a female vampire; it was, in fact, the first vampire story to have a female vampire as its protagonist. Irish writer Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu's published the novella in 1872, a full twenty-five years before Bram Stoker would create the iconic Dracula.
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Is there a real Mystic Falls?

Although Mystic Falls is pretty much just a fictional town, the real town behind the name isn't. Located 35-miles east of Atlanta, in the beautiful state of Georgia, you'll find the cozy town of Covington - AKA, the real Mystic Falls.
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Where do vampires live in the US?

While some of these cities might not have the most ideal conditions for a vampire to live, self-identifying vampires continue to thrive in iconic vampire cities, including Portland, Oregon (No. 11), Buffalo, New York (No. 25), New Orleans (No. 104), and Atlanta (No.
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How many vampires are there?

Article content. Surveys conducted by the Atlanta Vampire Alliance have found that there are at least five thousand people in the U.S. who identify as real vampires.
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Who married Klaus?

He is the father of both Hope Mikaelson and Grace O'Connell-Mikaelson. He is also the husband of Camille O'Connell, who is Grace's mother and Hope's step-mother.
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Is Alaric Klaus?

Alaric/Klaus takes Elena and Bonnie away and reveals them that he is Klaus.
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How old is Kol in vampire years?

Kol is about 2 years younger making him at most 18, Rebekah at most 17.
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