Where did the silver bullet myth come from?

Swedish folklore tends to ascribe silver bullets as a catch all weapon against creatures, as wizards or the skogsrå, that are “hard” against regular ammunition. In the Brothers Grimm fairy-tale of The Two Brothers, a bullet-proof witch is shot down by silver buttons, fired from a gun.

Are werewolves affected by silver?

The best known magical creature which is vulnerable to a silver bullet is a werewolf. The werewolf’s vulnerability to silver actually dates back to the legend of the Beast of Gévaudan, in which a gigantic wolf is killed by a person wielding a gun loaded with silver bullets.

Can you kill a werewolf without silver?

You can damage them with any weapon, but they cannot go below 1 HP if you don’t use a silvered weapon or fire magic. In all other stories, silver or fire works as well. Silver is the first thing that comes to most minds, but silver was a Hollywood write in to give werewolves a weakness.

What happens if werewolves touch silver?

Silver is not toxic to werewolves; rather, silver is the only metal that can inflict lasting injuries on them (other sorts of bullets bounce off, or go through without leaving a wound, etc.)

What bullet kills a werewolf?

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Traditionally a silver bullet is supposed to kill a werewolf. Vampires are not particularly affected by silver bullets. Traditionally what kills vampires is a wooden steak through the heart.

Why is silver toxic to werewolves?

Another theory is that (medically speaking) being a werewolf makes the creature somehow naturally susceptible to Argentum (silver) due to which the werewolf can go into anaphylactic shock (a fatal allergic reaction) and also causes metal poisoning as the werewolf’s body system is sensitive to the element.

Why is silver poisonous to werewolves?

Why can’t wolves touch silver?

Are silver bullets real?

Silver bullion bullets are replicas of actual ammunition and minted just like a coin, round or bar.

Why is silver strong against werewolves?

Silver is a metal associated with the moon & the moon controls werewolves. So according to lore, if a werewolf touched a moon rock it would be fatal. So it is with silver.