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[A]ny conclusion drawn at this time would be merely speculative, and certainly to claim any single root to Elizabeth Bathory's insanity would be trivialising the nature of madness to the level of soap opera analysis. While it is beyond doubt that by modern standards Elizabeth Bathory was quite insane, it would seem to have been a deep-seated and complex madness rather than a periodic imbalance. While the confiscation of her first child can not have failed to affect her, it seems unlikely that it would have by itself created the creature described in the trial reports.
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Erzsebet Bathory... known as Elizabeth Bathory, is one of the most infamous figures in history. Her crimes caused her to become a legendary and feared figure. Even after the legends have been lifted her crimes still seem unimaginable.
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Bathory were a highly influential Swedish heavy metal band, regarded as one of the forefathers of black metal, founder of viking metal, and one of the most influential groups in the development of folk metal. The band's name is taken from the infamous "blood countess," Elizabeth Báthory.
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Created in conjunction with his work on an opera, Dennis Báthory-Kitsz's site on Elizabeth Bathory is undoubtedly the best: his faq explains the paucity of fact, there's a comparison on the different portraits of Elizabeth, timelines, discussions and much more. The creator is ... very modest.
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As noted above, the most common story of Elizabeth Bathory's reign of terror - that of the blood bath - is unsupported by the evidence of any of the witnesses3. Moreover, the nature of the trial renders suspect all of the evidence given there, as said evidence was largely extracted under torture or threat of torture, and was probably 'tuned' to create the most vivid impression. However, the story of the Blood Countess has been seized upon by many writers and film-makers, for whom the heady mixture of Elizabeth's beauty, sophistication, extreme cruelty and bisexuality have formed the basis for many a prurient retelling.
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Elizabeth Báthory was a member of the ancient Bathory family whose prestige at one time almost rivaled that of the Hungarian Royal Family. Her uncle, Stephen Báthory, was King of Poland from 1575 to 1586, and her brother was the Prince of Transylvania. She is said to have murdered around 600 young girls. Whether she did this for sadomasochistic pleasure or for the purpose of bathing in their blood (a reputed fountain of youth), it is difficult to say. Legends that surrounded her behavior are ... believed to be the source of much of the vampire mythos. Bram Stoker based his novel, Dracula, on a conflation of Vlad the Impaler and Countess Elizabeth.
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