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The Yorkshireman who became a vampire
Dent's vampire tale began with a villager whose unusually long life attracted attention and rumours. The legend shows how communities explain the unfamiliar.
Long: Parish records suggest George Hodgson was a pauper who lived an unusually long life in Dent. In the years after his death, increasingly dramatic rumours linked him to supernatural events and vampire folklore. The tale has survived for centuries, showing how local legends can grow from real lives and real places.
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