According to
old records, in about
1640, the
German city of
Greifswald was overrun with
werewolves. It was said that there were so many werewolves that they took over the
city, working out of their
principal headquarters on
Rokover Street. Anyone who went
outside after
dark was very likely to be attacked and killed by the
monsters.
According to the
story, a group of
students decided to take the
fight to the werewolves. However, they were
just a bunch of kids, and the werewolves were -- well, werewolves, so the students weren't making much
headway.
In a
lull in the
fighting, one of the students suggested they gather up anything they had that was made of
silver,
melt them down, and turn them into
bullets. After that, the students were able to easily destroy the
lycanthropic plague.
But we've learned our
lesson now.
Secrecy first. Controls over the
price of
silver second. The
cattle won't turn against us again.
Some research from "The Werewolf Book" by Brad Steiger, (C) 1999, Visible Ink Press, p. 133.