Were-wolves, also known as lycanthropes, are mythologic humans with the ability to shapeshift into a wolf or wolflike creature, either purposely, by eating Henbane being bitten by a werewolf or after being placed under a curse.
I personally feel that even though they may be dread enemies of the vampires they still hide some dark secrets. Is it possible that maybe, the curse of the werewolves can also be passed down through their bloodline?
Historical legends describe a wide variety of methods for becoming a werewolf, one of the simplest being the removal of clothing and putting on a belt made of wolfskin, probably as a substitute for the assumption of an entire animal skin (which also is frequently described).[13] In other cases, the body is rubbed with a magic salve.[13] To drink water out of the footprint of the animal in question or to drink from certain enchanted streams were also considered effectual modes of accomplishing metamorphosis.
The medieval chronicler Gervase of Tilbury associated the transformation with the appearance of the full moon; however, there is evidence that the association existed among the Ancient Greeks, appearing in the writings of Petronius. This concept was rarely associated with the werewolf until the idea was picked up by Gervase. Werewolves have been mentioned in many forms of media, such as the Harry Potter series and are usually described as vicious monsters.
Maybe they are less violent than thought?
Fictional werewolves have been attributed traits distinct from those of original folklore, most notably the vulnerability to silver bullets or any silver objects.
Authors have speculated that werewolf and vampire legends may have been used to explain serial killings in less rationalistic ages.
A recent theory has been proposed to explain werewolf episodes in Europe in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. Ergot, which causes a form of foodborne illness, is a fungus that grows in place of rye grains in wet growing seasons after very cold winters. Ergot poisoning usually affects whole towns or poor sections of towns, resulting in hallucinations and convulsions.
The name most likely derives from Old English wer (or were) and wulf. The first part, wer, translates as "man" (in the sense of male human, not the race of humanity). The second half, wulf, is the ancestor of modern English "wolf"; in some cases it also had the general meaning "beast." This in turn is most likely from Frankish *wer-wulf meaning "man-wolf."
In Greek mythology, the story of Lycaon provides one of the earliest examples of a werewolf legend. According to one version, Lycaon was transformed into a wolf as a result of eating human flesh; one of those who were present at periodical sacrifice on Mount Lycæon was said to suffer a similar fate.
Are there any other things other than these from wikipedia?