# Inspector task sheet

Čachtice: how the Blood Countess story grew

## 1. Trace the earliest accessible record

For Čachtice: how the Blood Countess story grew, record author or storyteller, collection date, language, translation, page and exact scope. Distinguish evidence of a story being told from evidence of its events. Note which full documents remain unavailable.

Status: proposed; not completed.
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## 2. Investigate the central question

Locate edited proceedings and identify testimony date, speaker and whether observation was direct. Build a publication chronology for the blood-bathing motif. Compare numerical claims with named individuals and records, keeping unmatched estimates separate. Catalogue fictional adaptations without treating them as evidence about victims.

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## 3. Compare explanations without merging evidence

Trace each sensational motif to its first attributable publication. Match each specific claim to a surviving, contextualised record and expose missing links. Preserve contradictions and unsuccessful searches; proposed work remains unperformed.

Status: proposed; not completed.
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