Vampire Chronicles: The Life Of Enkil (Akasha's Vampire King)
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- Опубликовано: 10 июл 2024
- Vampire Chronicles: The Life Of Enkil (Akasha's Vampire King) In the Vampire Chronicles, Akasha is known as the Queen Of The Damned but the title of queen wasn’t actually given lightly, she was a legit queen, The queen of Kemet which is modern day Egypt, alongside her husband King Enkil. Despite Akasha being the first vampire to ever exist, Enkil was the first vampire ever created and that’s who we’re going to talk about today. We’re going to look at Enkil’s story. I’ve always found that he falls through the cracks throughout the Queen Of The Damned, completely overshadowed by Akasha, which is expected but also quite ironic. Ironic because she began as his queen and answered to him before he then eventually answered to her. So let’s go back to the beginning and begin our walk through Enkil’s life. Subscribe here / @vampirefolklorevideos
00:00 Intro
00:54 The Search For A Queen
03:15 The Red Haired Twins
08:45 The First Vampire
Blown away by the feedback on the video. I literally put my all into it, 3 full days of editing. Thank you so much for all the nice comments.
Thank you for this wonderful summary of Enkil (though much is not written about him in the books). I absolutely enjoyed this! Could you please do videos on Khayman, Gabrielle, Mael, Vittoria, Pandora and Santino. I know there isn't much about them in the books but there are tidbits of information here and there if you read through the entire book series carefully. I love the other vampires outside of Lestat. I know that Khayman grew up with Enkil (as children) and they were friends which is how Khayman became his steward (righthand man) in the Kemet palace where Enkil and Akasha ruled. So again, there are tidbits of information on the lesser known Ricean vampires if you read carefully through the books. Cheers from Canada! 😘🥰😇👏👏👏 P.S. I love the image you use to represent Enkil and Akasha as I believe they would have been a type of _brown_ person (not black or white but a phenotype that would resemble a bi-racial or brown "middle eastern" type of person. Thank you for the accurate representation!
You said both king and queen were affected by the sun so they only came out at night that’s not true we saw her clearly walking in sun light it was said that they were definitely dangerous cause they was always capable of doing so while the ones they sire wasn’t
Or was that movie adaptation
It’s very appreciated I love your work
Enkill is clearly a combination of the Sumerian gods Enki and Enlil. They are brothers who fight over the fate of humanity.
They predate them💊💯🥃🃏
I forgot, which one was the bad one and which one was the good one?
No they are not even gods to begin with. The cosmic mother is the only true god.dess. You confusing people with a lie doesn’t make it true. Mother Earth does and always will.
@@ReturnoftheGoddess-motherearth can't have a mother without a father and the the father isn't limited to one universe it creates universe and like I said they predate them dig deeper grasshopper 🧐🤔🤨💊💯🥃🃏🥋🐉
@@jasonfields7058the good 1(enki) is ironically turned into the serpent in genesis 😂 that's why the gnostics believe in the opposite. That Satan won and he created the material world without the supreme beings help. And the supreme being, being the bad 1 (enlil) who tried to wipe humanity with a flood.
Enki and enlil were brothers sired by the heavenly allfather anu (meaning sky/heavens)
When you look into it deeper enlil told humans to evoke his name whilst praying. Which he changed to amun (Egyptian god of air) which is where the Christian "amen" 🙏 the Islamic "ameen/amin"
When these religions site these names they are praying to the god of sumer who tried to destroy humanity. (The evil 1)
Gnostic teachings flip the entire religious backgrounds when it's used on other religions.
I haven't done it any justice here but there are others who explain it with studied knowledge instead of me and my recollections.
This was absolutely awesome, but I would urge those who loved this review as much as I did, to please read the books; interview with the Vampire, the vampire Lestat and especially Queen of the Damned.
All of this is explained in mesmerizing and meticulous detail.
Anne Rice was, in fact, a BRILLIANT writer!
I think after QOTD when she became a born again Christian she went a little too religious in follow up books, she got back on track with The Vampire Armand
Her novels always had this theme of being lost in faith, which is why I've obsessed over these stories (parallels my life). Though to add a bit: her return to the Church was a decade later when she retired the series due to her beliefs. The last few novels that were written during that time being the Mayfair crossovers. I think the seeds began with Memnoch the Devil (second favorite) but didn't go into full affect until the start of the 2000s. Don't worry: she got better. Lol
@@VampireFolkloreVideosso you're saying she wrote better before she decided to find christ? What does her beliefs have anything to do with her writings? Her books were DOPE regardless of her beliefs, hell she wrote a heavily GAY ASS BOOK (Armand) while believing in Christ so explain your ideology, unless it's just Christ you have a problem with. I'm not picking on you nor am I a Bible thumper I just don't dig the disdain of her pen game when she wrote better than ANYONE on this thread including me and I'm nominated nationwide 😂
Nope. She was dum as fucke. Who names an Egyptian character after some indian woman?
He was just explaining that she was conflicted with going with the series because she converted. The series is mostly about death destruction and vampires. Christ message is about defeating death and salvation so it goes against it
I have enjoyed this book 3 times. It would be nice to see the book depicted accurately in a movie or mini series. The ark work in the video is amazing!
Great vid on Enkil. Like u said, he falls through the cracks and is over shadowed.
Pls make a vid on the spirit Amel, the essence of vampirism.
Enki and Enlil, so similar but such different paths to achieve their goals.
There was a point in my life I considered starting a RUclips channel for Anne rice lore I LOVEEE all of your videos. Great art work. The blood spurts when Akasha and Enkil get stabbed made me cackle 😅
Niceee. I was patiently waiting for Enkill's origin story.
Appreciate it, young sir.
Been wondering when this would be coming. Great video Dean
Enkil seemed more interesting
Appreciate the new content Dean
Akasha could’ve had Lestat and Enkil could’ve had Louis 😂
😂😂😂
He actually fell thru the cracks in the movie. Completely. At least he was discussed in the books.
Lots from the book have fallen through the cracks!
Didn’t they make him white 😂
Thanks for doing this video i can't wait for when the tv show gets to the third book and see enkil 😊
And what do we have here? The Channel I never knew I needed in my life until this morning - and made by not only a fellow Irishman, but a fellow Dubliner too if Im not mistaken.
I very much appreciate your effort with this channel brother, I certainly have a lot to catch up on as regards your back catalogue/videography and fortunately I have the time to do so over my next two weeks off so I couldn't have found it at a more convenient time 👍 👊
I love this videos so much. I love watching don’t stop
It's ironic and befitting that Akasha became known as the Queen of the Damned while she was trying to get people to believe she was the opposite and later calling herself the Queen of heaven, I felt sorry for Khayman since he did it to the twins against his will and stood up to his King and Queen after vampirism being forced upon him also the fantastic pictures depicting this video mate the ones used for the twins are very beautiful here
Can you explain that more, why was she referring to herself as the Queen of Heaven?
@@elijahhayes8615 After she takes Lestat with her she reveals that she wants to wipe out 90% of the male population due to her believing that man is the worst cause of all evil and have the women worship her with Lestat as the Queen of heaven thinking they'll be no more evil in the world after her Revelation is revealed to the world by killing nearly every male on the earth, I think that's how it was, a fantastically written and detailed novel there is so much lore in it and stories of the lives of the others in diverse tales that lead up to and the events of the cliffhanger from The Vampire Lestat book ect
I love this video!! Great work, great information!! All I can say is keep them coming!!
I hope the TV series does them justice, Lestat already mentioned them in passing in the first season.
I haven't heard anyone else mention that. It was such a small part that I think many just didn't notice it. When Lestat and Louie are discussing where to possibly move to during the last episode, Louie mentioned Greece. Lestat mentions hot springs, sun worshippers, and "those who must be kept". When Louie asks him what he said, Lestat plays it off like it was nothing. It was obvious to those who have read the books that Lestat was intentionally keeping this information from Louie. I wonder if Akasha and Enkil will be brought up again in the series. I have my doubts, but I think it depends on how far the series goes.
What is the name of the TV series?
@@Leonarius0 Interview with the Vampire.
'Those who are kept.'
- Lestat De Lioncourt
Interview With The Vampire Season l
@@lewisforteandrew889 "Those who must be kept". Small correction.
So maybe the insanity that comes with vampirism to those turned often could be the price paid for Enkil and Akasha ordering the rape of those twins, a curse due to their humanityless act. Especially since Lestat drank from Akasha and Marcus themselves. (Im late and new to the series but it may be a contributer to Lestats lack of humanity?)
In that case it would explain why vampires are evil at some point. Doesn't matter how strong your human moral code is/was once your are a vampire YOU WILL kill an innocent human victim at one time. All Ann Rice vampires had kill innocents at one time.
Great video as always. Enkil, I always thought was a waste of a character, just one dimensional. A character I would love to get a breakdown video for would be Daniel Malloy. With the Interview Vampire series on AMC it would be great to compare the book version vs. the show.
I’m only halfway through but damn this is a great story
Awesome doccie, thanks.
Love the story & info keep them coming please.
I’d love if you did a video on the twins! ☺️
Woooooo hell ya thx man🤘🤘
The Sumerian mythology seems to communicate that the primal gods were insensitive to the troubles of all the beings they had spawned, and that the successful rebels had provided knowledge and comfort to the earth and all its children.
Awesome vid
im waitting on the book , or the movie to this. Nice break down 😊😊
Anne knew shit.
I find it interesting that Akasha came from Uruq as did Drake from Blade Trinity
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I think the areas ancient history and mythology is an attractive source for fiction creators to draw origins of ancient mysteries and supernatural characters from. It's very common for writers to base the history of their supernatural characters and mythos in either Egyptian, Mesopotamian, or Persian origins.
Drake's demon warrior form is how imagined Amel to look sometime......oh man, Imagine ENkil or Seth (Akasha's son) with Drake's sword and armor. Truly a god/demon/king of vampiric warriors
This needs te be a Movie!
Enkil is a representation oh Akhenaten and Akasha is a representation of Nefertiti!
😭 So sad Tutemkhamen never born in the story.
I think they’re an amalgamation of different historic figures, gods and goddesses from ancient Egypt and Levantine Middle East.
Having read the Anne Rice books and absorbed all the lore, I appreciate the extensive treatment in this video. I also love watching the movie version and love Akasha as she was portrayed. There is only one point I have always wondered, though it does not affect my love and devotion to the story, and that is, that if Akasha came from URUK, she would not necessarily have black skin. The kingdom of Kemet, was very much divided from that of Nubia, and although they were neighbors, and Kemet was cosmopolitan, I don't know that URUK would have been the same. Again, this does not affect my appraisal of the story, and much less my appreciation of Aliyah's portrayal of Akasha.
I always was curious about him
From my research, Enkil is actually Enki, who is Osiris 💎
It is a bit more complicated
in essence you did have two different points of view
that of the north (Canaan ,Anatolia ..Iran) with concepts like EL Elyon
and point of view of the south (Egypt,Iraq,North Mesopotamia) that was more pragmatic and less structured
and you did have them often mixing together
Enki is originally Hurrian/Hittite "Angel" of the one that is standing alone but was adopted from Iraq..and Egypt in different forms
Popular culture saying "the first vampire is Drakula, in Romania" but it is not. Because there are many storys about kind of this creater in many ancient culture. The Anatolia is one of them
i would love to see this made into a well written tv series with a nice budget
Of course she was considered a foreigner. She was from a foreign land! 😂😂
heavier focus on a foreign queen is what i meant
@@VampireFolkloreVideos yeah I get that. Just really made me laugh. 👍 didn’t mean it in a nasty or bitchy way.
Probably should have made that clear, I know that there’s a lot of people that just criticise. Wasn’t meant like that. 👍
@@jonathankerr4859 Believe it or not, people can’t hear your voice through RUclips comment sections.
So if you write nasty, you’re going to sound nasty.
@@mc-rn8ro oh ok.
It was meant sarcastically, just not nastily. Thus my reply to the creator when you responded.
Why exactly do you think I clarified that in my second comment.
Also it wasn’t “written nasty” if you want to just regard what was said or written without pausing and thinking about the tone that a comment might have been written in, then all it was was a comment about being surprised that a person from another country was treated like a foreigner.
I've always thought so.
I always enjoy the ancient world of myth and legends of all types, and this I would like legends of Anna Rice books like this continue making this into movies. With honour her name with love and respect to keep her legend going forever.
great job on this video 🩸 can't wait for the other ones to come in
You should do Godric from true blood!
It would have been kool to see the beginning king and qween from the start - How did they come to be and why were they sleeping
@Vampire Folklore has there ever been a skilled vampire hunter or organization who knew the true vampire history of Akasha and her husband Enkil and tried to wipe them out vampires as a whole
It's interesting to me that you did not mention Seth. Is that because it is uncertain who Seth's biological father is? I mean, it could even be Nebamun. 🤷♂️
I hope they cover Queen of the Damned in Interview with the Vampire series.
Why? The book doesn’t cover Akasha.
Can u do Pandora and Vitorio
I feel like listening to this should of been made into movie and remake of queen of damned
It sucks that we never got another good film like Interview With A Vampire.
I love him her king
Why wasn’t this in the movie?
Exactly, it would’ve helped a lot.
I was way more interested in their history, than anything dealing with Lestat.
I think the twins should’ve had a movie of their own.
Realistically/historically Mekare and Maharet being white, with red hair in that region and at that time is wholly inaccurate. Especially since they're said to be of an ancient Kemetian tribe, i.e. black Egyptian. Just sayin'. Loved the video.
was Nazlet Khater,oldest Egyptian (30000 years older than anything that you would consider a Black African Tribes) from a Black African Tribe?
and i did think he was most similar to ANE (that you would consider European)
@sokopic All life started in Africa, even science has proven that with " Lucy". I wasn't referring to Black African tribes, at least as we know them today.
The Ancient Egyptians were northern African. Ethiopians and, possibly Kenyans being their modern day decendents. And the Sudanese being the decendents of ancient Kush, which over took a weakening ancient Egyptian empire I believe in the New Kingdom era, when worship of Amen-Ra had grown to prominece.
Egypt at its weakest was overthrown by the Greeks. When the Grecian empire fell Egypt was conquered by the Phoenicians, hense why today Egyptians are of Arabic and not black African ethnicity.
@@MacrossJet
" Lucy"was australopithecus
oldest modern men are Jebel irhoud(in Morocco ) and Apidima (in Greece)
They did develop from Rhodesiensis (but Rhodesiensis is not a modern man)
Greeks originated as a mix of Natufians( Egyptians that did go to Canaan ) and Anatolians(Indo Europeans)
If Egyptians did have your dna Greeks would have it as well ..they do not
"decendents of ancient Kush"
oldest from them are found in Jebel Sahaba ..but they are not ...well read the description
" Kenyans"
are your people that did recently come to Keny...did end people that did live there before you
we can follow them through dna all the way back to the region of west Africa
@@MacrossJet" When the Grecian empire fell Egypt was conquered by the Phoenicians"
If you are speaking about Hyksos ..they have been Hurrians/Hittite (Indo Europeans)
the 18th dynasty that did expel them was as well from the Hittite lineage
and the 19th dynasty that did have conflicts with the Greeks(sea people) did not fall
Alexander came 1000 years after that
@@sokopicI'm curious, what exactly are you trying to say?
Did you use AI for the pictures, if yes, which one?
Mid journey
@@VampireFolkloreVideos Thank you!
It's sad a word like rape is censored shows how sad pathetic and controlling these people who are in charge of various platforms are.
unfortunately its the platforms rules and not mine but i understand your point
@@VampireFolkloreVideos i understand completely really enjoy your videos though. Clearly you put a lot of work and effort in these videos and they are very well done
I want a movie. But I want it done right.
Agreed
Akasha is Acacia too. DMT
Let me give you all a true History lesson on the actress who played Akasha. Aaliyah was the reincarnated Eve. She was also the mother of Ra & Cleopatra with the God Mercury in her lifetime after Eve. This lifetime was only her 3rd to exist in humanity. Who am I? 1. The guard sent to keep her & Adam out of the Garden 2. Where is your brother Cain? his blood calls up to me from the ground 3. The Nation of Egypt original name is Hades- named after the person who founded it. The last time I saw her alive as a person in person was #2. I almost saw her in 2001 had she made it to Miami on that plane and my friend who died with her introduced me to her. So, when I saw Queen of the Damn and saw that male statue, I immediately saw myself even though they used her real brother in the mold. Both Adam & Eve have ruled the Nation of Hades. Adam was 1st which is why you all see those Pyramids & Sphynx. It's supposed to be Ramses 1st & 2nd & Hades but who went by Aesop at the time. The only body they do not have in any Museums or private collection is Aesop's/ Hades'. Why? He ascended back up to the sun where he comes from. So, the other vampire who turned into a state in the movie was the reincarnated Minerva/Ruth who bore a child for Poseidon which is in the Bible Old Testament.
Seek help.
Enki enli the same guy zeus aka yakub
She was know as the Queen Of Heaven
Have you read "The Black Dagger Brotherhood?"
To the best of my knowledge Lilith is the first vampire and the grand mother of demons not Enkil and Enlil
SO THATS WHY AALIYAH GOT HER NAME AKASHA IN QUEEN OF THE DAM, ITS ALL MAKE SENSE NOW
It says a lot how roles get reversed.
Akasha was always evil as a human and as a vampire.
So what happened to the redheaded twins?
These two sound familiar
Does Dracula exists in this Universe?
Wait if thats the case then akasha has left the building and is now a male spirit in her body!! THATS FKD UP YO AND THE ENTIRE STORY IS NOW FKD UP!!!
Why isnt there a film about this
There is…Queen of the Damned? They just left out one twin, and their backstory. Most of the story, actually.
@@justinshelton5026how could they it needs to be remade into tv series
The true immortality is explain through the emerald text of Thoth, I think. Anyway I love the Aaliyah portray of Akasha. But I didn't like the movie Lestat in Queen of the Damned maybe if the actor bleach his hair it better proper and been bit more true to the book character.And did flashbacks in the movie of Egypt and Iraq. Tom Cruise was the best Lestat, I didn't care much for Brad Pitt Louis though maybe if Brad Pitt dye his hair jet black and work acting on his southern accent. A lot of people may hate me on that though.Which is weird because I love the new version of the Interview of the Vampire the series with a different time era of the story in the early 1900's and Louis being a pimp and being openly gay which through me off since I never saw him and Lestat but come to think of it it would make sense that the characters are bisexual or gay since there always complementing on how beautiful they are. A face of angel and the body of a god with super speed, telepathy, astro-projection, pyrokensis, telekinesis and super sonic voice, oh, and flying. Any other powers I'm forgetting. And their shiny glossy skin and glassy finger nails and luminous eyes.And growing ever more stronger as they get older. Ann Rice is thee best vampire novel writer, I sorry but Stephene whatever Meyers I think is...well blaah in comparison. Anyway if they keep up with the series I hope they also create the Vampire Lestat. It would be one action pack show, they would have to do a lot of green screen and CGI and especially if they did the show of Queen of the Damned. Funny Lestat mention those who must be kept in the series, I thought I was the only one who picked that up.
Enkil is spelled with one L, not two
Typo, changed immediately. Thank you
@@VampireFolkloreVideosi wish studios could make tv show about enkil and akasha story as the rulers of egypt
Who are those Two Red Head Girls⁉️
Maharet and Mekare
@@VampireFolkloreVideosgod lord i want to see this in film
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This, Maven of the Eventide, Dominic Noble/ Lost in Adaptation, and The Naughty Librarian: best channels that deal/ have delt with Anne Rice.
Think you would ever do a spinoff series dealing with the Mayfair due to the novels Merrick, Blackwood Farm, and Blood Canticle?
I love those channels, i love the different personalities of maven and dominic, it's fantastic
what if enkil never died...and he was awaken by Louis in 2024....now put that on IWTV....lol...
Bro literally did the same video different character
Well they have the same beginning..I explained this numerous times when being asked for an Enkil video. If i do a vid on the red haired twins, same beginning again until they're both sent off to different parts of the world in the stone coffins
Did Ms. Rice family approve this?
they blacken Akasha.. Uruk modern day iraq not black.. most high birth not dark skin if they not in Africa(north africa lighter skin).
her bone structure is more problematic than color
you did have people like Elamit around Ur (in essence a mix of "Anatolians" and Dravidians)
The "Anatolian" component (and that of ..in essence neolithic farmers) did take over to be more relevant very late ..only to be replaced from Arabic lineages
Northern Africa is still Africa....in those times Morocco or the Arab wasn't invading just yet..they came looooonngggg after askaha left uruq...so yes she was in did of African features..
@@venussstar2206
the traits you speak about(modern Africans) are relatively new ..Asselar man(oldest man that can be considered fully of your breed) is only 7 000 years old
even south of Sahara ...from south(Hofmeyr Skull) to north (Nazlet Khater) did have traits that you would today associate (and you would be wrong) with modern Europeans
@@sokopicyou seem to be the only person I have heard to say this, and I question your accuracy. It sounds like you're trying to rewrite history to make "whiteness" seem to have a more ancient history, and "blackness" to be a more modern creation. Everything I have ever heard on the subject stated the exact opposite. Even going to "Cheddar Man" found in what is now Britain from less than ten thousand years ago had black skin. Everything that I have heard about human origins suggests that homosapiens originated in Africa. Most of Africa being close to the equator, and dark skin simply being an adaptation to high solar radiation exposure, would suggest that the earliest homosapiens had darker skin.
And I have never heard that the first human to be "fully our breed" came about seven thousand years ago. That sounds like nonsense, and that you're trying to rewrite history.
@@cullenarthur8879He really is trying to rewrite history.
What books did you read?