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28. Okt. 2021 · Vlad the Impaler's thirst for blood was an inspiration for Count Dracula. The ruthless brutality of Vlad III of Walachia, forged by the 15th-century clash between the Kingdom of Hungary...
15. Aug. 2023 · Vlad the Impaler, also known as Count Vlad Drăculea, was not only a blood-thirsty and ruthless leader, but he also suffered from a rare condition that caused him to cry tears of blood, a new...
17. Aug. 2023 · A new chemical analysis of the 15 th century prince Vlad III, also known as Vlad the Impaler, revealed the terrifying military leader’s health conditions that likely inspired the creation of the...
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- Vishwam Sankaran
8. Sept. 2023 · Bram Stoker’s Dracula was known for drinking the blood of his victims, but it turns out that the 15th-century warlord considered to be the inspiration for the vampire may have cried blood.
- The Son of The Dragon Is Born
- How Vlad The Impaler Took Power and Embraced Brutality
- The Real Dracula’s Reign of Terror
- The Origins of Bram Stoker’s Dracula
Because the historical record is often spotty when it comes to the story of Vlad the Impaler (otherwise as known as Vlad III), we know only that he was born between 1428 and 1431 during a time of unrest in Wallachia. His mother, the queen, came from a Moldavian royal family and his father was Vlad II Dracul. The surname translates to “dragon” and w...
In 1448, Vlad returned to Wallachia to take back the throne from Vladislav II, the man who had taken his father’s place. He succeeded, but after just a few months, the deposed Vladislav returned and took back the throne. But in 1456, Vlad returned with an army and support from Hungary and was able to take the throne from Vladislav for a second time...
Vlad the Impaler was an undeniably brutal ruler. Nevertheless, much of Christian Europe supported his strong, if macabre, defense of Wallachia from various incursions from Muslim Ottoman forces. In fact, even Pope Pius II expressed admiration for the notoriously violent ruler’s military feats. A threat to Europe was deemed a threat to Christendom a...
Though Vlad the Impaler’s atrocities are undoubtedly terrifying, how exactly might the “real Dracula” have helped inspire Bram Stoker‘s fictional vampire? The answer might lie with the gory tales of the bloodthirsty monarch’s exploits. According to one legend, Vlad Dracula enjoyed dipping his bread in the blood of his victims, but the authenticity ...
- Natasha Ishak
15. Aug. 2023 · Vlad the Impaler was arguably much more bloodthirsty than the fictional Count Dracula. Historians have credited him with the deaths of over 80,000 enemy soldiers and innocent civilians during his struggle to keep Wallachia independent from the Ottoman Empire .
1. Okt. 2018 · Dracula’s thirst for the blood of English people solidifies him as a symbol for foreign races that will erase English heritage, “sucking the blood” from England. Count Dracula as a metaphor for foreign domination is also supported by his intense aversion to Christianity.
