Dracula Informative Speech

Dracula Informative Speech
Researching was never usually my strong suit, especially when I had no idea about what topic to
pursue. As I thought about the various events and people I had read about throughout my life, I
didn't have much interest in any of them. Just when I was about to give up and browse through a list
of research topics online, one name flashed into my mind. Dracula. I had always loved reading and
watching the tales of the fictitious count and I knew the inspiration of the bloodthirsty Dracula was a
Romanian prince named Vlad. However, the legend behind Dracula has always been shrouded in
mystery. That is why I would like to know,"Who was the real Count Dracula?"
What I Know.
Vlad Tepes III was one of the children of Vlad II and Cneajna of Moldavia. ... Show more content
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His family's sobriquet, or nickname, Dracul, originated from his father Vlad II's induction into The
Order of the Dragon, which was created by the Holy Roman Emperor Sigismund to uphold
Christianity in Europe and defend against the Ottoman Empire. Dracul translates to 'son of the
dragon' and was also thought to have meant 'son of the devil.' In 1436, Vlad and his family moved to
Targoviste, Wallachia when Vlad II assumed leadership of the Wallachian voivode, or principality.
Things were rather peaceful until 1442 when Vlad III and his younger brother Radu were taken to
the court of Ottoman Emperor Murad II. The boys were used as collateral to assure that their father,
in a complete reversal of his previous standing and beliefs, would support Ottoman policies without
any resistance. Vlad had been kept in captivity for six years, refusing to become loyal to the
Ottoman Empire and their beliefs. His brother Radu had capitulated, or surrendered, to the Ottomans
a few years before and was now free from their captivity, and following exactly what his brother
refused to the years he had remained in captivity. It is uncertain whether he escaped his prison or
was merely released by the Ottomans. When Vlad returned to his home in 1448, he received the
news that his father and elder brother had been assassinated by Wallachian boyars, or nobles, a year
before his freedom. Vlad then embarked to regain
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Reaction Paper On The Vlad The Impaler
This is the story of a man named Vlad III Tepes he was born in 1431–1476 he had a family beloved
wife and one brave son. The tribute of the Turkish wants to acquire 1000 boys including his son so
he reject the deal from the Turks so the Turkish Empire will conduct a war, from Vlad's people.
According to Sultan of Turkey in the year 1431–1500 middle ages he wants to acquire and train
boys in order to turn them into perfect soldiers who would hold no moral or accurate obligations and
vlad also known as the impaler is one of the participant of that army, he called the vlad the impaler
because he brutally kill his enemy by stabbing his enemy and he stand the spear vertically, Vlad was
able to escape from his duty as a soldier, and was made the prince of Transylvania because he has
the skill of a true ethical prince of Transylvania, After Vlad III Tepes and his soldiers scouting a
mission in the woods, Vlad and his soldiers discover a wrecked helmet and realize that scouting
soldiers of Turkish have entered Transylvania territory and they thought they ambush their guards
and they look for them if someone survived. In their search for the party, Vlad and his men enter a
cave in the mountains and ... Show more content on Helpwriting.net ...
Analysis of the film using the elements
The Motion of the film is smooth in the eye, the motion and the illusion of the frames through
screen or through projector has a good movement and it appears played quickly. The camera used in
this film is good because it's clear.
The Sound of this film is so good, the sound track and the narrative voice is clear the echoes and
The vibration affects the audience specially if the scene is fighting and casting the powers of a
vampire.
The Time of the film runs 90 minutes / ½ hour. The story time of this film is 1400–1500 years ago
middle age. The Story is right to the time even though the Dracula Untold Story has a very long
story and according to the Wikipedia there's a Sequel of this movie.
III.

Vlad The Impaler And What Is His Connection To Count Dracula?
Who is Vlad the Impaler, and what is his connection to Count Dracula?
Was Dracula based on a real living human? Is Bram Stoker's legendary story based on a real person?
Yes, it is entirely possible that Dracula is based on the man known as Vlad III, ruler of Wallachia.
Vlad III was born in 1431. His place of birth is unknown, but he was the 2nd of 4 sons the the ruler
of Wallachia, Vlad II. At a young age Vlad and his brother Radu were taken as prisoners by the
Ottoman Empire to gain their father's loyalty. During this time is Vlad's life, he was tortured by the
Ottomans. The Ottomans knew however, that Vlad could and would one day become leader of
Wallachia, so they tutored him and his brother is science, arts, philosophy, swordsmanship, and
horse riding. While he was with the empire, Vlad's father, Vlad II, was most likely with a group of
people called the Order of the Dragon. They were an elite group of people who protected Christain
interest and would crusade against turks. It was said the Vlad's father was a high ranking member of
this group. Vlad II was ruler of Wallachia, like a king or leader of the people. However not all rulers
hold power for ever, and he and Vlad's older brother was tortured,blinded and killed both in 1447.
This is said to be one of the key turning points in what made Vlad III so cruel and merciless when
giving punishment.
Vlad wanted to be the ruler of Wallachia badly. With Ottoman help he launched

Vlad The Impaler Research Paper
There are longstanding legends in Romania of a man who was cold blooded and blood thirsty, a man
who was practically immortal(Norine). Vlad The Impaler may not have been cold blooded from
berth as many historians would have people believe. Vlad had responsibility thrust upon him that
made him who he was. Eventually he became legend although no one remembers his legend but
instead the legend of Count Dracula To begin with, Vlad was actually thrown into war from the time
he was young. When Vlad was born the country his father rolled over was not in a great economic
state. "...Walachia was in the middle of a power struggle between the Ottoman Empire and the
Kingdom Of Hungary." As king of Wallachia Vlad the second had to manage a kingdom ... Show
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Stories of Vlad and the famous legend of Dracula are very similar. One of the many things dracula is
known for is that in the story he drinks the blood of his victims, Vlad was said to have dipped his
bread in the blood of his enemies(Norine). But even though vlad has comparisons to all vampires he
was not thought of that way for many years. "Vlad was never associated with vampirism until stoker
took his name for the novel"(wilde) In fact the name they share is all they truly have in common.
After all it is only on very loose information that they are compared(wilde) In conclusion, Vlad
Tepes was a three time ruler, a fierce warrior ,and the namesake of dracula. He started life in a
country torn by war, started on the path of a warrior reclaiming his rightful place on the throne more
than once, and finally he became legend as the vampire dracula. Some people could argue that vlad
should not need to be known but that is not true he is just as important as other historical

Imagine being impaled, a rod going straight thru you. For Vlads victims this was reality. Why did he
impale people? What drove him to kill so many people? What did he do to strike fear into so many
people's eyes,even the bravest warriors. Vlad the Impaler's real name was Vlad iii. His father was
Vlad Dracul ii. When Vlad was born his father was king of Wallachia,Romania. Which made him
prince, Air to the throne. In Vlads teenage years, he and his brother. Were taken by the Ottomans, as
political hostages. The Ottoman king made a deal with Vlads father, the king of Wallachia. That
Vlads and his brothers fate would depend on the actions of their father. If his father offended the
Ottoman King or launched an attack his sons would be executed with no mercy or a fair trial. The
art of impalement was vlads most common torturing strategies. While in captivity the ottomans were
quite generous. Instead of being locked in a cell the entire time during captivity. The Ottomans
schooled them in standard classes like latin, history,science, and the art of war. The Ottomans also
taught the brothers in swordsmanship. The Ottomans also taught Vlad the art of impalement.
Probably the most fierce,most painful kind of torturing. Impalement done the right way can be the
most painful and slowest death there can be. ... Show more content on Helpwriting.net ...
Is Impalement, Rat torture, and saw torture. Impalement is where Vlad would thrust a rod straight
threw her body but in just the right spot to where they would die slowly. Rat torture is where a rat
would be placed on the chest of a victim, and then a bucket would be put over it. The a hot coal
would be placed on top of the bucket. So the rat would get hot and have nowhere to go but into the
body of the victim. Last but not least Saw Torture. Saw torture I where Someone is hung upside
down so all the blood rushes to his/her head so they stay conscious. While someone slowly saws
them in

There have been a lot of rulers in the world that have been remembered for great achievements.
However, some rulers were terrible leaders and have been remembered for terrible things., Vlad the
Impaler was one of the leaders. His decisions about how to rule made history because of their
cruelty. Vlad the Impaler, who descended from Vlad ll Dracula had a unique personality, and some
choices of punishments that made history. Vlad the Impaler was descended from Vlad ll Dracula.
Vlad made history for how violent he was when he ruled Romania, and this partially came from his
relatives and father Vlad ll Dracula. "It is believed that his father died violently during war. His
brother Mircea and younger brother, Radu also suffered untimely ... Show more content on
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Impalement was his most famous punishment and he tortured thousands of people with it.
"Impalement was initiated by taking an oiled stake about as wide as a burly man's arm, and inserting
it through the victim's buttocks, often until it protruded from their mouths." (Alter Dimensions 9) As
if that wasn't enough Vlad made sure the oiled stake was not too sharp to make sure shock didn't kill
the victims. Set up around the castle were the bodies, and the smell was horrendous throughout the
castle. Vlad thought violence was the answer to misbehavior, so this is what he did. However, Vlad
had more choices of punishments throughout the castle..."Reports indicate that tortures included
nails in the head, cutting off of limbs, strangulation, burning, cutting off of noses and ears,
mutilation of sexual organs, scalping, skinning, exposure to the elements or wild animals, and
boiling persons alive." (Alter Dimensions 12) Vlad was one of the most horrific rulers of all time.
Before victims ended up dying, Vlad made sure they stayed alive for hours, and even days. As
you've read Vlad's punishments were very unique and definitely made history.
Vlad the Impaler, who descended from Vlad ll Dracula had a quite a different personality, and some
choices of punishments that definitely make us today feel very lucky with our "rulers". Vlad was not
only remembered for his punishments, but one of the most evil rulers throughout

The Negative View Of Vlad The Impaler
The negative view of Vlad the Impaler has stemmed from two factors the view of the Impaler by
western historians and western countries in general, and Bram Stoker's Dracula most western history
books and historians tend to focus more on his deeds than his achievements and triumphs over the
Turkish Ottoman Empire. For example according to a runaway brit article during the middle ages,
there was a German minority living within the region of Transylvania known as the Transylvanian
Saxons. These Germans were mainly merchants who under the reign of Vlad's father were allowed
to trade freely in Wallachia as long as they paid a tax. According to a LiveScience article by Marc
Lallanilla during the reign of the Impaler they stopped paying said tax.

The Impaler: The Real Story Of Dracula
The Real Story of Dracula When people hear the name Dracula, they envision the vampire from
Bram
Stoker?s novel of the same name. Many believe this fictional character was inspired by a real
person. Finding the truth requires examination of the life of Vlad
III also known as Vlad the Impaler, his antics of terror, and if that sparked the legend of the fictional
Dracula we hear about in movies and books. Vlad III was the son of Vlad Dracul and Cneajna,
grandson of Mircea cel
Batrin. He is believed to have been born in 1431 in Sighisoara where his father served as a military
commander. His father?s job was to keep the enemy from passing through the mountains between
Transylvania and Wallachia. In the same year, the older Vlad was ... Show more content on
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Mar.

There have been countless tyrants and iron–fisted rulers throughout history. Nero, Hitler, Stalin,
Ivan, Henry, and Elizabeth were just a few tyrants throughout history who have had an insatiable
bloodlust. However, none of them were as terrible and as horrific as Dracula himself, Vlad the
Impaler. He had slaughtered thousands of innocent people, as well as impaled hundreds of those of
whom he saw unfit for his kingdom. Thieves, merchants, and peasants alike were all killed, no
matter how small of a crime they had committed. These tendencies had turned Vlad into one of the
most vicious rulers in history.
Vlad III was born on November 14, 1431 in Sighisoara, Transylvania. He was born in a building call
the citadel. The citadel was the main military fortress of Transylvania. Vlad's father was Vlad II and
his mother was Princess Cneajna of Moldavia. Vlad III was not an only child, as he had three
brothers. His older brother Mircea II, his younger brother Radu, and his half–brother Vlad
Cᾰlugarul. Vlad III was initiated ... Show more content on Helpwriting.net ...
Before a year had passed, Bogdan II was assassinated by a man, Petru Aron, at a wedding that he
was attending. Vlad III was forced to flee to Hungary, where he had run into John Hunyadi himself.
Impressed with Vlad's knowledge of the Ottoman Empire and hatred towards the Sultan Mehmed II,
Hunyadi had granted Vlad a pardon and appointed him as one of his advisors. After a year, Hunyadi
had put Vlad forward as Hungary's candidate for the throne of Wallachia. In 1456, Hungary had
invaded Serbia to drive out the Ottomans, while Vlad III had invaded Wallachia with his own small
army. Both invasions were successful, although Hunyadi had died suddenly due to the plague.
Despite Hunyadi succumbing to the plague, Vlad was happy because he was now prince of his
native land.This short reign will have lasted from 1456 to

The Story of Vlad the Impaler's Life
Are you a fan of Vampires or Dracula? I am so I did some research on them, that, and I was told to.
My essay is over the very first vampire Vlad Dracula or more commonly today Vlad the Impaler.
Yes this is going to take a while so hold tight. Vlad was born in Transylvania a very long time ago.
He was a prince of Wallachia for many, many years. He was well known for what he did to the
enemy during the battles he fought in. Vlad was a highly feared person. He was the over taker of
many lands, and villages. Vlad Dracula was a dastardly man who in this seriously long essay I will
explain everything I have the knowledge of. Let's Begin. Vlad Dracula was born to Vlad Dracul and
his mother was a beautiful young Moldavian princess, her name was lost in history. He was born in
the year 1431 in the country of Sighisoara, Transylvania. He was born a prince for his father was
from a family of princes in Wallachia (Goldberg & Itzkowitz pg. 18), and of course his mother being
a princess helped. His name Dracula means "little dragon, or little devil". His father was a knight of
Emperor Sigismund. Vlad lived near the front line of defense for this reason alone. When Vlad was
about either 12 or 13 he and his brother Radu were traded to the Turks by their father as hostages as
to keep the treaty of peace between the two countries from ever being broken. While they were
hostages the Turks taught them science and mathematics, and by the end of the four years they were

Vlad the Impaler was a harsh guy.
He was a ruler of Wallachia and he ruled with an iron fist. His real name was Vlad Tepes, but in
English was Vlad the Impaler because of the brutal way he tortured his enemies. Vlad Tepes was a
ruler, an architect, and he got his name by torturing people. Vlad Tepes ruled differently from other
kings. Vlad had strict rules for his country. "Vlad the Impaler ruler Walachia and was very strict."
(Linke 5) He did sick things to the people of Walachia. "If his people were to break his rules, they
would soon regret it." (Pallardy 3) He had a lot of power. "At any time, he could snap and that could
be bad for other people." (Anderson 4) That's how Vlad Tepes ruled Wallachia. Vlad Tepes was also
a very good architect.

Vlad The Impaler
If you have ever watched a vampire movie you should have heard of dracula but you probably didn't
know that dracula was based off of a real character called vlad the 3.Vlad was called dracula and
some parts of the movies i guess you could say are true he kinda did have a thirst for blood but in a
different way. During vlads teenage years him and his brother were taken hostage by the ottomans to
make sure that their father the king would stay faithful to them during the time of war.It is said that
bduring their stay at the ottomons, Vlad and his brother were tutored in science, philosophy and the
arts. They were also allegedly schooled in the arts of war, receiving lessons in both horsemanship
and swordsmanship from their Ottoman captors,Also ... Show more content on Helpwriting.net ...
During vlads imprisonment his younger brother who had sided with the ottomans got to take power
of wallachia but died for unknown reasons in 1475. Vlads return was welcomed by rulers of
different provinces and of course by the boyars after his return in 1476 vlad got help to reclaim his
throne which he succeeded in doing.valds last rein of power was short lived later that year he was
killed with a convoy of men by the

Vlad Tepes: Hero Or Villain
Vlad Tepes: Hero or Villain
For my research paper, I chose Vlad Tepes, the Man, the Myth, the Legend, the Hero, and the
horrific Impaler. My plans in this research were to learn about the real man behind the inspiration
for the Count, Dracula. I've seen all the movies and now it's time to learn about the real man. I had
only planned on learning about the man Vlad Tepes, but instead also learned about the many things
around him that made Vlad the man he was.
Vlad grew up and lived during rough times in the middle ages. Assassination was a common means
of eliminating rivals... (Porter) His own father Vlad II killed to get to the throne. He lived in times of
a lot of death. There was a lot of death all over the country, but around Wallachia, ... Show more
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He escapes through a secret tunnel under the castle. This is where it's said that Dracula's wife
commits suicide so that she will not be captured. Dracula then travels to Transylvania in hopes of
gaining the support of King Matthias Corvinus. "However, the Saxons presented Matthias with a
letter allegedly written by Vlad Dracula to Sultan Mehmed, where the Prince offered his support to
the Ottomans." (Pop) The King immediately imprisons Dracula.
Russian pamphlets indicate that Dracula is imprisoned for the period of 1462–1474 in Transylvania.
McNally and Florescu place Dracula's actual period of confinement at about four years from 1462 to
1466. (McNally) During the time, he manages to marry a member of the Hungarian royal family and
father two sons. It's unlikely that a prisoner would be allowed to marry into the royal family.

Description And Imagery In Bram Stoker's 'Dracula'
Allyson A. Rodriguez
English 2323. C01
Professor Havermale
April 23, 2018
Dracula
In the novel Dracula, Bram Stoker uses vivid description and imagery to set up a classic
representation of a gothic novel. Although most people know the novel as a telltale story of a
vampire and the many powers he possesses to overtake the innocent. I believe that Stoker portrays
the characters in the novel to formalize a struggle between what they know as reality and what they
experience as delusions of a weakened mental state where many of them question their sanity.
Stoker does this through the characters' encounters with the Count with feelings of insanity,
forgetfulness, trances and imprisonment in order to facilitate Dracula's torment on his victims. ...
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Van Helsing who is an old, wise and educated man is determined to get rid of the Count. He knows
much of how to rid vampires and has sworn till death that he will kill him. He joins forces with
Jonathan Harker, Quincy Morris, Arthur aka Lord Godalming and Dr. Jack Seward to save the world
from Dracula. Even after all he knows and has seen he still questions his sanity, "You may at the
first think that I, Van Helsing, am mad–that the many horrors and the so long strain on nerves has at
the last turn my brain" (523). Even Dr. Seward feels the loss of sanity amongst them, "I sometimes
think we must be all mad and that we shall wake to sanity in strait–waistcoats" (392) and even
questions himself, "I am beginning to wonder if my long habit of life amongst the insane is
beginning to tell upon my own brain"

Ivan The Impaler Research Paper
Emilio Hernandez
Mr. Belmont
24 January 2017
Compare/Contrast
Ivan the Terrible vs. Vlad the Impaler Ivan the Terrible and Vlad the Impaler are some of history's
most ruthless men to have lived. When they ruled their countries, they did so with fear and cruelty,
and one of which even inspired the legend of Count Dracula. They not only instilled fear in their
enemies but also in their own people. These two men have several similarities but there are a few
subtle differences that make them each very unique characters of history. Both of these men had
ruled over their kingdoms and have had troubled childhoods which undoubtedly formed them into
the cruel men they were. Ivan IV but more commonly known as Ivan the Terrible was the first tsar ...
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Their own citizens fearing for their lives that they may not be killed next in a violent raid or
massacre that these men would often indulge themselves in. Vlad the Impaler earned his famous
tittle during his second period as king. The only form of punishment at this time in Walachia was
impalement, a form of torture/execution where a blunt stake was driven either horizontally or
vertically through the abdomen and erected up so that the persons' own weight would slowly slide
them down the shaft, no matter the crime committed. In one account, in 1462 the invading sultan of
the Ottoman empire arrived at the capital city of Targoviste where he found over twenty thousand
Ottoman prisoners impaled on the outskirts of the city. Vlad left this as a deterrent to invading the
invading Ottomans. Aside from the constant impalements Vlad had a problem with all the poor and
sick people of Targoviste. As a way solving his problem Vlad summoned all the sick and poor to a
grand feast and when they had all had their fill he had the building in which they were eating
boarded up and burned to the ground with everyone inside (Top 10 Lists). Ivan the Terrible became
truly terrible after his wife Anastasia had died. Ivan would frequently murder and massacre whole
villages solely on the basis that they may have been traitors. One account of his massacring involved
the city of Novgorod which he sacked and

The Monster In Bram Stoker's Dracula
Bram stokers Dracula created in 1897. Now how could someone four hundred and sixty six years
apart be related? Dracula in the novel was born in 1431. Dracula was thought to be his own person,
but he was actually inspired by someone who had more of a gruesome taste for blood. Vlad Tepes
III was also born in 1431 in what is now Transylvania, the central region of Romania.
Vlad was the second son of Vlad Dracula. His name Dracula meaning "son of Dracul" was derived
from the Latin "Draco" meaning dragon. So one of his nicknames was son of the dragon. Since
Dracula's castle was in Transylvania, it was originally thought that Vlad lived in Transylvania, but
the truth is Vlad did not own anything in Transylvania. Vlad had an infamous way of dealing with
his adversaries. He would stick a stake in the ground and put his enemies on it alive to leave them to
die. It ... Show more content on Helpwriting.net ...
Vlad would impale thousands and leave them, it was his calling card. He also used it as a deterrent
against soldiers, to make them second guess their decision. When he was young he had been
captured and tortured numerous times. His father was stripped of his throne by local warlords
hunted down and kill in the swamps of Balteni, Wallachia, in 1447. Vlad's older brother, Micea, was
tortured, blinded, and buried alive. This may have been the reason why Vlad had been so cruel.
Since of his vindictive reasons, it was told that he would drink the blood of his enemies. So his
nickname changed from son of the dragon to son of the devil. Not long after he had killed the
Ottomans prisoners of war in 1462, he had been exiled out of Hungary. He was unable to defeat his
foe Mehmet II, so he had been caught and thrown into prison for years during his exile. During that
time he had married and had two children. In 1457– 1504 he had tried to take back his throne, and
succeeded in his efforts. The victory did not last long as later in those years he had

Vlad The Impaler
Vlad "the Impaler." also infamously known as Vlad III Dracula, has lived forever as a fictional
vampire in Bram Stoker's 1897 novel which went on to inspire countless horror novels and movies.
Not only that, Vlad was known for his brutal, cruel, and torturous tactics in both his enemies and
subjects.
Vlad III was born in 1431, in Sighișoara, Romania. In the same year, future Holy Roman Emperor
but currently king of Hungary, Sigismund of Luxemburg, inducted Vlad II, the father, into the Order
of the Dragon as governor of Transylvania. As a result, Vlad II earned a new surname: Dracul,
meaning dragon in ancient Romanian, hence, Vlad III, was known as the "son of Dracul" or
Drăculea in ancient Romanian.
The Order of the Dragon was devoted to ... Show more content on Helpwriting.net ...
Vlad II didn't want to anger the Hungarian king or endanger his sons in the Murad II's court, so he
sent his oldest son, Mircea, to participate in the campaign. After the disaster in the Battle of Varna,
Vlad II betrayed János Hunyadi. In December 1447, Hungarian noblemen assassinated both Vlad II
and Mircea.
Under the Turks, Vlad III and Radu were tutored in science, philosophy and the arts. As a result,
Vlad became a skilled horseman and warrior. "In 1448, the Ottomans released Vlad III and
supported him as their candidate in Wallachia." (The Ottoman Centuries: The Rise and Fall of the
Turkish Empire.) With the Ottoman's help, he took the throne as Vlad III Dracula. Few months later,
János Hunyadi, who despised Vlad II for his collaboration with the Turks, drove Vlad III, the son,
out and installed a puppet ruler, Vladislov III in his place.
"However, Vladislov unexpectedly sided with the Ottomans. Furious, Hunyadi allied himself with
Vlad Dracula, in whom he discovered a kindred hatred for the Turks. Vlad took possession of his
father's former Transylvanian landholdings. In 1456, with Hunyadi's support, he invaded Wallachia
and reclaimed the throne." (The Ottoman Centuries: The Rise and Fall of the Turkish

Vlad III Dracule Vlad The Impaler
Vlad III Draculea, also known as Vlad the Impaler was born in 1431 in modern day Romania, but
back then known as Transylvania. He was born into a royal family under Prince Dracul II his fathers
name means "devil" or "dragon". Vlad III's name was given to him by his father in honor of his own
name, his father named him "Draculea", which means "Son of the devil". His father had been on
earlier crusades with The Order of the Dragon, which was created by the Emperor Sigismund. The
Order was created to defend the lands of Transylvania from potential Ottoman invaders and other
threats. But in an attempt to balance the rival powers in the country, Vlad II decided to join the
Ottoman invaders in the quest to invade Transylvania, Vlad II quickly became a rival of Emperor
Sigismund and was kicked out of the Order. But the ottomans grew ... Show more content on
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And he turned to the solution of instilling fear and bloody violence to both keep his rivals out of his
land and keep the residents of his kingdom from rebelling. He started to order the impaling of his
invading enemies and rebels within his country, anyone who opposed him was ordered to have a
wooden stake drove up through their rectum and exiting their mouth, inflicting a intense amount of
pain and a very slow death. Some victims would hang on the stake for hours and in some cases days,
he kept the victims on the stake long after they were dead to scare enemies from invading and to set
examples for any potential opposers. Even though seen as a brutal ruler, Vlad III was seen as a hero
by some in his country, his rule benefited the peasants as he handled his economy and foreign affairs
in a balanced manor. Nevertheless, Vlad III was booted from the throne in 1462 by boyars trying to
save their rights, as he had been executing a great number of them

Vlad the Impaler
A man that had a lot of power, was brilliant, was the prince of a country at one time, and a
mastermind of torture. All of these words are describing Vlad Dracula, otherwise known as Vlad the
Impaler. [The middle ages have produced numerous legends and heroes that remain very much a
part of our contemporary culture; one need only to refer to the Tales of King Arthur and his Knights
of the Round Table or of the outlaw Robin Hood,...Amidst the struggle to halt the Ottoman
onslaught in Southeastern Europe the historical figure of Vlad Dracula arose to become a legend in
his own time] (Treptow, 2000, p.7). Vlad the Impaler or Dracula was a very smart man in a sick
way. He once tried to use a "technique...[not used]...to impale the anus but rather ... Show more
When Vlad was twelve years old he had experienced something that would sculpted his life
completely, and made him become this evil mastermind with no feelings of remorse. When an
officer [approached the bed and made a gesture to the guards. Instantly strong hands put Radu
[Vlad's brother] on his belly, pulling upward to raise his hips as one man applied oil of attar to the
anus that had previously been enlarged by the insertion of ivory pegs. The boys eyes were glistening
with tears now as his buttocks were opened to allow his ravisher full access to him. Murad stripped.
When he mounted Radu and penetrated him, the boy screamed, though more from fright than pain....
Prince Vlad ignored this outrageous sodomizing of his brother. Even when the sultan had finished
and he himself was taken by all three officers in turn, he did the utmost not to let them see his
anguish, not to cry out or release tears which shame and humiliation brought welling into his eyes.
But there was no dignity left him now that it had happened, no maintaining his princely demeanor,
no saving of his honor. There was only the acute sense of fullness to bursting, of being used
unmercifully, of degradation and submission and defeat. It seemed to go on and on eternally, until
sobs were wrung from him and childish curses flung at the damascened wall. And while they did
this to him, commenting obscenely on his surrender and his helplessness, angry

Vlad the Impaler a name said in many variations, Vlad, Vlad the Impaler, Vlad Tepes, and Vlad
Dracula all had the same evil man lurking behind it. A man that has killed about 100,000 people
most of which impaled through the torso with a wooden stake. Vlad's background, reign, and fall
will all be presented through this essay. A very strong factor in why Vlad the Impaler became a
dictator is because of his childhood. Before Vlad was in power his father was king and his older
brother was prince along with him and his younger brother. In the year 1442 Vlad and his younger
brother, Radu, were taken prisoner and sent to Egrigoz Fortress in Anatolia, and Vlad's father was
imprisoned in Gallipoli Prison. No one knew where Vlad's older brother was

Vlad Dracula Research Paper
Vlad Dracula was born in the winter of 1431 in Sighisoura,Transylvania. Vlad's father who is Vlad
II came from a family of princes from the state of Wallacia. In the same year Vlad III was born, his
father traveled to Nuremberg, Germany and became a member of the Order of the Dragon. The
Order of the Dragon was select group of European royalty appointed by the head of the Holy Roman
Empire, Emperor Sigismund ,who held power over most of Western Europe. These men were
dedicated to crusading against the Ottoman Turks, whose faith was Islam, and defending the Empire
in the name of the Cross . Sigismund made Vlad II head of the Order and promised that he would be
Prince of Wallacia when he returned . After this day, Vlad II became known as ... Show more
In 1441, Hunyadi came to Targoviste and asked Dracul to join in on the holy war . Since it was not
clear to Dracul who had the best chance of winning, he decided to stay neutral. The next year, the
Turks raided Transylvania and Dracul just let them pass through. This infuriated Hunyadi and he had
to fight and chase the Turks back through Wallacia and forced Dracul out of Tirgoviste. Dracul went
back to the Turks but they were not happy with him either and put him in prison. While he was in
jail, he made some promises the the Turks. He pledged to not go to war against the Turks, agreed to
pay a sum of money every year and he would send some of his own Wallacian men to the Turks to
be converted to Islam and trained as soldiers. The one promise that would change the life of Dracula
forever and was forced to keep was giving up Dracula and Radu as hostages. In 1443, Dracul
returned to Targoviste and became Prince of Wallacia while his sons were forced out and traveled
700 miles where they became prisoners of the Ottoman Empire.
The head of the Ottoman Empire at that time was Sultan Murad II, who they ended up living with in
the city of Adrianople. Murad viewed them as potential rulers and did not treat them as ordinary
prisoners. They were educated by Turkish tutors who taught them mathematics, philosophy, read the
Koran and studied languages. Radu gave in to the Sultan and

Research Paper On Vlad The Impaler
Vlad was the Prince of the Wallachian kingdom (also referred as the Voivode of Wallachia, which
means the same) in three different occasions which nowadays doesn't exist, but it was located at the
south of the actual Romania. He achieved the throne after his father was killed. Some quotations of
the Dracula book that I consider as references to the fact that Vlad the Impaler was a prince and a
member of the high class, are the next ones: "It is late, and my people are not available" (page 24).
This quotation may not be a clear one, but I think it is and I am going to explained it: a prince is the
ruler of a kingdom, his kingdom, and the people who lived in his kingdom belongs to him. This is
the case of Vlad the Impaler. So, when in this sentence ... Show more content on Helpwriting.net ...
This theory of mine came to my mind because I thought that it was a similar practise and a
coincidence between the two characters because in both, it was necessary the use of a steak to kill
someone.
However, I have found some web pages that explain the same thought I once had in your class, so I
am going to let the bibliographic reference of one of them at the end of the essay to let you know.
The last think I want to talk about in this essay is about the movie "Bram Stoker's Dracula" from the
director Francis Ford Coppola. At the beginning of this movie, it is explained how the character of
Dracula became a vampire and it is said that he was a warrior called Draculea, from the Order of the
Dragon, who fought to protect the Christian world. What's more, in the scene where Dracula
welcomes Jonathan Harker into his castle, there is a conversation about a picture hanging in a wall.
Harker asks the Count who is the man on the picture and he tells him that it is an ancestor of him
from the order of the Dragon.
This reference to Vlad the Impaler it is not clear in Bram Stoker's book and what's more, the story of
how Dracula became a vampire it is an invention of the movie

Vlad The Impaler's Dracula
In the Romanian language the name "Dracul" means "Devil." This name was given to a
Transylvanian man named Vlad II by the Order of the Dragon. This was an organization for
Christian nobleman who fought to take down the Ottoman Turks. He won the name by committing
cruel deeds and slaughtering thousands of Turks. His son, Vlad III, took the name "Dracula"
meaning "Son of the Devil" ("Vlad the Impaler (Dracula) Vlad Tepes"). Vlad III lived up to this
title. He became a very powerful Wallachian ruler. Vlad Dracula's rule revealed one of the cruelest,
most merciless leaders in world history. Vlad Dracula's story was interesting from the very
beginning. Vlad was born in the Transylvanian city of Sighisoara in the winter of 1431 ("Vlad The
Impaler" ... Show more content on Helpwriting.net ...
This was because an epidemic of "vampirism" spread across Eastern Europe at the end of the 17th
century ("Count Dracula's Legend"). The vampire from the book was originally going to be called
"Count Wampyr" but Stoker changed it to Dracula in the end ("Tales of Dracula"). Many historians,
including Elizabeth Miller, believe that this is the only connection between the two. Miller states,
"Whatever Vlad might have been, nowhere is it stated that he was (or was believed to have been) a
vampire. While some of early negative reports aligned Vlad with the devil...this was not a vampiric
association. The word "vampire" was never used in connection with Vlad until long after Bram
Stoker's novel appeared and it became popular to assume (incorrectly) that Vlad was Stoker's
inspiration for his vampire Count." The connection to Vlad Dracula and Count Dracula might only
be the name. Because "Dracula" means "Son of the Devil", it's possible that Stoker just liked the evil
connotations of the name and took it for his book without actually basing his vampire character on
Vlad

Vlad The Impaler Essay
History is sometimes told through stories and this is a fact but sometimes, these stories are not a
hundred per cent loyal to what really happened in history. This relationship between "history" and
"story" is going to be the base for this work because I have decided to do my essay about one of the
topics given which is: "From history to story: Vlad the Impaler vs. Count Dracula". I chose this
topic because I love history and I am very curious about historical characters such as Prince Vlad
Tepes, which some people consider it is one of the inspirations to the Dracula's author, Bram Stoker,
and some other people think the opposite. It is not sure if he really based his character on Vlad
Tepes, but I think that there are some quotes on his ... Show more content on Helpwriting.net ...
As I said before, he is known as Vlad the Impaler (in Romanian is Vlad Tepes) and this has an
explanation. He liked killing and torturing people in artistic ways and one of this, and the most
known, is the impaling of people. He liked to killed enemies by inserting a long stick made of
wooden or metal through his enemies' bodies (the pole usually was inserted on the sexual organs and
it would come out through the neck or the mouth). He also tried to prolong this suffering on the
victims for hours, maybe days, just for his pleasure. Some of the atrocities he committed was when
he celebrated a party where lot of boyars were invited, and he made them all being impaled with
stakes. With the impaled bodies, he made rows (in an artistic way) and this is known as the Forest of
the Impaled. It is known that he liked to take dinner in the middle of the forest of impaled people to
see them suffering until their death. It is a mystery, but it is a story that has been told, that he like to
drink the blood of his victims. However, this has not been

Bram Stroker's Dracula: The Man Behind the Count Essay
Bram Stoker's Dracula is a story of horror, suspense, and repulsion. The main antagonist, Count
Dracula, is depicted as an evil, repulsive creature that ends and perverts life to keep himself alive
and youthful. To most onlookers that may be the case, but most people fail to see one crucial
element to this character. Dracula is a character that, though it may be long gone, was once human,
and thus has many human emotions and motives still within him. Let us delve into these emotions of
a historically based monster. Bram Stoker, our author, was born in Clontarf (an area near Dublin),
Ireland in early November of 1847. He was accomplished in many fields, including athletics, but he
was, and probably still is, seen as the most ... Show more content on Helpwriting.net ...
Tepes and his brother were sent to the Turkish Sultan as 'official' hostages a year later, for education
in change for loyalty to the Sultan. During a war with Hungary in 1447, Vlad II Dracul (Dracula's
father) and Tepes's eldest brother were killed by Hungarian assassins. Wallachia was ruled by
Hungary, and the Turks released and gave Tepes an army in order to capture Wallachia. He held the
throne for two months before being forced to run away. He then abandoned Turkish ties and
appealed to Hungary to become Prince of Wallachia. His following rule, though bloody, brought
Romania together like never before. He was made famous by his rule as well since his name "Vlad
the Impaler" came during this rule. He got this name from his use of torture as punishment; his
'favorite' act being using a large wooden stake to impale criminals from the groin to the mouth. Soon
war began again with Turkey and Hungary, and he was removed and regained the throne a third time
before he was killed in a war with the Turks, his head sent to the sultan as proof of his death. Stoker
used this historical basis to build Count Dracula, the now vampirised Vlad III Tepes. It would have
been many years since Tepes's rule over Wallachia, and he would have to hide in Transylvania
discretely. As a few centuries passed, we can assume things were relatively tame for the Impaler, as
he was no longer battling the Turks and impaling

Essay on Bram Stoker's Dracula as a Romantic Myth
Bram Stoker's Dracula as a Romantic Myth
In this paper, I will present my reflections and thoughts on the myth of Dracula in particular, and the
vampyre in general, as a love story and show the deeply rooted links between the two myths and
Christianity, as refracted through the prism of Francis Ford Coppola's film Bram Stoker's Dracula
(1992).
One of the most well known aspects of a vampyre is that it must feed upon the blood of the living;
Dracula must drink to survive, (akin to people drinking the blood of Christ––the blood of divine
life). However, I do not believe that this act of survival should be the basis by which the myth of
Dracula is labeled as horrific and evil. From a mythical perspective, Dracula was simply, to ... Show
Constantinople had fallen. Muslim Turks swept into Europe with a vast superior force, striking at
Rumania, threatening all of Christendom. From Transylvania arose a Rumanian knight of the sacred
"Order of the Dragon", known as Dracula. On the eve of the battle, his bride, Elizabetha, whom he
prized above all things on Earth, knew he must face an insurmountable force, from which he might
never return. (Coppola, 1992)
Dracula is victorious against the Turks. However, seeking a measure of revenge, the Turks shoot an
arrow into his castle, carrying false news of his death. Elisabeta, overcome with grief, hurls herself
into the river from atop the castle ramparts.
The prologue establishes Dracula as a Christian knight, defending God's church and the light of
Christendom from pagan, heathen forces of darkness. It is a fascinating combination of mythic–
religious symbols residing on the extreme eastern edge of 15th century Christian civilization. The
sacred, blessed "Order of the Dragon" is a very pre–Christian symbol of feminine strength and
magic connected with the earth, whose story is beautifully presented by John Boorman in his 1981
film "Excalibur". Dracula, an earthly rooted warrior, swinging a sword in his left hand with
murderous intent, and cradling a crucifix in his right, faithfully devoted to an airy, non–earth
residing God.
The link between the name Dracula and the dragon is interesting.

Bram Stoker's Dracula: A Variation of a Classic Work in...
A woman changes everything; finally there is vindication for the knight who gave up life to avenge
the death of his one true love, as he chose to become the undead. Director, Francis Ford Coppola, in
his work, "Bram Stoker's Dracula", reaches beyond the words to prove Dracula was more than a
monster in creating the movie. Coppola focuses on Dracula as a man, as well as a knight, who is
both deeply in love with his church and his bride. The historical elements in the writings of Bram
Stoker come to life more so in Coppola's work with the movie, than in the book. My goal of this
paper is to prove how the differences between the book and the movie are predominantly in the
beginning and in the end of the film and depict Dracula as the man he ... Show more content on
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For those who found themselves at his mercy were shown none. There were no immunity to his
madness.
Vlad III (Vlad Dracul), was born to a Transylvanian noblewoman and her husband, Vlad II. Vlad III
was the middle child and had an older and a younger brother. At the time of his birth his father Vlad
II was living in exile in Transylvania. Vlad II, was admitted to the Order for his bravery and was a
ruler of Wallachia.
The word for dragon in Romanian is "drac" and "ul" is the definitive article. Vlad III's father thus
came to be known as "Vlad Dracul," or "Vlad the dragon." In Romanian the ending "ulea" means
"the son of". Under this interpretation, Vlad III thus became Vlad Dracula, or "the son of the
dragon." (The word "drac" also means "devil" in Romanian. The sobriquet thus took on a double
meaning for enemies of Vlad Tepes and his father.) Porter, Ray. "The Historical Dracula." April 30,
1992 Eskimo North, Inc. 18 Dec. 2007. Web. 10 Apr. 2014.
Vlad III was born into a family of defenders, he lived, fought and believed he was born to defend
the Order of the Dracul, as his father and brother did. Vlad II, was appointed by King Sigismund in
1431 and served as military governor for Transylvanian region of Wallachia. Seeking greater
hierarchy, he began to gather support and in 1436, killed the Danesti prince Alexandru I and became
Vlad II. Between the powers of the Ottoman Turks and the Hungarian Kingdom, in their reign were
powerful and Vlad II was forced to pay

Vlad III Dracula or Vlad the Impaler was born into the noble family of Vlad II Dracul. Vlad II
earned the name after becoming part of the order of the dragon, a Christian military order. The name
Dracula translates to son of Dracul, which is the namesake for the book series assumed to be written
based on him. He was born in 1431 in Transylvania or present day Romania as the second eldest of
four sons. In 1436, the five–year–old boy moved to Walachia when Ottoman Sultan Murad II
appointed his father as prince or military commander of the area. This meeting however was a trick
and his father was sent home under the conditions that he would leave both sons behind to be taught
the ways of the Ottoman Empire. There, he and his brother were educated and became great
warriors and horsemen. Although it has not been ... Show more content on Helpwriting.net ...
This explanation explains his bloodthirsty desire for torture and agony upon his enemies. In 1448,
Vlad returned with his younger brother after being sent home, he found that Walchian nobles
murdered his father and older brother during the previous year. This was the beginning of the battle
to regain his father's position that would go with him to his grave. Running against the Muslim–
ottoman Empire, He campaigned against his younger brother, and nobles who had killed his father
and brother. Although it appeared he was victorious at one point, it was a failure and was not for
eight years until he finally succeeded. His reign was technically shorter than seven years and was an
off and on due to his unparalleled determination. During this time, everything that Vlad was known
for happened; every violent action, and every victim of his demise fell during this era. By impaling
his enemies on stakes and leaving them to die, he earned his name. He had a rather brutal process;
rounding off the blade so it damaged no internal organs therefore prolonging death as the victims
roasted in

Speech On Vlad The Impaler
Vlad Dracul II or better known as Vlad the Impaler was born in Sigisohara on November 4th 1431.
He was the son of prince Vlad and grew up as a troublesome child who had a lust for blood. Vlad
seized his father's throne in 1448 and permanently in 1456. In 1459 Vlad lived in the city of Brasov
where he had over 30,000 Impaled, then in 1460 he moved onto the city of Sibiu and had over
10,000 impaled. In 1462 Vlad was deposed by the ottoman Sultan Mahammad II. Vlad Dracula was
betrayed by his ally the Hungarian king Matthias Corvinos. He was imprisoned in Hungary for 12
years where he adopted the Catholic Religion even though he was Romanian. In 1476 Vlad Dracula
regained the throne, but Vlad Dracula was killed by the Ottoman ally Laiota Basarab. Now I'm
going to go through them separately to give you a grasp of just how hateful and nasty the citizens of
Transylvania portrayed and depicted him as.
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This is Vlad on the battle field
Vlad's mother was named Princess Cneajna of Moldavia, she was the daughter of Alexandru cel
Bun. He had two older half–brothers, Mircea II and Vlad Călugărul, and a younger brother, Radu cel
Frumos. During his birth Vlad's father, known under the nickname the Dragon (Romanian: Dracul)
had traveled to Nuremberg, located in Germany, where he had been vested into the Order of the
Dragon. At the age of five, Vlad was also initiated into the Order. Like his father, who was the son
of the

The Tale Of Dracula, Or The Son Of The Dragon
Countless times the fictional story of the infamous Count Dracula has been told in treatises,
playwrights, novels, and also films. Dracula as a character has such an arduous lifestyle that it is
difficult to decipher between truth and myth. Although the narrative of Count Dracula is viewed as
only fiction, there is accuracy behind the legends. Vlad III's legacy sparked the lore of Count
Dracula because of the scarring childhood he endured, the torturous agony he caused upon others,
and a gruesome war.
Vlad III was born in November 14, 1431 in Sighisoara, Transylvania to Vlad Dracul and Princess
Cneajna of Moldavia. He had an older brother, Mircea, and a younger brother, Radu. In 1431, Vlad
Dracul was inducted into the Order of the Dragon, ... Show more content on Helpwriting.net ...
In addition, he directed his loathing to his father and older brother, Mircea, for their unfaithfulness
to the Order of the Dragon. Similarly, he was angry at Radu for leaving Christianity and converting
to the Islamic faith. The years Vlad III spent in captivity taught him many ways of torture and in one
way shaped him into the man he eventually came to be, Vlad the Impaler.
While Vlad Dracul was still on the Wallachian throne, John Hunyadi the Hungarian King, demanded
that Vlad Dracul shall promise to join the crusade against the Turks, but wanting to stay neutral he
sent Mircea instead. " The Christian army was utterly destroyed in the Battle of Varna, John
Hunyadi managed to escape the battle under inglorious conditions. From this moment forward John
Hunyadi was bitterly hostile to Vlad Dracul and Mircea"( Vlad 4). In result to John Hunyadi's
animosity, in 1447, he raided Wallachia and assassinated Vlad Dracul and Mircea with help of
boyars and merchants. Fearing the Hungarians would gain too much influence in Wallachia after the
death of Vlad Dracul,the Ottoman Turks forged ahead to Wallachia and put Vlad III on the throne as
a puppet so the Sultan could pull the strings. Yet within only reigning two months, John Hunyadi
forced him into exile in Moldavia. "Vlad III's successor to the throne...unexpectedly instituted a
pro–Turkish policy, which John Hunyadi found to be unacceptable"( Vlad 4). John Hunyadi turned
shockingly to Vlad III, the son of his old

Vlad The Impaler's Dracula
Known simply as Vlad III, Vlad the Impaler was the prince of Wallachia during the 15th century of
Romania. He was a much feared leader during his lifetime, as he would execute his enemies through
impalement and was recorded to do this multiple times in several documents. It was through these
written texts that modern historians were able to find out about whom Vlad the Impaler was, and
how the things that he did made him the historical legend that he is today. It is believed that Bram
Stroker's original novel 'Dracula' was inspired by Vlad the Impaler and the events that occurred in
his life. It is a controversy as to whether or not this is true but there are many different explanations
as to whether it is or isn't.
Vlad the Impaler
Before ... Show more content on Helpwriting.net ...
One of these victories was known as 'The Night Attack' in which the conflict sparked thousands of
casualties from both sides and a battle against Mehmed II. The conflict initially started with Vlad's
refusal to pay the tax on non–Muslims to the Sultan and the battle progressed when Vlad invaded
Bulgaria and impaled over 23,000 Turks. Mehmed then raised a great army with the objective to
conquer Wallachia and extend it to his empire. The two leaders fought in many battles and the most
important being The Night Attack where he tried to assassinate him in his sleep.
The assassination was a failure and Mehmed went to the Wallachian capital of Târgovişte, where he
found another 20,000 impaled Turks. In horror, he and his armies retreated.
In the winter of 1462, Vlad crossed the Danube and devastated the Bulgarian land between Serbia
and the Black Sea. Disguising himself as a Turk and using the Turkish that he had learned while
imprisoned, he infiltrated and destroyed Ottoman camps. In a letter dated 2 February, he wrote:
"I have killed peasants, men and women, old and young, who lived at Oblucitza and Novoselo,
where the Danube flows into the sea... We killed 23,884 Turks without counting those whom we
burned in homes or the Turks whose heads were cut by our soldiers...Thus, your highness, you must
know that I have

Bram Stoker: The Legend Of Count Dracula
How Dracula got His Fangs For centuries, people have told hair–chilling stories of monsters who
cannot die, but live on the blood of others. From the Philippines to the highlands of Ireland, these
vampire–like demon stories come from every part of the earth. One of the most memorable
vampires came from Bram Stoker's classic novel Dracula. But, the wicked Count Dracula of
children's nightmares came from a real life warlord. More than just a legend, this purely fictional
character was based off of an ancient ruler of Transylvania: Vlad III. Transylvania, literally
translated to "through the woods or beyond the woods", contains many legends of Count Dracula
from the imagination of Bram Stoker (What Is Transylvania?). Although the fictional ... Show more
But this horrifying haunt kept readers looking over their shoulders with his despicably wicked ways.
Unlike any other vampire of that time, Count Dracula rose to a level of infamy which has lasted for
over one hundred years. Like the Wallachian Prince Vlad Dracula, Count Dracula possessed the
same "heavy mustache" and terrifying aura (Dracula pg. 16). Even the historical Dracula had a taste
for human blood for "as he dined beneath impaled bodies, he dipped his bread in the blood flowing
down the hideous spikes, while his servants collected blood in a cup from which the prince drank
with great enjoyment" (Searching for the Real Dracula pg.

Descriptive Essay On Dracula
BIOGRAPHICAL ESSAY: VLAD III DRACULA Vlad III Dracula was born in the year 1431 in
Târgovişte, Transylvania. Sighişoara, Transylvania, but it is not certain that Vlad III was born there,
but his father, Vlad II Dracul, owned a residence there. Dracula was the second child born out of
four brothers born into the noble family of Vlad II Dracul. Vlad III's nickname, Dracula, simply
means "son of Dracul". The family received this surname after Dracula's father was inaugurated into
the Order of the Dragon that was the Defense for Christian Europe. Vlad III's father, Vlad II owned
a residence in In 1436, Dracula moved to Wallachia after his father became leader of the Wallachian
principality. In 1442, Vlad and his sibling were delivered to and imprisoned by Murad II, who
represented the Ottoman Sultan. The two boys were imprisoned in Tokat Castle in northern Turkey,
for the purpose of being collateral to affirm that their father would cooperate with Ottoman laws and
policies to the sultan. Six years later, Vlad would return to Wallachia where he would discover that
his father and older brother had been assassinated the year before by Wallachian nobles. The
assassination was the beginning of a lifelong, excruciating, era of Dracula. Vlad began his quest for
reacquiring the seat of his father. Not only were the Wallachian nobles his enemy, but his younger
brother was as well because he was assisted by the Ottoman sultan. In 1448, Vlad had a two month
period of success before

Vlad The Impaler, The True Dracula Essay
Vlad the Impaler, a.k.a. Vlad III, Dracula, Drakulya, or Tepes, was born in late 1431, in the citadel
of Sighisoara, Transylvania, the son of Vlad II or Dracul, a military governor, appointed by Holy
Roman Emperor Sigismund. Vlad Dracul was also a knight in the Order of the Dragon, a secret
fraternity created in 1387 by the Emperor, sworn to uphold Christianity and defend the empire
against the Islamic Turks. Transylvania, along with Moldavia, and Wallachia, are now joined
together as Romania. The name Dracul can be interpreted in two ways, the first translation from
Romanian would be "Dragon", but it sometimes also means "Devil". Vlad
was not called Tepes, which means ""spike" in Romanian, until after ... Show
Vlad Dracula formed an alliance with Hunyadi, in the hopes of persuading him he was the rightful
heir to the throne, but it wasn't until 1456, that Vlad Dracula would make his move, killing his
father's murderer, and defeating Vladislav II, to take over as the new ruler of Wallachia. In 1569,
following an Easter Sunday feast, Vlad Dracula had all the boyar families who had been attending
arrested. Those who were in good health were condemned to a life of slavery, and put to work on the
construction of his Poenari Castle on the Arges river. Those who were old and weak were impaled
for all to see. Thus began Vlad the Impaler's reign of blood and terror. Construction of the castle was
difficult work, and many of the slaves died in the process. Many were forced to work naked, for
their clothes had fallen off from wear. Needless to say, Vlad Dracula in no way considered these
people human beings, and he treated them worse than animals, severely punishing and torturing his
captives, whether or not they had done anything to provoke him. He abhorred weakness of any kind,
and was determined to be the ruler of a Kingdom which would only be host to the rich and powerful.
One day, Vlad Dracula decided to cleanse his Kingdom of those he considered to be lazy and
unproductive, those who suffered from

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