Dracula The Vampire

Perhaps the most famous vampire of all times was Count Dracula. Many movies have used his character, but the novel, written by Bram Stoker, in 1897, played a very important role in his career as a well known vampire. The name of the book was “Dracula” and many say that this is the birth of the legend of the famous Count Dracula. Bram Stoker’s character in the Dracula novel, was compared to one of the best-known figures of the Romanian history - Vlad Dracula, nicknamed Vlad Tepes (Vlad the Impaler).

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Bran Castle

According to the legend, there was an old man, called Bran who had many sons and offered each of them one of his fifteen villages which were scattered along the road linking villages formed a real fortress, 30 kilometers far from Brasov, where Piatra Craiului Mountain detached from the massif of Bucegi. They were the perfect combination between natural and human elements. The pass was dominated by Bran Castle, built on a rock, which was mentioned in the same medieval documents under the name of “Lapis Theodorici”. It reminded the existence of an ancient Roman road which started from the banks of the Danube, continued through the pass of Bran and reached the center of Dacia, according to a fourth century map.

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German Stories about Vlad Tepes Dracula

To this day there are certain legends of Vlad the Impaler that are commonly told around the world. Here are the most famous ones that you might of already heard:

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The Real Prince Dracula

Yes, there was a real Dracula, and he was a true prince of darkness. He was Prince Vlad III Dracula, also known as Vlad Tepes, meaning “Vlad the Impaler.” The Turks called him Kaziglu Bey, or “the Impaler Prince.” He was the prince of Walachia, but, as legend suggests, he was born in Transylvania, which at that time was ruled by Hungary.

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