http://www.vladtepes.info The Historical Vlad Tepes and Its Evolution to Dracula Wed, 21 May 2008 06:31:31 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en 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 ... http://www.vladtepes.info/dracula-the-vampire.html 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 ... http://www.vladtepes.info/bran-castle.html 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: THE GOLDEN CUP Vlad was generally known as a fierce and honest leader. Vlad was said to have ... http://www.vladtepes.info/german-stories-about-vlad-tepes-dracula.html 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, ... http://www.vladtepes.info/the-real-prince-dracula.html Below the family tree of Dracula dynasty. http://www.vladtepes.info/the-family-tree-of-dracula-dynasty.html Bram Stoker's Dracula (1992) -- Gary Oldman, Winona Ryder; DVD Keep Case Bram Stoker's Dracula (Superbit Collection) (1992) -- Gary Oldman, Winona Ryder; DVD Keep Case Taste the Blood of Dracula (1970) -- Christopher Lee; VHS English Dracula (1931) -- Bela Lugosi, Helen Chandler; VHS English Dracula : ... http://www.vladtepes.info/movies-and-documentaries-on-dracula.html The Making of a Vampire: Vlad the Impaler, Paracelsus, Rabbi Lowe, St. Gernmain, Dracula -- Alexander Sendrea; Paperback Vlad The Impaler: Blood Prince Of Wallachia -- Dr. Mike Bennighof, John R. Phythyon Jr.; Mass Market Paperback Dracula, Prince of Many Faces His Life and His Times -- R. ... http://www.vladtepes.info/books-about-vlad-tepes.html Although by now you will have noticed that Vlad the Impaler and Count Dracula a very different characters, we would like to point out the following elements which may or may not have influenced Bram Stoker in the creation of his fearsome character. Dracula's cape may ... http://www.vladtepes.info/vlad-the-impaler-vs-dracula.html 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, ... http://www.vladtepes.info/vlad-tepes-biography.html You can download Bram Stoker's famous book Dracula here. http://www.vladtepes.info/files/Stoker_Bram_Dracula.pdf Or you can read online from here: http://www.vladtepes.info/ebooks/Bram_Stoker_Dracula [gallery] http://www.vladtepes.info/bram-stokers-dracula-e-book.html Dracula's (Vlad Tepes) Human Years Text provided by Prof. Matthew Baugh, with notes provided by Prof. Dennis Power. 1428 Dracula's older brother Prince Mircea is born 1431 Dracula's father Vlad is inducted into the Order of the Dragon which is a Catholic order of knights. To acknowledge ... http://www.vladtepes.info/vlad-tepes-draculas-human-years.html Radu cel Frumos (Radu the Handsome), (c. 1437/1439 – 1475), was the younger brother of Vlad Tepeş (Dracula) and voivode (prince) of the principality of Wallachia. They were both sons of Vlad II Dracul (Dracul : the dragon or devil), but by different mothers. They had two older brothers, Mircea ... http://www.vladtepes.info/radu-the-handsome-brother-of-vlad-tepes.html Here are some portraits of Vlad Tepes. [gallery] http://www.vladtepes.info/vlad-tepes-dracula-portrait-gallery.html 1847 Born 8 November in Clontarf (Dublin), Ireland Lived early childhood (bed-ridden) at 15 Marino Crescent 1860's Attended Trinity College (Dublin) Awarded University Athletics Championship Served as President of Philosophical Society 1871 Graduated with Honours in science (Pure Mathematics) Took job with civil service at Dublin Castle Started five year stint as theatre reviewer in Dublin ... http://www.vladtepes.info/bram-stokers-life-chronology.html By Benjamin H. Leblanc valmont@lanzen.net M.Sc. Student, Sociology of Religion University of Montreal, Canada In less than two years from now the Count will celebrate his 100th birthday, and many Dracula enthusiasts from all around the world intend to underline this event. Of course, almost everybody has heard about this nosferatu: through movies ... http://www.vladtepes.info/vlad-dracula-an-intriguing-figure-in-the-fifteenth-century.html Abraham (Bram) Stoker was born November 8, 1847 at 15 The Crescent, Clontarf, North of Dublin, the third of seven children. For the first 7 years of his life Stoker was bedridden with a myriad of childhood diseases which afforded him much time to reading. By the time he went ... http://www.vladtepes.info/life-of-bram-stoker.html The Order of the Dragon (German "Drachenorden" and Latin "Societatis draconistrarum") was an institution, similar to other chivalric orders of the time, modelled on the Order of St George (1318). It was created in 1408 by the Holy Roman Emperor Sigismund (while he was still king of Hungary) and his ... http://www.vladtepes.info/order-of-dragon.html Introduction Most authorities believe the character of Dracula in Bram Stoker’s novel was based upon the historical figure Vlad Tepes (pronounced tse-pesh), who intermittently ruled an area of the Balkans called Wallachia in the mid 15th century. He was also called by the names Vlad III, Vlad Dracula and Vlad the ... http://www.vladtepes.info/vlad-tepes-the-historical-dracula.html