Dracula, one of the most famous vampires, is not just a creation of Bram Stoker’s imagination. For he is based on a real person. Vlad Dracul was a bloodthirsty ruler in Transylvania who caused terror in his streets. Vlad’s art eventually led to the monitor Vlad the Impaler. He was a vampire in the flesh.
In the first year
Born in 1430, Vlad Dracul began his existence with hardships. Vlad was named after his father Dracula, which means son of Dracula. Dracul could be translated as Dragon or Devil. Vlad was called the “Son of the Devil” in essence. He lived until a.
Due to his father’s political aspirations, Dracula was imprisoned at the age of eight. From then on his life was not much easier. During this time he was known for tormenting animals and insects. In 1447, at the age of 17, his father was killed and his brother was burned alive. When Dracula’s father died, he appointed him to rule Wallachia, a part of Transylvania. A power struggle ensued between the other body weight should gradually drive the pole deeper into the body; agonizing with slow death. Dracula would certainly be a bogeyman. Dracula stabbed his victims through other parts of the body, but this seemed to be his favorite. This practice earned him the name Vlad Tepes after his death. Translated this would be Vlad the Impaler.
Dracula was a prolific killer. Along with the impalement, the body parts were torn, especially the sexual soul organs and the body parts were cut off. . He burns, blinds, dismembers and strangles his victims. It is also known that people are exposed outside to fight the elements or go out.
There were stories of Dracula that further prove his nefarious ways. One story tells how Dracula invited a beggar to a feast. After the feast he asked the beggars if they wished to be without care. When they answered in the affirmative, he went up to the cell in which they were and set fire to it.
Another story involved the equally sinister mistress of Dracula. Hera lied to Dracula, telling him she was pregnant. After examining it, he found it
not so He divided it from the chest to the groin.
Dracula’s reign is said to have ended with forty thousand deaths attributed to him.
Dracula, the Vampire
We can make several connections between Vlad the Impaler and the literary Dracula.
Dracula’s unquenchable thirst for blood is not figurative. While the police victims slowly die on the stake, the Servant dips the bread in the new blood.
Dracula was said to have a disease, most likely due to iron deficiency which caused him to bleed. This disease could make him very pale. It can also tighten the muscles in the face, so that canine teeth appear longer than they are.
Dracula had a red and black cloak. This cape is quite similar to a modern day Dracula.
Vlad the Impaler, although as long as it is seen, the creature becomes nothing. This was a tyrant prince who put a thousand to death. Bram Stoker took this nighttime driver and turned it into a monstrous icon.
Melton, G. (1999). Vampire Book. Visible Ink Press: MI
