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  2. Vlad the Impaler - Wikipedia

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    Stoker "apparently did not know much about" Vlad the Impaler, "certainly not enough for us to say that Vlad was the inspiration for" Count Dracula, according to Elizabeth Miller. [202] For instance, Stoker wrote that Dracula had been of Székely origin only because he knew about both Attila the Hun 's destructive campaigns and the alleged ...

  3. Count Dracula - Wikipedia

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    This work argued that Bram Stoker based his Dracula on Vlad the Impaler. [ 54 ] Historically, the name "Dracula" is the family name of Vlad Țepeș' family , a name derived from a fraternal order of knights called the Order of the Dragon , founded by Sigismund of Luxembourg ( king of Hungary and Bohemia , and Holy Roman Emperor ) to uphold ...

  4. Dracula - Wikipedia

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    Vlad III, more commonly known as Vlad the Impaler Many figures have been suggested as inspirations for Count Dracula , but there is no consensus. In his 1962 biography of Stoker, Harry Ludlam suggested that Ármin Vámbéry , a professor at the University of Budapest , supplied Stoker with information about Vlad Drăculea , commonly known as ...

  5. Bran Castle - Wikipedia

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    Marketed outside Romania as Dracula's Castle, it is presented as the home of the title character in Bram Stoker's Dracula. There is no evidence that Stoker knew anything about this castle, which has only tangential associations with Vlad the Impaler , voivode of Wallachia, whose byname 'Drăculea' resembles that of Dracula. [ 1 ]

  6. Vlad the Impaler’s letters suggest iconic inspiration behind ...

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    If Vlad III had been vegan or vegetarian, it may not have been an ethical choice, scientists say Vlad the Impaler’s letters suggest iconic inspiration behind Dracula may have been vegan Skip to ...

  7. Badass Study Suggests Vlad the Impaler Cried Actual ... - AOL

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    No wonder he was the inspiration for Dracula.

  8. Vlad II Dracul - Wikipedia

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    Vlad Dracul's son, Vlad the Impaler (or Dracula) Murad sent Hadım Şehabeddin, Beylerbey (or governor) of Rumelia, to annex Wallachia in August 1442. [40] Hunyadi annihilated the Ottoman army in the Carpathian Mountains in September, [37] and made Vlad's cousin, Basarab, voivode of Wallachia. [38] Before the end of the year, Murad II released ...

  9. The Historian - Wikipedia

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    The Historian interweaves the history and folklore of Vlad Țepeș, a 15th-century prince of Wallachia known as "Vlad the Impaler", and his fictional equivalent Count Dracula together with the story of Paul, a professor; his 16-year-old daughter; and their quest for Vlad's tomb. The novel ties together three separate narratives using letters ...