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10 Facts About The REAL Dracula
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Still had a thirst for blood. When we hear the name of Dracula we usually think
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is “Blood Sucking Vampire”.
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Well that’s not entirely true.
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Although he was said to have not been a actual vampire, the real Dracula still enjoyed some of the red stuff .
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But instead of sucking the blood directly from his victims, he would dip pieces of bread in
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their blood.
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The fifteenth century manuscript The Story of a Bloodthirsty Madman Called Dracula of
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Wallachia, by Michel Beheim, It states that Vlad would invite guests to his home for dinner
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and when they’ve finished eating, he would impale them and would let their blood drip
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on the table for later consumption.
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9.
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Dracula Means “Son of Dragon”. So the name “dracula” wasn’t something
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made specifically for the gothic novel as Vlad III himself actually preferred to be
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called Dracula.
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His father, Vlad II, was a member of a secret society known as the Order of the Dragon.
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He was so proud to be a member that he had his name changed to “Dracul,” which translates
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in Romanian to “Dragon.”
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As a child, Vlad III would also get involved in this society in which he would change his
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own name to Dracula, which translates to “Son of the Dragon.”
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8.
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Dracula’s Mother. Although we know quite a bit about his father
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and his history with the Order of the Dragon, we know pretty much nothing about his mother.
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It was originally believe that his mother was Princess Cneajna of Moldavia, However
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that theory is very unlikely as his father was well known for having many mistresses
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so it is a complete mystery as to who is Vlad III’s mother.
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7.
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Tortured Childhood As a child, Dracula live in a time period
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of constant war.
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Transylvania itself was at the frontier of two great empires that consist of the Ottoman
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and the Austrian Habsburgs.
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At first, Dracula was imprisoned by the turks and then again by the Hungarians.
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Dracula’s father was murdered, while his older brother, Mircea, was blinded with red-hot
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iron stakes and buried alive.
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This was the turning point in Dracula’s life that made him the killing machine that
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he is known for being.
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6.
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Dracula liked a good laugh. As strict and as ruthless as he may be, It
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has been well documented that Dracula enjoyed a good laugh.
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Although not a good laugh in a tradition sense more that he really enjoyed all of the torture, pain and suffering that
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he dealt out.
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So much so you could argument that dracula actually had a sense of humor as he was known for making
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some incredibly morbid jokes about his victims as they died.
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For example, Dracula would always comment on the way his victims would twitch around
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like frogs and would always make casual statement such as “Oh, What gracefulness they exhibit”.
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At least his sense of humor is more tame than frankie boyles.
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5.
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Feared and Respected by all Dracula always liked showing his dominance
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when it came to the country he ran.
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To show how much his citizens feared him, he placed a gold chalice in the middle of
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the town square in Targoviste and he allowed people to drink from it, but the golden cup
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had to remain in the middle of town square at all times.
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You want to know the results?
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Not a single person drank for the chalice.
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Everyone was far too scared as they were worried that Dracula would be offended thus sentencing
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them to death.
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4.
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Modern Day Praise. Bram Stoker’s loose interpretation
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of him, The Real Dracula still gets praise in our era.
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Former Romanian president Nicolae Ceausescu who was the communist ruler of the country
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from 1965 to 1989, commended Vlad’s patriotism to further his nationalistic agenda, which
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targeted Hungarians and other ethnic minorities in Transylvania.
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3.
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Death Toll. There is no doubt that Dracula was a Sick,
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Sadistic ruler, but you’ve got to ask “How many people’s deaths has he been responsible
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for?”.
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Well when you consider that Dracula had a passion and a large appetite for death, you
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can expect the death toll to be in the thousands.
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He was reportedly responsible for at least 40,000 deaths with other reports saying the
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death toll is in the 100,000.
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His Death. As with any reign, It must come to an end
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in some way or form.
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Vlad was eventually captured during the Turkish invasion and was decapitated for all his troubles.
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His head was then given to the sultan, who impaled it outside his palace so everybody
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could see it thus marking the end of his reign of terror.
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His Body Disappeared. Even though his reign was ended at the hands
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of the Turkish invasion, His legacy still haunts the empire he once ran to this day.
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Soon after his head was impaled in front of his own castle, his body was buried in Snagov
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Monastery outside of Bucharest.
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However reports state that his body was never found there either meaning someone went grave
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robbing soon after his death or Vlad the Impaler either rose from the dead reincarnated as
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dracula………….Well there’s always the possibility that he faked his death and
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he’s hiding out in cuba with tupac.
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