Dracul Bram Stoker : Vlad The Impaler

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, a secret fraternity created in 1387 by the Emperor, sworn to uphold Christianity and defend the empire against the Islamic Turks. Transylvania, along with Moldavia, and Wallachia, are now joined together as Romania. The name Dracul can be interpreted in two ways, the first translation from Romanian would be "Dragon", but it sometimes also means "Devil". Vlad was not called Tepes, which means ""spike" in Romanian, until after

"Doing Justice to the complex character of Dracula was one our main goals. He's been portrayed as a monster or as a seducer, but knowing his biography made me think of him as a fallen angel, as Satan...

Dracula is a proud of his lineage. His blood is noble among gypies (criminals) but when placed in comparison to the elite of England, he is considered primitive, “…Dracula's criminality dominates over his noble blood: 'science' assimilates him to a lower type, associating him with animals and 'inferior' human groups” (McWhir 34).

“” this is the definition of folklore, and from these stories we get a multitude of myths and speculation of what happens to us when we die. They range from just disappearing into nothingness to becoming a higher being or going into a higher plain of existence. There are ideas however, of a life on this earth after we die for those who have committed crimes or have not been buried properly, we become the other, the supernatural or ultimately the undead. The most common of which is the vampire. One of the most known vampires from literature is Bram Stoker’s ‘Dracula’ (1897) who is portrayed as a blood thirty, emotionless monster, which is the idea most often portrayed in folklore. This is a stark contrast from Anne Rice’s (1976) portal of a “” . The traditional idea of a monstrous creature who haunts the night is seen as an old idea and that people’s views of the supernatural are changing to a more humane, beautiful creature, not of a demon. This could be due to the popularity in teen and young adult fiction that happened in the late 1900’s. This change from traditional folklore is due to “” the way we perceive things are changing due to the influence of different cultures and ideas. Most of our ideas of vampires have changed from the traditional views to a beautiful human creature: seen in ‘Twilight’, ‘Vampire Knight’, ‘Vampire Academy’, and ‘Anita Blake’. These novels do have some elements of the monster portrayed in ‘Dracula’ and folklore but the main characters are the

Stoker used this historical basis to build Count Dracula, the now vampirised Vlad III Tepes. It would have been many years since Tepes’s rule over Wallachia, and he would have to hide in Transylvania discretely. As a few centuries passed, we can assume things were relatively tame for the Impaler, as he was no longer battling the Turks and impaling

Vlad III was born in 1431. His place of birth is unknown, but he was the 2nd of 4 sons the the ruler of Wallachia, Vlad II. At a young age Vlad and his brother Radu were taken as prisoners by the Ottoman Empire to gain their father's loyalty. During this time is Vlad’s life, he was tortured by the Ottomans. The Ottomans knew however, that Vlad could and would one day become leader of Wallachia, so they tutored him and his brother is science, arts, philosophy, swordsmanship, and horse riding. While he was with the empire, Vlad’s father, Vlad II, was most likely with a group of people called the Order of the Dragon. They were an elite group of people who protected Christain interest and would crusade against turks. It was said the Vlad’s father was a high ranking member of this group. Vlad II was ruler of Wallachia, like a king or leader of the people. However not all rulers hold power for ever, and he and Vlad’s older brother was tortured,blinded and killed both in 1447. This is said to be one of the key turning points in what made Vlad III so cruel and merciless when giving punishment.

A man that had a lot of power, was brilliant, was the prince of a country at one time, and a mastermind of torture. All of these words are describing Vlad Dracula, otherwise known as Vlad the Impaler. [The middle ages have produced numerous legends and heroes that remain very much a part of our contemporary culture; one need only to refer to the Tales of King Arthur and his Knights of the Round Table or of the outlaw Robin Hood,…Amidst the struggle to halt the Ottoman onslaught in Southeastern Europe the historical figure of Vlad Dracula arose to become a legend in his own time] (Treptow, 2000, p.7).

This fifteenth century sovereign, otherwise called Vlad the Impaler, was famous for his affection for piercing anybody sufficiently unfortunate to cross his way. Some accept, nonetheless, it originates from droch fhola-meaning ill will in Irish. Bram Stoker Award classes are: Novel, First Novel, Short Fiction, Long Fiction, Young Adult, Fiction Collection, Poetry Collection, Anthology, Screenplay, Graphic Novel and Non-Fiction. While it is conceivable to win the Bram Stoker grant the man himself was not grant any formal honor just acknowledgment. The story is told in a progression of letters, journal sections, and boats' log passages, whose storytellers are the novel's heroes. The story starts with Jonathan Harker, a recently qualified English specialist, going to Count Dracula in the Carpathian Mountains on the outskirt of Transylvania to give support to a land exchange supervised by Harker's boss. At initially lured by Dracula's benevolent behavior, Harker rapidly understands that he is Dracula's detainee. Meandering the Count's château, Harker experiences three female vampires, called "the sisters", from whom he is saved by Dracula. After the arrangements are made, Dracula leaves Transylvania and surrenders Harker to the sisters. Harker scarcely escapes from the château with

For my research paper, I chose Vlad Tepes, the Man, the Myth, the Legend, the Hero, and the horrific Impaler. My plans in this research were to learn about the real man behind the inspiration for the Count, Dracula. I’ve seen all the movies and now it’s time to learn about the real man.

The negative view of Vlad the Impaler has stemmed from two factors the view of the Impaler by western historians and western countries in general, and Bram Stoker's Dracula most western history books and historians tend to focus more on his deeds than his achievements and triumphs over the Turkish Ottoman Empire. For example according to a runaway brit article during the middle ages, there was a German minority living within the region of Transylvania known as the Transylvanian Saxons. These Germans were mainly merchants who under the reign of Vlad's father were allowed to trade freely in Wallachia as long as they paid a tax. According to a LiveScience article by Marc Lallanilla during the reign of the Impaler they stopped paying said tax.

Vlad Dracula was born in the winter of 1431 in Sighisoura,Transylvania. Vlad’s father who is Vlad II came from a family of princes from the state of Wallacia. In the same year Vlad III was born, his father traveled to Nuremberg, Germany and became a member of the Order of the Dragon. The Order of the Dragon was select group of European royalty appointed by the head of the Holy Roman Empire, Emperor Sigismund ,who held power over most of Western Europe. These men were dedicated to crusading against the Ottoman Turks, whose faith was Islam, and defending the Empire in the name of the Cross . Sigismund made Vlad II head of the Order and promised that he would be Prince of Wallacia when he returned . After this day, Vlad II became known as

Vlad III Draculea, also known as Vlad the Impaler was born in 1431 in modern day Romania, but back then known as Transylvania. He was born into a royal family under Prince Dracul II his fathers name means “devil” or “dragon”. Vlad III’s name was given to him by his father in honor of his own name, his father named him “Draculea”, which means “Son of the devil”. His father had been on earlier crusades with The Order of the Dragon, which was created by the Emperor Sigismund. The Order was created to defend the lands of Transylvania from potential Ottoman invaders and other threats. But in an attempt to balance the rival powers in the country, Vlad II decided to join the Ottoman invaders in the quest to invade Transylvania, Vlad II quickly became a rival of Emperor Sigismund and was kicked out of the Order. But the ottomans grew

Blood sucking, shapeshifting, killer… These are just some of the myths attached to Count Dracula. Dracula is a vampire, and as we all know, vampires consume blood. In the novel, the author Bram Stoker never mentions how Dracula became a vampire (every other vampire was created off of Dracula), however Van Helsing thinks that he made a deal with the Devil and traded his mortality for that of a cursed soul in return for something else. A lot of myths are attached to Dracula, which is

Vlad was born in a noble family of Vlad Dracul II. Dracul meant the dragon order to defend Christian Europe. When they killed his father, he fought with his opponents to recuparar the seat of his father as the Sultan of voivadato of Wallachia. In 1448 won, but he was removed after two months, but fought for 8 years to get it. During his period in power was cruel and ruthless with his enemies. Their methods were to fit stakes his enemies and left them in the ground until to

The late nineteenth century Irish novelist, Bram Stoker is most famous for creating Dracula, one of the most popular and well-known vampire stories ever written. Dracula is a gothic, “horror novel about a vampire named Count Dracula who is looking to move from his native country of Transylvania to England” (Shmoop Editorial Team). Unbeknownst of Dracula’s plans, Jonathan Harker, a young English lawyer, traveled to Castle Dracula to help the count with his plans and talk to him about all his options. At first Jonathan was surprised by the Count’s knowledge, politeness, and overall hospitality. However, the longer Jonathan remained in the castle the more uneasy and suspicious he became as he began to realize just how strange and different