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DRACULA (Transylvania (Mountainous part of eastern Europe ((As an army of…
DRACULA
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Real Dracula
He was born to nobility in 1431, and while his real name was Vlad, he was called by his nickname, Dracula, which means "son of the dragon." He was also known Vlad the Impaler, a nickname he earned for the barbaric acts the committed
When Dracula was 13, the Turks captured his father. In order to secure his own freedom, the father gave Dracula to the Turks as a hostage. For the next four years, Dracula was imprisoned in a Turkish jail.
Perhaps it was his father's betrayal that warped Dracula's mind, but whatever the reason, from 1448 on, Dracula was renowned as a fierce and evil madman.
After his imprisonment, he returned to rule his native Transylvania. His main job was to defend it against the Turks, and he himself led many battles against the invaders.
But he also murdered thousands of his own countrymen. There was usually no reason for the killings except that they gave Dracula pleasure. His favorite method of killing was impalement.
He wanted the tips of the stakes to be rounded a bit- not so sharp that his victims would die quickly. Then the torture would begin
For several years, Dracula terrorized for the people of Transylvania with such monstrous deeds. Perhaps his single greatest crime occurred on the morning of August 24, 1460. On that day, Dracula ordered thirty thousand Transylvanian's impaled on stakes around the city of Brasov.
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Vampires
They come in the night, flying from their graves in the form of bats
If they are not stopped, they will kill the members of their own families, and then go on to take the lives of others.
The most famous of all vampires is Count Dracula, a fictional character made famous in books and movies.
Dracula is portrayed as a tall, dark figure with two long fangs. He wears a black cape lined with red silk.
Vampires abandon his coffin only after the sun has set, and he must return to it before sunrise, for he cannot survive in the day.
He attacks his victims by piercing their necks with his fangs and sucking out their blood. A vampire's victims also become vampires (although according to some stories, it takes three bites to bring that about)
Like Count Dracula, a newly created vampire will live forever, roaming the lands in the dark of night to find its own victims.
There is only one way the monster can be stopped: someone must drive a wooden stake through its heart.
Other historical figure
One other historical figure who habits became part of the vampire legend was Countess Elizabeth Bathory. Also from Transylvania, she lived during the 17th century.
Stories about such characters as Elizabeth Bathory and Vlad the Impaler were passed down through the years, eventually becoming part of the general folklore of eastern Europe. The legend of Dracula was brought to the West by Bram Stoker, who in the late 1800s wrote the first novel about the vampire.
Since then, interest in Dracula has grown in both western Europe and America. Over hundred vampire films have been made. Bela Lugosi was the first American movie Dracula, and he remains the most famous