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Vlad the Impaler

Vlad the Impaler. Legend and true history. Family and origins. Vlad Draculea (Tepe ş) was born in Sighisoara,a medieval city in Transilvania. The Origin of surname „Drăculea“ and his nickname „Ţepeş“(the Impaler).

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Vlad the Impaler

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  1. Vlad the Impaler Legend and true history

  2. Family and origins Vlad Draculea (Tepeş) was born in Sighisoara,a medieval city in Transilvania

  3. The Origin of surname „Drăculea“ and his nickname „Ţepeş“(the Impaler) • His father, Vlad the II-nd Dracul, joined the DragonOrder,something similar to the Malta Chivalry ,and his son Vlad the III-rd prefered to sign the documents with this surname.

  4. He gained the name Vlad Tepes (Vlad the Impaler) because his favourite method of punishing his enemies, impaling on a wooden stake.

  5. Vlad the Ruler • Vlad III ruled Wallachia three times in the XV-th century. • Vlad was known beyond Wallachia's borders as a feared fighter against the Turks and a ruthless ruler.

  6. Vlad Tepes Castles

  7. Real facts • He is seen by Romanians as a national hero, credited by historians as a key figure in the evolution of the country's independence from The Turkish Empire.

  8. Images abroad • He is seen in a leaque with the Devil by the Saxons, Turkish and Germans in the 15-16th century, • He is seen cruel but just by the Russians.

  9. The end of true story… • He was asasinated indecember1476. His body was beheaded and the head was sent to the Sultan, who put it in a pole. It is thought that „Drăculea“ would be buried at SnagovMonastery…

  10. The following legends • He sparked the imagination of Bram Stroker. He was bloodthirsty, but he was not a vampire .

  11. Well respected historians tried to reveal the links between myth and reality… …we don’t know how successfully they were…

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