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The legendary vampire, created by author Bram Stoker in his novel of the same name, has inspired countless horror movies, television shows and other bloodcurdling tales of vampires. Though Dracula is a purely fictional creation, Stoker named his infamous character after a real person who happened to have a taste for blood: Vlad III, Prince of Wallachia or — as he is better known — Vlad the Impaler.
The morbid nickname is a testament to the Wallachian prince's favorite way of dispensing with his enemies. But other than having the same name, the two Draculas don't really have much in common, according to historians who have studied the link between Stoker's vampire count and Vlad III.
However, the link between Vlad the Impaler and Transylvania is tenuous, according to Florin Curta, a professor of medieval history and archaeology at the University of Florida. Bran Castle, a modern-day tourist attraction in Transylvania that is often referred to as Dracula's castle, was never the residence of the Wallachian prince, he added. He never even stepped foot there. It is possible for tourists to visit one castle where Vlad III certainly spent time.
In , archaeologists found the likely location of the dungeon, according to Smithsonian Magazine. Tokat Castle is located in northern Turkey. It is an eerie place with secret tunnels and dungeons that is currently under restoration and open to the public. This designation earned Vlad II a new surname: Dracul. The name came from the old Romanian word for dragon, "drac. In modern Romanian, the word "drac" refers to another feared creature — the devil, Curta said.
McNally in their book "In Search of Dracula. The Order of the Dragon was devoted to a singular task: the defeat of the Turkish, or Ottoman Empire. But the meeting was actually a trap: All three were arrested and held hostage.
The elder Vlad was released under the condition that he leave his sons behind. Under the Ottomans, Vlad and his younger brother were tutored in science, philosophy and the arts. Vlad also became a skilled horseman and warrior, according to Radu Florescu and Raymond McNally, former professors of history at Boston College, who wrote several books about Vlad III — as well as his alleged connection to Stoker's Dracula — in the s and s.
This character is often confused with Vlad Tepes Vlad the Impaler , sometimes known as Vlad Dracul, who was a Walachian Prince with a castle, now in ruins, located in the Principality of Wallachia. Bram Stoker never visited Romania. Dracula — as he is perceived today — is a fictitious character whose name derives from the appellation given to Vlad Tepes, the ruler of Wallachia from and , and who, for largely political reasons, was depicted by some historians of that time as a blood-thirsty ruthless despot.
The rest of the Dracula myth derives from the legends and popular beliefs in ghosts and vampires prevalent throughout Transylvania. He inhabits a decaying castle in the Carpathian Mountains. In his conversations with the character Jonathan Harker, Dracula reveals himself as intensely proud of his boyar culture with a yearning for memories of his past.
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