all rite shall update blog a bit.. U guys noe the story of Dracula rite? its not exactly a legend or myth though..Dracula did indeed exist.
Who is he? He's the real Dracula.. his name, Vlad Draculea (later to become known as Vlad III the Impaler or Vlad Tepes for his insane and cruel treatment of his enemies). The word "Dracula" means "The Devil" in modern Romania but in the old days, it meant "dragon" derived from the latin word "draco". And "lea" means son of.. So Draculea means son of Dragon..derive from his father name, Vlad Dracul (or Vlad II the Dragon).
Vlad was the second son of Vlad Dracul, the Prince (ruler) of Wallachia. Vlad's elder brother was Mircea and younger brother, Radu the Handsome (who later became puppet ruler of Wallachia placed by the Sultan - king of the Ottoman Empire or, the Turkish..). I have shortened the story alot..if u wan more info can go look up "Vlad the Impaler" over the net.
Anyway..Vlad was later made Prince of Wallachia with the aid of a Hungarian King. After he came to power he built great watch towers and fortress to defend against the Ottomans (or the Turkish)..after the borders are secured, he turned his attention to the boyars..nobles who have no respect for him..
And so, he invited them to a feast.. and had them impaled..impalement is a very cruel and painful torture designed so tat the person will not die immediately but hours or days later..(note: gruesome content - impalement is sth like.. taking a long stick..then insert from ur bottom, through ur body then come out from ur chest and suspend u in the air for days b4 the victim eventually dies off!).
Vlad was said to be feasting while enjoying the sight of his soldiers performing impalement of his enemies..
His enemies (the Saxons i think) later gave him the name Dracula meaning The Devil, to forever associate Vlad with evil..but despite his cruelty, Vlad was still regarded as hero in Romania for his resistant against the Ottoman expansion into Europe..
Anyway shortly after getting rid of his enemies, Wallachia was invaded by the Ottomans..Vlad lead his armies and attacked the Ottoman army by surprise..he also treated captives cruelly and was said to cut down the noses of dead enemy soldiers and sent 23,400 noses to the Hungarian King to show his military might in a hope tat his ally will sent soldiers down to help him fight against the Ottomans..
Eventually Vlad's army was outnumbered and he was forced back to Castle Dracula..a castle he cleverly built after he came to power..
In the castle, Vlad's wife heard about how the Ottomans would treat the captives and committed suicide by jumping off a cliff and landed on a river, later known as the Princess River..eventually Vlad noe tat he could not hold the seige and escaped..
i miss out a lot info and some may not be accurate coz all these was from a documentary i saw weeks weeks ago lol..if u wan noe more go find out haha..
Dracula became popular after Bram Stoker's 1897 novel Dracula came out..about vampire and stuff. So yup..a bit of sharing here..shall put some videos from youtube on Vlad III the Impaler. But these vids are not the one i watched weeks weeks ago =x
U should watch these videos..u'll understand truely how he got the name Dracula and how super super sadistic, insane, cruel he is..
