Draculas tomb discovered in Italy
Estonian researchers believe they may have finally discovered the whereabouts of Draculas grave, which is in Italy and not the Romanian Transylvanian Alps as first thought.
The inspiration behind Bram Stokers 1897 gothic novel Dracula is thought to be Vlad III, the 15th century Prince of Wallachia in Eastern Europe. Known posthumously as Vlad the Impaler, the ruler was known for his brand of cruelty across Europe, which included impaling his enemies.
Vlads ultimate enemy were the Ottomans. Depictions of his endless cruelty made history books, securing his reputation as one of the biggest villains in Turkeys collective consciousness, as written by Emrah Güler of the Hürriyet Daily News in 2012. Vlads story was also converted into a ballet last year in Turkey.
Born in 1431, Count Vlad Tepes was part of a noble family who belonged to the Order of the Dragon, a group that was founded as a means of protecting Christianity in Eastern Europe from Ottoman expansion. His father was nicknamed Dracul, meaning Dragon, so the young Vlad became known as Dracula, or son of Dragon.
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Estonian researchers believe they may have finally discovered the whereabouts of Draculas grave, which is in Italy and not the Romanian Transylvanian Alps as first thought.
The inspiration behind Bram Stokers 1897 gothic novel Dracula is thought to be Vlad III, the 15th century Prince of Wallachia in Eastern Europe. Known posthumously as Vlad the Impaler, the ruler was known for his brand of cruelty across Europe, which included impaling his enemies.
Vlads ultimate enemy were the Ottomans. Depictions of his endless cruelty made history books, securing his reputation as one of the biggest villains in Turkeys collective consciousness, as written by Emrah Güler of the Hürriyet Daily News in 2012. Vlads story was also converted into a ballet last year in Turkey.
Born in 1431, Count Vlad Tepes was part of a noble family who belonged to the Order of the Dragon, a group that was founded as a means of protecting Christianity in Eastern Europe from Ottoman expansion. His father was nicknamed Dracul, meaning Dragon, so the young Vlad became known as Dracula, or son of Dragon.
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