Romanian Vampires: Not Your Average Blood-Suckers |
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After my trip the other day to Bran Castle, which may have inspired Bram Stoker's novel, Dracula, I was inspired to learn a bit more about ol' Dracula's family tree.
Son Of A... |
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Yes, Dracula did exist—sort of. He was not the ruler of Transylvania, but of Wallachia; he was not a count, but a voivode (a local governor or “prince”); and he was not a vampire. Still, the truth about Vlad Tepes (1431-1476) is enough to make anyone lock the lid to his coffin at night.
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