Bram Stoker’s Dracula vs Vlad the Impaler
It is a known fact that Bram Stoker based his famous novel ‘Dracula’ on the legend of Vlad III, Prince of Wallachia. Vicious acts that defy humanity, but most importantly his insatiable thirst for blood and the fact that he impales all his enemies still twitching bodies on a stick earned him his nickname Vlad Tepes, or Vlad the Impaler in english. Although the word ‘dracula’ has a distinctive meaning than the word people associate it with today, a vampire. ‘Dracula’ was a title given to Vlad III, as a son of Vlad Dracul and a member of the House of Drăculești. Due to the blood sucking Count Dracula, the word ‘Dracula’ began to get its connection to vampires. It was suggested twice in the novel that …show more content…
Many facts about the Voivod were altered but a few stayed the same for the creation of the mysterious Count Dracula.
The appearances and the attributes of the Count is very similar to that of the timeline of Vlad. The story began in the confinement of Vlad II and his two sons, Vlad III and Radu, by the Ottomans. The elder Vlad was only released by leaving his two sons behind. The boys were kept as political hostages to ensure that Vlad II behaved and stayed out the war between the Holy Roman Empire and the Ottoman Turkey. Dracula’s resentment for the Turks were growing day by day, while his brother had stockholm syndrome for the Ottomans. Vlad II was killed by the local boyars in 1447 along with Dracula’s half brother Mircea. Not long after this, Vlad II went on a campaign to regain his father’s throne. Vlad changed sides to the Holy Roman Empire as …show more content…
His adolescence was lived as a political hostage by the Turks and his adult life was used to battle against the Turks. The most strong link that connects Dracula and Vlad is their shared battle against the Turks. When the Count reminiscens on the history of his family, it linked directly to a war against the Ottoman Empire. Something they share in common other than their intelligence is their hatred towards the
It is a known fact that Bram Stoker based his famous novel ‘Dracula’ on the legend of Vlad III, Prince of Wallachia. Vicious acts that defy humanity, but most importantly his insatiable thirst for blood and the fact that he impales all his enemies still twitching bodies on a stick earned him his nickname Vlad Tepes, or Vlad the Impaler in english. Although the word ‘dracula’ has a distinctive meaning than the word people associate it with today, a vampire. ‘Dracula’ was a title given to Vlad III, as a son of Vlad Dracul and a member of the House of Drăculești. Due to the blood sucking Count Dracula, the word ‘Dracula’ began to get its connection to vampires. It was suggested twice in the novel that …show more content…
Many facts about the Voivod were altered but a few stayed the same for the creation of the mysterious Count Dracula.
The appearances and the attributes of the Count is very similar to that of the timeline of Vlad. The story began in the confinement of Vlad II and his two sons, Vlad III and Radu, by the Ottomans. The elder Vlad was only released by leaving his two sons behind. The boys were kept as political hostages to ensure that Vlad II behaved and stayed out the war between the Holy Roman Empire and the Ottoman Turkey. Dracula’s resentment for the Turks were growing day by day, while his brother had stockholm syndrome for the Ottomans. Vlad II was killed by the local boyars in 1447 along with Dracula’s half brother Mircea. Not long after this, Vlad II went on a campaign to regain his father’s throne. Vlad changed sides to the Holy Roman Empire as …show more content…
His adolescence was lived as a political hostage by the Turks and his adult life was used to battle against the Turks. The most strong link that connects Dracula and Vlad is their shared battle against the Turks. When the Count reminiscens on the history of his family, it linked directly to a war against the Ottoman Empire. Something they share in common other than their intelligence is their hatred towards the