Count Dracula might be a fictional character who makes the blood curdle on Halloween, but his historical namesake is not. Vlad III, known in heyday as Dracula-- or Drăculea, in old Romania-- was a medieval prince with a figurative thirst for blood.
Vlad the Impaler’s Childhood
Vlad the Impaler was born in Sighişoara around 1430. He was the son of Vlad ll the Drake and of Alexander the Kind’s daughters, ruler of Moldavia.The early years of his childhood were normal, but by the age of 11, he and his brother were taken to Adrianople by the Ottomans. They were military trained for many years. His anger against the Ottoman Empire grew each day, so he started using brutal weapons. He saw set free in 1447, after his father’s death and his elder brother
Vlad the Impaler’s Childhood
Vlad the Impaler was born in Sighişoara around 1430. He was the son of Vlad ll the Drake and of Alexander the Kind’s daughters, ruler of Moldavia.The early years of his childhood were normal, but by the age of 11, he and his brother were taken to Adrianople by the Ottomans. They were military trained for many years. His anger against the Ottoman Empire grew each day, so he started using brutal weapons. He saw set free in 1447, after his father’s death and his elder brother