Vlad the Impaler Legend and true history Family

Vlad the Impaler Legend and true history

Family and origins Vlad Draculea (Tepeş) was born in Sighisoara, a medieval city in Transilvania

The Origin of surname „Drăculea“ and his nickname „Ţepeş“(the Impaler) n His father, Vlad the II-nd Dracul, joined the Dragon Order, something similar to the Malta Chivalry , and his son Vlad the III-rd prefered to sign the documents with this surname.

n He gained the name Vlad Tepes (Vlad the Impaler) because his favourite method of punishing his enemies, impaling on a wooden stake.

Vlad the Ruler Vlad III ruled Wallachia three times in the XV-th century. n Vlad was known beyond Wallachia's borders as a feared fighter against the Turks and a ruthless ruler. n

Vlad Tepes Castles

Real facts n He is seen by Romanians as a national hero, credited by historians as a key figure in the evolution of the country's independence from The Turkish Empire.

Images abroad He is seen in a leaque with the Devil by the Saxons, Turkish and Germans in the 1516 th century, n He is seen cruel but just by the Russians. n

The end of true story… n He was asasinated in december 1476. His body was beheaded and the head was sent to the Sultan, who put it in a pole. It is thought that „Drăculea“ would be buried at Snagov Monastery …

The following legends n He sparked the imagination of Bram Stroker. He was bloodthirsty, but he was not a vampire.

Well respected historians tried to reveal the links between myth and reality… …we don’t know how successfully they were…