8/10/2019 Legenda Dracula
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Everyone is wondering when the legend of Dracula came in the
public
attention for the rst time and if this legend has something to
do with Vlad the
Impaler- the prince of Wallachia. Well the legend starts when
this man Vlad the
Impaler was chosen by the well-known writer ram !toker to be the
leading hero for
his book published in "#$%. !ince then& Dracula and
'ransylvania& the land where
the mysterious castle full of ghosts and vampires is
located& became the sub(ect ofmany movies& over %)* in
numbers& documentaries or stories inspired from !toker+s
book. 'he very rst successful movie about the life of vampires
is the movie named
Dracula which starred ela ,ugosi& a omanian actor who had
previously incarnated
the titular character on the stage& and would forever be
remembered& and
unfortunately typecast as Dracula.
What is interesting to note& is that !tokers vampire&
while being loosely
based on Vlad the Impaler& is nowhere near as
threatening& nor as sadistic. !tokers
Dracula is a mysterious& somewhat sensual character who
kills and feeds to survive&
much like any being in nature. In fact& as much as there is
reference to the evil of
Dracula& it can be reasoned that all of his actions were
motivated by survival. Vlad
the Impaler& on the other hand& killed not (ustto
feed& but to revel in his own power&
and (ust for the sheer pleasure of seeing the su/ering of his
numerous victims.
'he important thing that you need to know is that Vlad the
Impaler got his
nickname the Dracula from his father Vlad Dracul 0 a nickname
derived from the
1rder whom his father was a member& 'he 1rder of the Dragon-
a very e2clusive
knight order3. !o& when Vlad the Impaler become a ruler he
called himself Vlad III
Dragulea signing documents with this name 0and this is a certied
fact3& It means
4the son of the Dragon4& after his father name& Vlad
Dracul 0the Dragon3. In old
omanian the su52 4-ea4 meant 4the son6daughter of4. !o& its
that simple7 if the
father name was Dracul& the son took Dracul-ea name to show
his a5liation.
1ne more thing- Due to the changes in omanian language& in
time& Draculea
became Dracula& I don+t know how but I guess it+s all about
that type of
8marketing9& I can say& when people shift information
between them& between
8mouth to mouth9&and you know some information can be missed
or modify trough
time.
:nother story about Vlad the Impaler says that the
transformation of him in
;ount Dracula& the one with thirst of blood& it was
possible because of the traditions
which were made in that medieval time& the right winner in
any land battle was
supposed to e2tinguish his thirst by drinking a cup of the
enemy+s blood.
To understand all of you, it's all about Dragon, not Devil.
!o this legend is still alive in these days& and the ran
;astle& from rasov
;ounty keeps this mysterious legend inside of the rooms and
walls of the castle&
were you can also learn more about the ram !toker+s book or
about the legend of
