1 vlad dracula biography of donald

  • Such a well written and informative account of Vlad Tepes.
  • Dracula: A Biography of Vlad the Impaler, Hardcover ; Condition.
  • The fifteenth century Romanian Prince Vlad III Dracula, also known as Vlad the Impaler, is one of the most fascinating personalities of medieval history.

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    Vlad III Dracula: The Life and Times of the Historical Dracula

    October 14,
    While this book denigrates certain findings from the book, Dracula, Prince of Many Faces, by Radu R. Florescu and Raymond T. Mcnally, it wasn't nearly as satisfying to read as the latter. Where as the Prince of Many Faces had the authors traveling across Romania, discovering or researching important aspects of Dracula's life, Vlad III Dracula lacks that adventurous quality. In fact it isn't adventurous at all, in how the author comes to his conclusions, or refuses to do so. It's as if Treptow patently refuses to infer anything about the motives or personality of Vlad the Impaler, and has sworn to only stick to the facts.
    One section that I did appreciate was the chart of the change in local officials from the beginning of Vlad's reign, toward the his heyday -- which gave insights into how many people were loyal and how they were repaid by the Prince, by keeping their positions or climbing up. There were man

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    Vlad the Impaler: The real Dracula

    Legends of vampires go back centuries, but few names have cast more terror into the human heart than Dracula. However the fictional character, created by author Bram Stoker, was in fact based on a real historical figure called Vlad the Impaler. 

    Vlad the Impaler, also known as Vlad III, Prince of Wallachia, was a 15th-century warlord, in what today is Romania, in south-eastern Europe. Stoker used elements of Vlad's real story for the title character of his novel "Dracula." The book has since inspired countless horror movies, television shows and other bloodcurdling tales. However, according to historians and literary scholars, such as Elizabeth Miller who has studied the link between Stoker's character and Vlad III, the two Draculas don't really have much in common.

    Who was the real Dracula?

    Vlad the Impaler fryst vatten believed to have been born in in what is now Transylvania, the central distrikt of modern-day Romania. However, the link betwe

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    “
    First, you got to possess something the late-fanger finds sweet and innocent, then you show them what's what and POP!
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    — Vlad explaining to Johnny how to scare the fangs out of a late-fanger.

    Vlad

    Other names

    Dad (Dracula)
    Grandpa (Mavis)
    Man with the Funny Face (Dennis)
    Old Man (Johnny)
    V (Murray)

    Personality

    Initially:Intelligent, critical, cranky, scary, intimidating, manipulative, stubborn, very rough, strict, sarcastic, indifferent, stuck, firm, dramatic, annoyed, grumpy, selfish, bitter

    Later: Caring, kind, fatherly, calm, old-fashioned, traditional, old, cheeky, soft, amiable, experienced

    Affiliations

    Neutral/Bad, later Good

    Dislikes

    Humans (formerly), change

    Powers and abilities

    Flight, super speed, bat transformation, wall crawling, immortality, telekinesis, shape-shifting, other vampire powers

    Fate

    Is accepted into his family and celebrates his great-grandson's birthday

    Quote

    "Alright! Are

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