From the lack of a writing mood, I am just going to copy and paste several conversations I had -back and forth- with Alejandro of Boyce Avenue and Melenie from the awesometastic GetBoyced blog on Facebook onto my blog. They all revolve around the same video. This cover.
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postez foarte rar in romaneste, dar cand o fac, o fac atat cu intentie, cat si cu directie… Read the rest of this entry »
ok, here you go … don’t hate me for knowing my vamps…. I put this together for a friend of mine-also called Vlad-, and then posted it on my message board. and wish to post it here too, because I find it relevant to cultivating culture and I find that those who read this realize that Abraham Stoker was just another novelist and all he wrote about Dracula was FICTION. here it goes…
Lexxa
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Vlad, Vlad the Impaler is also Count Dracula
(because he was part of the order of the dragon and thanks to bram stoker
Bram Stoker made the legend of dracula notorious, and he made Vlad the Impaler notorious and vey well known, not for his ways of punishing his enemies, but for the fact he was supposed to be “the devil” (as he was part of the dragon order, and in romanian mythology the dragon looks completely different-> hell-like) , even if the real character was based on the story of Elizabeth Batory , the bulgarian countess that used to bathe in maiden blood because she thought it would preserve her youth, or so the legend goes.
Dracula by Bram Stoker is the one who made the name of Dracula and The Irish writer Bram Stoker is the one who made the name of Dracula and Transilvania world famous. The young writer decided to use an unusual theme for that time in a new gothic novel and this is how the first (published) novel about vampires was born. He based his novel on research not only in the field of vampirism but also on historical research.
Therefore it seems the character he used for inspiration is a Hungarian countess-named Elizabeth Battory-who became notorious for her crimes. The stories say she used to bathe in maidens blood because she thought this would preserve her youth. Although Elizabeth Battory was cruel enough, Stoker decided he needed a male character for his book and this is how he discovered Prince Vlad Dracula in a book about Transilvania.
The novel itself doesn’t preserve the historical and geographical truth, presenting Dracula as a count and not a prince and also mixing up the actual places in Transilvania but it managed, this way, to make the name of Dracula notorious.History-the true story The prince Vlad Dracula, named this way after his father, was born and lived until the age of four in Sighisoara, one of the fortress cities in Transilvania. The name of Dracula he inherited from his father who, for his battles against the Turks, became part of the “Dragon” knighthood order as “defender of the Christianity”. This symbol of the Dragon he wore ever since gave him the name of “Dracul” (Devil) because in the Romanian mythology the Dragon looks completely different. So everybody thought this Mark of the Dragon looked more closely to the devil. The different ending in his name (Dracul-Dracula) means in Romanian “son of “..So Dracula can be translated with “Son of the devil”. Albeit this name, after he became Ruler of Valahia himself, Vlad received the nickname “Tepes” (the Impeller) because of his favorite way of punishing the enemies. Although cruel, for the Romanians he became a hero, because of the battles he won against the Turks and also due to his fair ruling.
my point is that Dracula, the vampire is pure fictional, and yes, it is connected to the real ruler, but only on a fictional part
the real Vlad Dracul was part of the “Dragon Order” (said earlier) and was known for impalling thiefs and enemies…
and history one 101 ends here. sorry… geeky self showing again ><
(i will post an essay about the REAL FACTS of the history if you wish to read them….)
Last Edited By: Lexxa 29 September, 2009 14:41:47. Edited 2 times.
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This was a message exchange I had with a dear friend of mine. I just can’t find peace ’till I actually post this, maybe someone will have the courtesy to actually answer my questions, because I seriously am bothered about this issue.
*NOTE. EXPLICIT LANGUAGE.*
*Not yet rated, but expecting to be something interesting.*
NOTE1 : IF YOU DON’T LIKE ADAM LAMBERT EITHER IGNORE WHO THE fan*FICTION* IS ABOUT OR DON’T READ FURTHER. OFFENSIVE COMMENTS WILL BE DELETED AND REPORTED.
NOTE2 : THIS IS PURE FICTIONAL AND ANY SIMILARITIES TO ACTUAL EVENTS OR PEOPLE ARE PURE COINCIDENCES
Vlad
Member
Your post is very well documented, that is the truth about the story behind Vlad the Impaler. No, he was not a vampire, yes, he was a hero for the Romanian people. Nowadays, we need another one like him, there’s too much corruption going on here. Please post the essay.
