Matt Berry
Mrs. Dexter
May 5, 2014
Vlad the Impaler
Vlad the Impaler was possibly the most evil ruler of all time. He is known to have murdered over 100,000 people. But I think maybe he might have had a reason for his reckless murder while he was ruler. To learn more about Vlad the Impaler one would look at his childhood, which lead him to becoming a blood thirsty murderer. If one wanted to know more information about him, one would look more into his adult life. To learn more about him you would read more about his legacy and what kind of impact he left on the world.
Vlad III was born in Transylvania in the year 1431. His father was a soldier for the Roman Empire. Then he was mistaken as a leader of Wallachia by some local warlords and was assassinated. Vlad had two Brothers, his elder brother, Mircea, was tortured, blinded, and buried alive. His younger brother was Radu the Handsome. When Vlad was young, his father sent him to the Ottoman Empire to study. He became a skilled horseman and warrior. Some people have said that Vlad III was tortured and imprisoned during his childhood. During his childhood he had witnessed the Ottomans impale people violently.
Vlad III’s father was a leader for eight years before he was killed. He was son of Mircea the Elder. His name was Vlad II, or Vlad Dracul. He had two wives in his reign. His first wife’s name is unknown, and his second wife was Cneajna of Moldavia. Vlad the Impaler was a son of one of the mistresses. Vlad had three sons with his wives, and many others with the mistresses. Vlad II was the third son of his family. His eldest brother died in a battle. Then the other older brother died of illness, then he got his power. He lost his power from 1442-1443 for unknown reasons.
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... peasants called him Dracula, which means son of a dragon. The whole concept of Dracula was taken from the life of Vlad III. Even though it was never recorded that he would suck people’s blood out of their necks.
If he was tortured for the years that he was in the Ottoman Empire there would be a reason for him killing everybody. He would have become mad at the world and therefore let his anger out on the people that were weaker then himself. But on this account he was putting metal rods up people buttocks and killing them slowly. The insanity would have come after he killed a few people. If he did get tortured then he would have been insecure and not felt safe, which would make him nervous when he felt threatened. Since he was a ruler he could just have the threat eradicated. He would have sort of been like an animal that was trapped in a corner, scared and violent.
Florescu, Radu, and McNally, R. T., Dracula: A Biography of Vlad the Impaler, 1431-1476 (1973)
Vlad the Impaler’s date of birth is November or December of 1431, in the Transylvanian city of Sighisoara. Vlad’s siblings included an older brother, Mircea, and a younger brother, Radu the Handsome. Vlad’s father ruled Wallachia from 1436 to 1447 and became the fearsome ruler that would cause his son to follow in his footsteps. But Vlad’s father would only fight is he knew that he would win. He would instantly change sides if the side he sided with started to lose. Family meant nothing to Vlad’s father; and he would eventually give up his own two sons without a second thought if it meant victory for the side he was on. Vlad was either 12 or 13 when he was given up as a hostage by his own father.
In 1436, Vlad II Dracul ascended the throne of Wallachia. He was ousted in 1442 by rival factions in league with Hungary, but secured Ottoman support for his return by agreeing to pay the tribute to the Sultan.
Dracula because he spoke of drinking rabbits blood, and was found drinking the blood of birds
Vlad III Tepes Dracula Overview: Wallachian Society Bram Stoker’s vampire villain inspiring over seven hundred films shares a connection with a historic prince. Stoker’s prototype is believed to be based on Vlad III Dracula a fifteenth century viovode (prince) of Wallachia. An understanding of Vlad may aid in appreciating Stoker’s protagonist. Vlad came from the princely House of Basarab. Wallachia is situated in Eastern Europe, the lands of the vampire legend, and shares a northern border with Transylvania.
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