Research Paper On Vlad The Impaler

Vlad The Impaler

Many people wonder where Dracula came from but little come to know that he was real. The real Count Dracula was a cruel, blood thirsty man that is known by the name of Vlad the Impaler. He was not born cruel but chose his ways rather quickly. As a child he had to face many things most didn’t. This was a main factor on how he came to be.

In the winter of 1431, Vlad the impaler also, known as Dracula, and the Turks largest nightmare, would be born. In 1441, Vlad’s father gave Vlad and his younger brother to the Vassels of the Glutan to be hostages as a promise given previously. This was a very hard decision to make as a father, but he knew that if he didn’t do this that him and his sons would die. Dracula suffered tremendously

at the Turks hands for his actions. He was often angry as a child and would not be released until he behaved. For many years Vlad had much hate for his brothers and the Turks. The reasons were because his older brother was favored by their father and his younger brother converted to Islam from Christianity. He was finally released as a reward for acting as he should.
After his father was overthrown in 1447, Vlad was then brought to the throne.

This would last only a couple of months. He then fled and went to stay with his uncle until his uncle passed. This is what began his campaign against the Turks. Vlad became victorious and started raising an army. Then his army was attacked by an army three times theirs and was forced to retreat in order to avoid being defeated. He then destroyed villages and poisoned all food and water sources causing starvation and chaos. As the Turkish army finally reached the capital city they were confronted by the scene of “The forest of the impaled”. This giving the defeat to Vlad the Impaler. At the end Vlad killed up to 100,000 people including his own. His choice of murder was painful and long lasting. Impaling would puncture organs and you would die slowly this shows the type of person Vlad was. Ones who were not impaled were burned alive along with the

cities.
Vlad was killed by the Turks on the battle field and then decapitated in 1476. His corps was then sent to show proof that this villain was dead. Later, his body was taken to Snagov to be buried. Not only that death but, Vlad’s no regard for human life led him to an everlasting death in the pits of fire.
During his lifetime he had two relationships to result in three children.

Little is known about his first wife except that she had one of his three children and she committed suicide. It is said she did this because she received a letter saying her husband had died on the battle field resulting in her leaping to her death. Vlad then married his second wife, Llona Szilagy, baring two sons. One named Vlad and the other not known of other that he died of terminal illness.

It was not until after his death that he was given the name Dracula. Many scholars study and believe the idea of Dracula was Vlad the impaler. The first reason this is thought is because he was a part of a noble house of Draculesti. Also, Dracula means son of the dragon which also makes sense in this case because his father was rather dragon like. Third of all, he was known to dip his bread in buckets of blood. His blood thirsty character led them to believe he turned into a vampire after he died.

It is very important to have reliable father figures in your life to teach you from right and wrong. As shown in Vlad’s life, without his father’s guidance and support he became lost and cruel because of lack of discipline. This is also an example on how quickly somebodies life can turn around. This makes me realize that it is for your own good to become

disciplined.