Vlad The Impaler Research Paper

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Vampire diaries, Twilight, Hotel Transylvania... have you ever wondered where the origins of all these famous vampire movies come from. What kind of person would just make up a character that kills humans and drinks their blood? Believe it or not the adaptation of a vampire comes from a real life event.
Dracula was drawn from inspiration from a real-life man with an even more grotesque taste for blood: Vlad the 3rd but better known as Vlad the Impaler, a name he earned for his favorite way of dispensing with his enemies.
Vlad was born in 1431 in Transylvania, a mountainous region in modern-day Romania. His father was Vlad the 2nd Dracul, ruler of Wallachia, a small area located south of Transylvania. It was situated between lands of the Christian Europeans …show more content…

Vlad’s father was released under the condition his sons were left behind.

He had been imprisoned for 5 years, during which he would have witnessed the impalement of the Ottomans' enemies. During this time his father was ousted as a ruler by the local people and was killed in a nearby swamp, his older brother was tortured, blinded and buried alive.

Whether these events turned Vlad into a ruthless killer is a matter of historical speculation. But it is certain that once Vlad was freed from Ottoman captivity shortly after his family's death, his reign of blood began.
In 1453 The Ottoman empire was increasing in power, threatening all of europe with an invasion,Vlad was in charge of leading a force to defend Wallachia from an invasion. In 1456 Vlad was victorious in a battle to protect his homeland. He was declared ruler of the principality of Wallachia.

To consolidate power, Vlad invited hundreds of princes next in line to a banquet. Knowing his authority would be challenged, he had his guests stabbed and their still-twitching body’s

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