Vlad the Impaler

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Vlad the Impaler

• Legend and true history

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Family and origins

• Vlad Draculea (Tepes)
• was born in Sighisoara,a medieval city in
  Transilvania

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The Origin of surname Draculea and his
nickname Tepes(the Impaler)

• His father, Vlad the II-nd Dracul, joined the
  Dragon Order,something similar to the Malta
  Chivalry ,and his son Vlad the III-rd prefered to
  sign the documents with this surname.

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• He gained the name Vlad Tepes (Vlad the Impaler)
  because his favourite method of punishing his
  enemies, impaling on a wooden stake.

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Vlad the Ruler

• Vlad III ruled Wallachia three times in the XV-th
  century.
• Vlad was known beyond Wallachia's borders as a
  feared fighter against the Turks and a ruthless
  ruler.

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Vlad Tepes Castles
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Real facts

• He is seen by Romanians as a national hero,
  credited by historians as a key figure in the
  evolution of the country's independence from The
  Turkish Empire.

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Images abroad

• He is seen in a leaque with the Devil by the
  Saxons, Turkish and Germans in the 15-16th
  century,
• He is seen cruel but just by the Russians.

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The end of true story

• He was asasinated in december 1476. His body was
  beheaded and the head was sent to the Sultan, who
  put it in a pole. It is thought that Draculea
  would be buried at Snagov Monastery

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The following legends

• He sparked the imagination of Bram Stroker. He
  was bloodthirsty, but he was not a vampire .

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• Well respected historians tried to reveal the
  links between myth and reality
• we dont know how successfully they were