Dracula - Myth and reality

Although the rule of Vlad the Impaler Dracula was a short one, it was a period full of events and bloody conflicts that ended in cruel punishments as the breaking on the steak death, the breaking on the wheel or the beheading … so that Vlad the Impaler Dracula succeeded in acquiring numerous enemies who [...]

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The ancient writer Anton Verancsics (1504-1573) said that all the westerners call the moldavian people “dani”and the mountain people “draguli”.

The name „Dracula”,”Dracul” comes from “Dragula”,”Dragul” and was very popular during the first period of the XVth century. Michael Bocignoli from Raguza uses frequently in his writings from 1524, the name „Dragul”, when he talks about [...]

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The history of Vlad The Impaler (Vlad Tepes) is embeded in mysterious stories and legends and the truth is that no one knows where the story ends and where the historical facts begin. Vlad Tepes, called Dracula or Draculea reigned in the Romanian land between 1448, 1456-1462 and in 1476.
His first years as a leader [...]

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