Episode 64: The Real Dracula

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Most people today are familiar with the writer Bram Stoker’s Dracula published in 1897. The story is that of a vampire named Count Dracula who feeds on human blood, hunting his victims and killing them in the dead of night. The book was that of Stoker’s own creation, but he in fact drew inspiration for the bloodthirsty vampire from a real-life man with an even more gruesome taste for blood: Vlad III, Prince of Wallachia, or better known throughout history as Vlad the Impaler. The true history of Vlad the Impaler is far more sinister than anything written in Bram Stoker’s Dracula. He earned his formidable nickname for impaling more than 20,000 people and killing as many as 60,000 others during his bloody reign. So, was Vlad the Impaler a bloodthirsty killer or a ruthless defender of his throne.
References:
Vlad the Impaler | Biography, Dracula, Death, & Facts | Britannica

16 Horrifying Facts About Vlad The Impaler (ranker.com)

Vlad the Impaler: The real Dracula was absolutely vicious (nbcnews.com)

What was Vlad the Impaler’s childhood like? | Britannica

Vlad The Impaler, The Real Dracula With A Thirst For Blood (allthatsinteresting.com)

Vlad The Impaler: Dracula Namesake Cried Tears of Blood, Study Suggests : ScienceAlert

Vlad the Impaler may have cried tears of blood, chemical analysis of his letters finds | Live Science

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