Vlad the Impaler’s only connection with Bran was through an alliance with the Princes of Transylvania who asked him to handle the anti-Ottoman resistance at the border. Portrait of Vlad Tepes (Image credit: Public domain) The character’s name – Dracula – derives from an appellation of Vlad II (Vlad Tepes’s father) who was also called ‘ Vlad Dracul.’ The name Dracul, although translated in Romanian as the Devil, was in this case a title of the knightly Order of the Dragon, whose mission was to defend Christianity. But despite being portrayed as a sadistic and ruthless despot, Vlad Tepes was a great military leader and a hero to his people. One of the greatest examples of his cruelty was at the time when he used a forest of corpses to shock and repel an invading Ottoman army. Vlad was famous for beheading, boiling, burning and skinning his enemies alive. The cruel methods he used for punishing his enemies, made him a legend. Vlad the Impaler was Prince of Wallachia between 14. How about Dracula? Who inspired this character? Let’s examine the historical roots of the legendary vampire.Īlthough Dracula is an imaginary creation, Stoker named his infamous character after a real person: Vlad Tepes (the Impaler).
He depicted Dracula’s castle based on a description of Bran Castle that was available in Britain in the 19th century. But in reality Bram Stocker never visited Romania.
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