2006-07-02 07:18:33 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Travel ➔ Europe (Continental) ➔ Other - Europe
his father was called dracula, the father before that was dracul, "of the dragon" a title granted to him by a christian military sect. in the region affixing an A to the end of a title would describe "son of..." so his father was the son of the order of the dragon, it is a title such as Lord or Count. Vlad was the third to bear the title of the dragon.
2006-07-02 07:24:15 · answer #1 · answered by jleslie4585 5 · 6⤊ 2⤋
The people who knew Vlad Tepes gave him the nickname Drago or Drak but it was actually Bram Stoker who whipped up the name Dracula.
Vlad Tepes wasn't a vampire. He was known for his unconventional ways of punishing people who disobeyed him. And the Transylvania castle? He never lived there. He just stayed there for a couple of weeks.
2006-07-02 14:27:36 · answer #2 · answered by MK 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hi,
The thing with the coat of arms dragon is the base of the story... form here the Hungarians took the story and turned it in theirs favor. Vlad Tepes was a merciless ruler so in order to destroy him they made up stories about him,,,, "drac" (devil) in Romanian, then "dracul" (when talking about him) and then "dracula"... everything is based on the local stories with werewolves and ghosts.....
a myth nothing more :)
2006-07-02 14:28:27 · answer #3 · answered by Hazzard 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Dracul in Romanian means, "dragon" A dragon was on the family coat of arms.
2006-07-02 14:22:29 · answer #4 · answered by St. Dave 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is because his father was called "the dragon", and dracula means "son of the dragon".
2006-07-02 14:21:49 · answer #5 · answered by miknave 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋