What could you tell me about Vlad the Impaler?

Question

I know about all the Impalement...But could you tell me more..

Answer 1

Vlad III Dracula (November or December, 1431 – December 1476), has also been known as Dracula (also Drăculea — see below), or Vlad the Impaler (Vlad Ţepeş IPA: ['tsepeʃ] in Romanian). Vlad III was the voivode, or prince, of the principality of Wallachia (what is today an informal region in southern Romania). His three reigns were in 1448, from 1456 to 1462, and 1476. His surname 'Dracula' seems to come from his father's surname 'Dracul', due to the 'Order of the Dragon' he got from the Emperor Sigismund.

As voivode he led an independent policy in relation to the Ottoman Empire, and in Romania at least he is best remembered as a Christian knight crusading against Islamic expansionism into Europe and a prince with deep sense of justice. He is known in Turkish as Kazıklı Bey, or the Impaler Prince, Outside of Romania he is known by the exaggerated tales of atrocities (many of which stem from records of debatable authenticity), and even more so - the title of vampire and as the main character of Bram Stoker's 1897 horror novel, Dracula — to the point where he is thought to be the inspiration for it. It has been suggested that this connection stemmed from a certain grotesque eating habit of Vlad's. Rumour has it he would consume bread dipped in his victims' blood and he refused to eat anywhere but in his garden where he had his enemies impaled on 6 foot stakes that were driven into the ground.

His impact on Ottoman Empire expansion is recognizable in that his successful war against the Ottomans bought precious time for western Europe.

His post-mortem moniker of Ţepeş (Impaler) originated in his preferred method for executing his opponents, impalement, popularized by medieval Transylvanian pamphlets.

Answer 2

I believe Vlad was the son of Vlad Dracul (dragon), Grand Prince of Wallachia. He famously utilized impalement as a means of execution (as did many other rulers of his period), and he fought the Ottoman Turks who sought to enter Europe through his territories. One of the endearing stories is that once he had a great feast laid out for his nobles amongst the impaled bodies of Turks. When one of the nobles complained of the stench, Vlad ordered the noble himself be impaled upon an extra long stake so his nose would be above the odor.

Interestingly, I believe his father was awarded the title "Dracul" by the Pope for involvement in a crusade.

Answer 3

he was part of the Royal order of Dracul. Later became infamous for being Dracula. Vlad would impale his enemies on stakes and drink their blood. The bodies would be placed in the front courtyard as a warning to all his enemies. His full name is Vlad Tepis. He became world reknown as Dracula through Van Helsing books.

Answer 4

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Most authorities believe the character of Dracula in Bram Stoker’s novel was based upon the historical figure Vlad Tepes (pronounced tse-pesh), who intermittently ruled an area of the Balkans called Wallachia in the mid 15th century. He was also called by the names Vlad III, Vlad Dracula and Vlad the Impaler. The word Tepes stands for "impaler" and was so coined because of Vlad’s propensity to punish victims by impaling them on stakes, then displaying them publicly to frighten his enemies and to warn would-be transgressors of his strict moral code. He is credited with killing between 40,000 to 100,000 people in this fashion.

Answer 5

as legends and stories will say that he was a ruthless tyrant bent on making humans his personal trophies that's why they call him Vlad the impaler and he is a creature of the night stalking his prey until he gets what he wants but he could do almost anything for example he could turn into various animals like the wolf or bat and if he needed to he could turn himself into a mist or smoke to enter a room or house undetected and he could control you with his vampire powers like magic and make you his slave to do his biddings or for women do anything he wanted but the legend of Vlad is old but not forgotten or lost you can research his legend from various sources like the library,Internet,or do the next best thing visit his home in i think it's in Romania the old country but some people like to say he originated in Transylvania i don't know why

Answer 6

Read The Historian by Elizabeth Kostova. It's fictional but is also about the life of Vlad Tepes. Seriously the best book I've ever read.

Answer 7

Ruler of Walachia part of modern day Rumania, 1456-76. Rweal name Vlad Tepes but known as Dracul (meaning dragon) from the emblem on his sheild.
Extremely bloodthirsty. Drank the blood of his enemies and had many of them speared to the wall of his dining room to die in agony while he ate. One dinner guest who protested about this was nailed up to join them.
Despite this he was a hero in his own country because of the way he terified his enemies. Impaling was his favoured method of execution. He insisted the stakes were not made to sharpe so that his enemies would die more slowly and in greater agony.
Other forms of punishment included locking victims in a house and setting fire to it. He once killed a group of conspiritors and chopped them up to feed to crabs. The crabs were then force fed the their familes.
Killed in battle against the turks. The blow that killed him was said to have come from one of his own Lieutenants.
His fondness for the blood of his enemies made him a model for the dracula myth.

Answer 8

Count Dracula

Answer 9

Dracula
Some see him as a Hungarian freedom fighter keeping away the Turks. Others as a cruel leader that enjoyed killing.

Answer 10

He impaled his enemies, then he sat there and watched them die as he drank their blood.