what's ur opinion?
2006-07-15 13:05:42 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
He exists 6 feet under. His real name is actually Vladimir Dracula, and he obviously wasn't a real vampire, but the whole science fiction horror monster was based on him. He was a very sick, twisted, vicious king. The guy used to drink the blood of the executed, because he believed it gave him power. While he ate dinner, his entertainment was not a jester, but rather a foe impaled vertically on a stake alive, so that he could watch them twitch until death crept in.
2006-07-15 13:12:38 · answer #1 · answered by Pawl M Davis 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Uh, no. He was a fictional character in Bram Stoker's Dracula and Vlad the Impaler was allegedly the basis for Stoker's blood-sucking character.
However, there's a main difference between them; Dracula could be driven away by someone carrying a crucifix while Vlad claimed to be a devout Christian (the impalings of his enemies can suggest otherwise).
2006-07-15 17:48:18 · answer #2 · answered by chrstnwrtr 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It depends on the beliefs of the people you ask. Most believe that Dracula is the stuff nightmares and fairy tales are made of, his story being based on that of a king who drank blood and impaled people whose name was Vlad Dracula, or Vlad, Son of the Devil (loosely translated). Others (like me) believe that Dracula exists. If Dracula did exist, he would most likely be in Transylvania or England, maybe even America, unless his coffin was destroyed. According to popular belief, vampires cannot traverse over water without their coffins, yet my friend Rob has been on several cruises, and he's a vampire. For real. He drank my blood one time.
2006-07-15 13:14:09 · answer #3 · answered by Kitty 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
His name was Vlad Tepes, he was a member of the royal family of Wallachia (part of Romania, which is where Transylvania is), but he wasn't a vampire. He was an impaler. He was famous for impaling his enemies (i.e. Turks) on stakes. He was so ferocious about defending his territory that when an army of Turks happened upon his impaled enemies, they turned around and went home.
The character of Dracula (that was Vlad's last name), is only loosely based on Vlad Tepes.
Fun fact: Both George Bush AND John Kerry are distantly related to Vlad Tepes.
2006-07-15 13:13:42 · answer #4 · answered by Jesse O 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
~Vladamir Tepes left Wallachia in 1649 and moved to Salem, Massachusettes, where he secretly thrived on the blood of burned witches for years. He almost blew his cover in 1772, when he joined a throng in Boston calling for the Blood of King George III. (He thought it was a dinner order.) so he went back undercover and lived for years as a recluse in Castle Rock, Maine. Today, he is hiding out in the storage vault of the Red Cross Blood Bank in Baton Rouge.
2006-07-15 16:46:47 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
well of course he exists! how else could they have made the movie if he weren't in it. geesh, some people....... but yeah, he lives in Italy in an appartment complex right next to the ocean. but since it is summer time now, he has gone on vacation with his little sister, Vampia, chillin in hawaii. they'r having a great time because since every other tourist freaked out and fled the islands, he and Vampia get the rolling waves, sandy beaches, and all that pure paradise to themselves.
2006-07-16 03:10:59 · answer #6 · answered by Sassy 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i think dracula existed but the story about the blood thirsty count from transylvania is a bit exaggerated.
2006-07-15 13:53:08 · answer #7 · answered by yella 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
He did exist. He was a wacky dude that experimented with blood and no, he wasn't an actual immortal vampire, hence, he's not alive as of now.
But I'm sure that if he did you'd find him working for the IRS
2006-07-15 13:10:20 · answer #8 · answered by laurafransmail 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
dracula was a fictional character based on a romanian who had a tendency to impale people. as far as vampires existing, why not?, everything else does.
2006-07-16 10:58:44 · answer #9 · answered by Stuie 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
vlad the impaler, i forget the country some sylvakia but he was a murderous tyrant who would impale victims on stakes like in one of the prophecy movies(scene of angels battlefield)
Just the sight of the mass impalings kept the turkish army out of europe, he was endorsed by the catholic church because he supported the crusades.
I believe his death started a myth based because he was obsessed with drinking blood and young women and when they were summoned to his castle they never returned.
he was killed by an invading army after ahwile.
2006-07-15 13:09:55 · answer #10 · answered by hornychiken 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋