where do dracula came from?

Answer 1

"The legend of Dracula

The name of the already well-known Wallachian prince became even more famous after Bram Stoker from Dublin (1847-1912) has published his novel "Dracula" in 1897.

The author was a stage director, member in the Golden Down parapsychology association in London and a passionate researcher of Irish and Hindu vampirism. His novel, published in millions of copies, has as its main hero a vampire, Szekler count, named Dracula.

The action develops against a Transylvanian background about which the author himself says: " I read that every known superstition in the world is gathered into the horseshoe of the Carpathians, as if were the centre of some sort of imaginative whirlpool."

In the first pages of this book we meet a young attorney (Jonathan Harker) who has been asked to journey out to Dracula's castle to arrange certain real estate transactions. Harker's carriage, driven by a man whose hands are claws, hurtles at the edges of precipices until he is finally discharged in the darkness to be met and taken to Dracula's castle. There, everything is more or less as we expect it, only much more so. His staying there becomes full of terror as he finds out part of Count's secrets. He writes a diary for his fiancee, Mina Murray, who is waiting for him in England. Think of the monstrous ego of the vampire. He thinks himself so important that he is willing to live forever, even under the dreary conditions imposed by his condition. Avoiding the sun, sleeping in coffins, feared by all, he nurses his resentments.

The Count leaves to London. One of his victims, Lucy Westenra, is a free spirit who has three suitors and is Mina's best friend. Lucy becomes an Un-Dead after her death. Her soul is saved by Lord Arthur and his friends: Dr. Seward, Professor Van Helsing and Quincey Morris. Mina becomes the next target. Professor Van Helsing is the brain behind all the actions against The Count. Using his magical powers, Dracula is cooling off his thirst with Mina's blood. Will she become an "undead" too? Her friends are decided to not let this happen. Without a safe place to rest Dracula is forced to go back home, in Transylvania.

The story has a happy end. After following for days the group in charge with delivering the chest containing Dracula's body, Dr. Steward, Quincey Morris, Jonathan and Van Helsing managed to do their job right in the last minute of the sunset. On the instant, came the sweep and flash of Jonathan's great knife through his throat whilst at the same moment Mr. Morris's bowie knife plunged into the heart.

Beside the negative fame brought by the name of Dracula and by the stories of the Transylvanian Saxon merchants, at the end of the 19th century another decisive element was added at the future renown of the Romanian ruler. The Bram Stoke’s book. Bram Stoker had never traveled to Romania. His information came from the London libraries, as Jonathan Harker himself, one of the main characters of the novel, stated: “Having had some time at my disposal when in London, I had visited the British Museum, and made search among the books and maps in the library regarding Transylvania; it had struck me that some foreknowledge of the country could hardly fail to have some importance in dealing with a nobleman of that country. I find that the district he named is in the extreme east of the country, just on the borders of three states, Transylvania, Moldavia, and Bukovina, in the midst of the Carpathian mountains; one of the wildest and least known portions of Europe. The region that Harker describes is the Bargau region, near Bistrita. He tells that just in the pass which links Transylvania with Moldavia, in the ruins of a castle, Dracula, a Transylvanian (!!) count lives and every night he turns into a vampire.

The place where the castle is isn`t identified: “I was not able to light on any map or work giving the exact locality of the Castle Dracula, as there are no maps of this country as yet to compare with our own Ordance Survey Maps”. So, the famous Dracula`s castle is not located at Bran (wrongly linked to the legend)), but at Bargau, where, in order to exploit the legend, a mediaeval looking hotel, called “Dracula Castle” was built in the 1980s."

Answer 2

Bram Stoker had a long term fascination with English Theater celebrity, Sir Henry Irving. Irving valued Stoker as a groupie for his verbal wit and for his ability to tell cool stories to entertain other groupies. However, Irving never gave him much credit beyond that.
Bram Stoker wrote only a few books and personified Irving as Dracula. Stoker did not openly admit this until toward the end of his life. Dracula, uses charm to lure and steal the lifeblood of the unsuspecting. Dracula does this to live a great life, but his victims (the vampires) do it to stay alive and serve.

Answer 3

Well actually Dracula was actually a person...a ruler in a place called Transylvania.....The name "dracula" became famous from the book Dracula by Bram stroker....but even he was inspired by the real Dracula..Well the rulers name was Vlad Dracula....he became famous cause dis guy was the master of torture and cruelty...for more info on dis guy chk out:-http://members.aol.com/johnfranc/drac05.htm
Well it is said that he is d first Dracula!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Well now der was also a really famous 'she' vampire named ELIZABETH BÁTHORY...she was also from Transylvania...find more about her here:-
http://bathory.org/shyla.html

Answer 4

Dracula is a legendary vampire said to be the undead body of a Romanian king named Vlad III Tsepes. Transylvania is a region in northwestern Romania where Vlad ruled. Vlad was known for his extreme cruelty (impaling people). When he was buried, graverobbers dug up his grave, but nothing was there. So goes the legend of Dracula, the vampire.

Answer 5

In the novel by Bram Stoker he comes from Transylvania, Romania.

The legend of Dracula is based on the ruling of Vlad Tepes which means Vlad the Impaler. He was a very brutal ruler in Transylvania who killed many people.

Answer 6

The real Dracula, Vlad the impaler was from Romania.

Answer 7

Dracula was based on the real life person "Vlad the Impaler"! Who ruled the House of Dracul, which meant Dragon. He was known for impaling his enemies on pointed sticks and letting them bleed to death!

Answer 8

Refer to the following link that give complete info about Dracula
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dracula

Answer 9

Transylvania

Answer 10

Transylvania