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2007-05-14 20:37:32 · 8 answers · asked by mike 1 in Arts & Humanities History

8 answers

Nope.

2007-05-14 22:56:09 · answer #1 · answered by JC 4 · 0 1

Not as a Vampire.

But there was a real life person who was loosly the basis for the Dracula character.

Vlad III the Impaler.
Vlad Å¢epeş in common Romanian reference; also known as Vlad Dracula or Vlad Drăculea and Kazıklı Bey in Turkish; November or December, 1431 – December 1476) was Prince (voivode) of Wallachia, a former polity which is now part of Romania. His three reigns were in 1448, 1456–1462, and 1476. In the English-speaking world, Vlad is best known for the legends of the exceedingly cruel punishments he imposed during his reign, and serving as the inspiration for the vampire main character in Bram Stoker's popular Dracula novel, though to an extent that has been greatly exaggerated.

2007-05-15 03:55:10 · answer #2 · answered by CG-23 Sailor 6 · 0 0

The story of Dracula, written by Bram Stoker, was based on a man named Vlad the Impaler. The description is too long to write here, so follow this link http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vlad_the_impaler

2007-05-15 03:53:11 · answer #3 · answered by MTsBabydoll 5 · 0 0

If you mean a blood drinking vampire, then no.
If you mean a historical person, then yes.
Vlad was one of two sons of the Voivode of Transylvania. His father was forced to give them as hostages to Turkey. In captivity the two were forcibly converted to islam and trained as Janissaries (which was contrary to the hostage agreement, BTW).
After the father was killed, the Turks placed Vlad on the throne. He quickly became independant, eg making a "welcome gesture" to his former Turkish captors- by (it is said) impaling 60 thousand Turkish settlers along the road leading to his capital (a favoured punishment used by Turks BTW).
He was fiercely independent and fought both against the christians and the muslims, though it seems the muslims had most to fear. Sounds like he had bad memories from his chldhood stay in Turkish "care"
He was killed in battle. It is said the Sultan demanded to see his head before he believed the news.
After his death his brother took the throne, and was a loyal muslim turkish subject.
Brainwashing worked better in his case it seems.

2007-05-15 07:29:07 · answer #4 · answered by cp_scipiom 7 · 0 0

!yes ! wasn't he" Vlad the Impaler" used to like the smell of blood and impaled people on spikes out side his castle, one of his servants complained to him about the stench of rotting flesh coming from the dead and dying on the poles so he impaled the poor bugger on a much taller pole, so he couldn't smell the rotting flesh below, if this isn't Dracula, then i cant think of anyone else, but these stories are true! eeeuu!

2007-05-15 03:52:19 · answer #5 · answered by lilian c 5 · 0 0

Dracula exists, but he is not real vampire. He is famous in his time because he drink his own blood.

2007-05-15 06:45:12 · answer #6 · answered by June Phil 2 · 0 2

Yes.

2007-05-15 03:46:14 · answer #7 · answered by ZenGerl82 2 · 0 0

if fiction counts

2007-05-15 03:40:16 · answer #8 · answered by Nano 3 · 0 1

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