Who was Vlad the Impaler?
Caution! The following content contains gruesome stories of torture and murder–this is not for the faint of heart! Over 500 years ago Vlad the Impaler (1431-1477) also known as Dracula, was the princely ruler of Wallachia, a providence in modern day Romania. Born in Transylvania, he ruled barely seven years, but his horrific methods and sadistic cruelty would make him the stuff of legends that persist even today. In 1431 Vlad’s father, a military commander and ruler of Wallachia himself, received an honor from the Holy Roman Emperor initiating him into the Order of the Dragon. The order was one method the royals used to ensure their own protection, but it also swore the initiate to defend Christianity and fight its Turkish enemies. Vlad’s father proudly adopted the nickname “Dragon” taken from the Latin “draco,” or in his native language, Dracul. Years later his son, Vlad the Impaler, would call himself Dracula, or “son of Dracul.” Though no connection to vampiric myth exists, the blo
Whas he a Vampire? Was he a prince hwo bacame immortal due to his cruelty? Or was he a ruller of Vallachia, severe but fair. If you want to find the answers to all these questions we invite to join us in a tour through Dracula’s Dark Land. Your Itinerary Day 1: Welcome to Dracula’s Land, a land of mistery!Today we shall meet our hosts in Poiana Mrului, where we shall have accomodation and dinner, and tomorrow…. (D) Day 2: …after breakfast we shall leave for the Bran Castle, where, along the dark corridors and in the inner gardens one can still hear the steps of the “prince of darkness”.We shall have lunch in Bran, a city on the mountains skirts, famous for its cheese assortments, and then we shall take a hike to unwind after the first encounter with Dracula myth.In the evening we shall set off for Poiana Mrului where we shall have dinner and rest because on… (B) (L) (D) Day 3: After breakfast, we shall set off for Sighisoara.There we’ll have lunch in the “Vlad Dracul”(Vlad the De
