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Briefly, because the fictional name of Dracula comes from a real historical character, called Drăculea.
Originally, Drăculea was the nickname of the 15th century Romanian ruler Vlad III Țepeș (eng. Vlad 'The Impaler'). As a protector of Christianity and a guardian of freedom, he fought muslim invasion, being a very strategic element in safeguarding European integrity and culture. As history describes him, he was very cruel to those rich boyars enslaving the normal people and he is said to have reduced robbery and theft to zero, by publicly impaling the thieves, aggressors and rapers. During his reign, no one dared stealing the golden goblets provided in public areas for people to drink from the wells. He was very against bribbery and used to drain money from the rich to help the poor.
Based on his strong personality, Bram Stoker wrote a fictional book centuries later, describing a count called 'Dracula' that was a seductive bloodthirsty vampire, very hard to kill and impossible to stop.
In less words, Bram Stoker was inspired by Romanian ruler Vlad III Țepeș that was called Drăculea. That's why the character in his fictional book is called Dracula.
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118. According to my resource he has been in 118 movies although he may not have STARRED in all of them. His first film, Scott of the Antarctic, was made in 1948 followed immediately by Hamlet, the same year. His most recent was Charlie and the Chocolate Factory in 2005.
What city is dracula from?
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Who is Lucy's husband from Dracula?
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Ulla D
What year did Christopher Lee play dracula?
118. According to my resource he has been in 118 movies although he may not have STARRED in all of them. His first film, Scott of the Antarctic, was made in 1948 followed immediately by Hamlet, the same year. His most recent was Charlie and the Chocolate Factory in 2005.
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What characters were in the book count Dracula?
Dracula
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Dracula!
What city is dracula from?
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Who is the guy who started the Dracula legend?
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Who is Dracula Folklore?
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How did Dracula's legend develop?
The book Dracula by Bram Stoker. He invented Dracula and the legend behind him.
What is Dracula's name?
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