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Vlad Tepes is not, nor was he ever, a vampire; Count Dracula was based on Vlad III much in the same way that Mary Shelley based Dr. Victor Frankenstein on the ancient Greek titan Prometheus. While Bram Stoker was researching for his novel Dracula, he read many accounts of Vlad's ruthless methods, most notable his eating amongst the freshly-impaled corpses of his enemies. This idea of feasting with the dead has never been proven as fact, as all references to these actions came from possible Propaganda put forth by the Ottoman Turks. He was not a vampire and died in 1476 at the age of 45, ending his third reign as voivode of Wallachia.

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What country Vlad the Impaler hailed from?

Vlad the Impaler is a character that many historians talk about. Vlad was really called Vlad Dracula. A writer need a name for a vampire in his story and took the name Dracula. It is unconfirmed that he was a real vampire, but if you asked someone from Romania about Vlad, they will say how he saved them and all that stuff, nothing about a vampire!He was Prince Vlad of Wallachia, which is now Romania!!!


What does the word Tepes mean?

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Is a Vampire and Dracula the same?

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