The Man
In the book you find some interesting facts about Dracula:
"Following the publication of In Search of Dracula by Radu Florescu and Raymond McNally in 1972 the connection between Vlad III Dracula and the fictional Dracula have attracted much popular attention. Following them many authors have claimed that Stoker has based his character loosely on the historic Wallachian ruler Vlad III, also known as Vlad the Impaler (Vlad Ţepeş in Romanian). In his six year reign (14561462) he is estimated to have killed 100,000 people, mainly by using his favourite method of impaling them on a sharp pole. However, it should be noted that the history of Romania at this time was mainly recorded by German immigrants, a group with which Vlad is known to have clashed several times.
in Romanian, Drac means Dragon, but also could mean evil... ... ... ..."
"Following the publication of In Search of Dracula by Radu Florescu and Raymond McNally in 1972 the connection between Vlad III Dracula and the fictional Dracula have attracted much popular attention. Following them many authors have claimed that Stoker has based his character loosely on the historic Wallachian ruler Vlad III, also known as Vlad the Impaler (Vlad Ţepeş in Romanian). In his six year reign (14561462) he is estimated to have killed 100,000 people, mainly by using his favourite method of impaling them on a sharp pole. However, it should be noted that the history of Romania at this time was mainly recorded by German immigrants, a group with which Vlad is known to have clashed several times.
in Romanian, Drac means Dragon, but also could mean evil... ... ... ..."