Vlad III the Impaler, The Historical Dracula Part 3 End

His Romanian surname Draculea, is derived from his father's title Dracul, meaning 'son of Dracul'.[3] (see Vlad II Dracul); the latter was a member of the Order of the Dragon created by Emperor Sigismund. The word "dracul" means "the Devil" or "demon" in modern Romanian but in Vlad's day also meant "dragon", and derives from the Latin word Draco, also meaning "dragon".[citation needed].

The old Romanian word for serpent (Cf. drac) is nowadays the most common and casual reference to the devil — while the people of Wallachia did give Vlad II the surname Dracu (Dracul being the more grammatically correct form), any connection with a dark power was most likely coincidental. .[citation needed]. His son Vlad III would later use in several documents the surname Draculea. Through various translations (Draculea, Drakulya) Vlad III eventually came to be known as Dracula (note that this ultimate version is a neologism).

The reputation of Vlad Tepes was considerably darker in Western Europe than in Eastern Europe and Romania. In the West, Vlad III Tepes has been characterized as an exceedingly cruel madman. The number of his victims ranges from 40,000 to 100,000.[11] Much of the information about his atrocities and cruelty comes from the German stories written about him, which were for the most part politically, religiously and economically inspired propaganda against Vlad Tepes. Although some of the stories have some basis in reality, most of them are either fictional or exaggerated. According to the German stories the number of victims he had killed was at least 80,000. In addition to the 80,000 victims mentioned he also had whole villages and fortresses destroyed and burned to the ground.[12] These numbers are most likely exaggerated. For example in one episode in the German stories Vlad impaled 600 merchants from Brasov and confiscated all their goods. A document written by Vlad's rival Dan III in 1459 mentions that forty one merchants were impaled.[13] It is highly unlikely that a rival of Vlad's would have reduced the number of Vlad's victims.

The atrocities made by Vlad in the German stories include impaling, torturing, burning, skinning, roasting, and boiling people, feeding people human flesh (their friends or relatives), cutting off limbs, drowning, and nailing of hats to the heads of people. His victims included men and women of all ages, religions and social classes, children and babies. The exaggeration of cruelties in the German stories is quite clear when compared to the Russian or the Romanian stories about Vlad Tepes from which the meaningless violence and cruel atrocities are almost absent. The exaggerated and propagandistic view is especially clear in one sentence in the stories: He caused so much pain and suffering that even the most bloodthirstiest persecutors of Christianity like Herodes, Nero, Diocletius and all other pagans combined hadn't even thought of.[14]

His post-mortem moniker of Tepes (Impaler) originated in his preferred method for executing his opponents, impalement — as popularized by medieval Transylvanian pamphlets. In Turkish, he was known as "Kazikli Voyvoda" (pronounced [k?z?k'??]) which means "Impaler Prince". Vlad was referred to as Dracula in a number of documents of his times, mainly the Transylvanian Saxon pamphlets and The Annals of Jan Dlugosz.
Vlad Dracula was killed in battle against the Turks near the town of Bucharest in December of 1476. Some reports indicate that he was assassinated by disloyal Wallachian boyars just as he was about to sweep the Turks from the field. Other accounts have him falling in defeat, surrounded by the ranks of his loyal Moldavian bodyguard. Still other reports claim that Vlad, at the moment of victory, was accidentally struck down by one of his own men. The one undisputed fact is that ultimately his body was decapitated by the Turks and his head sent to Constantinople where the sultan the recent conqueror of Constantinople Mohammad Al Fatih (Mehmet II) had it displayed on a stake as proof that the horrible Impaler was finally dead. He was reportedly buried at Snagov, an island monastery located near Bucharest.

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[quietwarvictim]

These muslim nut jobs "think" they "KNOW" that islam is true! According to modern psychology this makes them mentally ill. They DO NOT know yet insist their beliefs are true and superior to the beliefs of others. This makes them fascists. These god damn barbarians think they have the right to force islam on the world. They're insane!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[TheSKYizFalling]

@quietwarvictim you mean like christians.

[AAWACKS]

He fought against Islam. If it wasn't for those like him, Europe would have been islam now. This video is propaganda. Western propaganda. It makes you think Vlad was the bad one, and the turks were the good ones. PS: the turks wanted islam all over the world and Vlad Tepes was one of those who fought against this. All Europe should bow to him and other Vlacchia voivodes.

[faridjabba]

A BIT WAY TOO GRINGO[, NO? WHO IS THE ACADEMIC AUTORITY ON DRACULA[?

[floodkhan]

@Hyland0r well actually empires never bring a total peace even the ottomans :) but the thing makes ottomans different they were the most tolerant ones at their times.

[Hyland0r]

@floodkhan That's the thing about great empires. They bring times of piece :)

[monjiaitaly]

@quietwarvictim no more "insane" than christian fundamentalists, I am more afraid of them than any muslim, by the way do you even know any muslim people?

[Farkas4444]

@quietwarvictim And what about the crusaders? We forced them to be Chatolich, and we are do it right now. I forgive the Turks. As a Hungarian! They ruined Hungary, made the Hungarians Suffer over 150 years, and we keep fighting, we aren't defeated! 150 years of suffer, but I forgive them. If you say they are barbarians you are officially a Nazi.

[HeirofAzaran]

@quietwarvictim You could say the same thing for any religion.

[TheAkela89]

I have nothing against Islam, as well as I know that also the Christian crusaders have their own good responsabilities for atrocities. Many horrible things have been done in the name of Religion, both on one side and the other.

But speaking of this man: Vlad III Draculea, we have also to say that he was "son of his time". The Turks were a heavy menace to his Country, its wellbeing and safety; he fought them. He was cruel on some reguards...but not worse than many others of his same time.

[floodkhan]

@quietwarvictim i have took a look to your whole comments and i think you are a retarded who will believe islam is evil even after i talk about it. so dont write me my beliefs are true and you are a hateful bastard.