Prince Vlad Dracula (14??-1476) —known as Vlad the Impaler. He had persons who displeased him skewered alive on sharp stakes. In modern Rumania he is considered a national hero for he led fifteenth-century resistance to Turkish invasions. Bram Stoker, the author of “Dracula," used the Prince’s name and fearsome reputation as the basis for his classic horror story. Inset: Bela Lugosi in the 1931 “Dracula,” one of the first of at least 100 screen versions of the legend. (Castle Ambras Collection.)
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Press, 19 August 1978, Page 15
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81Prince Vlad Dracula (14??-1476)—known as Vlad the Impaler. He had persons who displeased him skewered alive on sharp stakes. In modern Rumania he is considered a national hero for he led fifteenth-century resistance to Turkish invasions. Bram Stoker, the author of “Dracula," used the Prince’s name and fearsome reputation as the basis for his classic horror story. Inset: Bela Lugosi in the 1931 “Dracula,” one of the first of at least 100 screen versions of the legend. (Castle Ambras Collection.) Press, 19 August 1978, Page 15
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