Vlad The Impaler

Hi, I am Kiwi Kawaii ^^ Vlad The Impaler also known as Vlad III Ţepeş was Prince of Wallachia born in Transylvania in 1431. In the English-speaking world, Vlad is best known for the legends of his cruelty. These legends gave Bram Stoker the idea for his main character in the popular Dracula novel. The old Romanian word for dragon is Dracul, which in modern Romanian means "devil". In Old Romanian, it means "dragon". Impalement was Vlad's preferred method of torture and execution. His method of torture was a horse attached to each of the victim's legs while sharpened stake was forced into the body. Vlad often had the stakes arranged in patterns. The most common pattern was a ring outside of a...View all