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09-18-2008, 03:49 PM
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Vlad 'The Impaler' Tepes
I am becoming fascinated in the history of this man.
For those of you who do not know, Vlad Tepes was a Wallachian Prince in the mid-15th century. You may know this man as Dracula.
However, the name Dracula is in no way (in this case) related to the vampire of Bram Stroker's novel. No, this man was just as gruesome, but he wasn't scared of the light, did not have long teeth and I'm sure he enjoyed some garlic when he ate the flesh of his victims.
God knows why this fascination has jumped on me like this, but it has. I have always been interested in the wars between the Turks and Romania during the reign of Sultan Mehmed III, but now I like Vlad too.
Does anyone else know of him or found they are slightly obsessed with him?
Nick
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"Oh how beautiful they all are!" - Vlad 'The Imapler' Tepes, as he walked through a field of his own men, women and children, all imapled.
Dracula was real.
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09-18-2008, 04:05 PM
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Who doesn't know Vlad? He's an interesting guy. Scary, mean, evil, sadistic guy, yes, but interesting.
And no, Vlad Tepes isn't the Dracula Bram Stoker wrote about, but that Dracula is loosely based on Vlad Tepes. There's a big difference there. 
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09-18-2008, 04:10 PM
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I married Vlad the Impaler.
My husband's name is Vlad and I'm impaled on a regular basis 
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09-18-2008, 04:12 PM
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Your husband is a neck biting nymphomaniac?
How..er..romantic..
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09-18-2008, 04:19 PM
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Thanks for sharing, Joanna...
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09-18-2008, 04:31 PM
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Lots of good History and Discovery Channel specials on the guy. I think I've watched them all. One of the things that creeps me out is how he would impale the rats he caught in his cell when imprisoned. Kind of shows he didn't just do it for military reasons, but instead because he was fucking crazy.
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09-18-2008, 04:38 PM
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I have a book about him called The Eye of the Dragon or something like that. 'Dragon' is in the title at least. That's why I bought it lol. Interesting book though. I enjoyed it despite being somewhat let down by the fact that it had nothing to do with dragons.
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09-18-2008, 04:40 PM
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I saw a show on the discovery channel that was a theoretical discovery of ancient dragons. They were showing fossil evidence and all kind of cool stuff. I was just sitting there in awe. Dragons existed? Holy shit! Then at the end they said it was all fake and "theoretical." Very big let down.
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09-18-2008, 04:44 PM
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I've seen a few of those. In fact, it's crap like that which makes me turn to Animal Planet instead of Discovery Channel lately. Plus, every time I turn on DC anymore, all I get are shows about cars or motorcycles. Now THAT'S a let-down. 
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09-18-2008, 04:47 PM
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Dragons don't exist and never have, but am I the only one who see a slight similarity between dragons and dinosaurs and keep wondering if there's a connection?
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09-18-2008, 04:58 PM
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Killjoy.
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09-18-2008, 05:03 PM
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It was probably the dinosaur bones ancient man was digging up that led to dragon myths around the world.
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09-18-2008, 05:10 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by JoannaMac
I married Vlad the Impaler.
My husband's name is Vlad and I'm impaled on a regular basis |
lol, you're funny.
From now on, I shall be known as...
"BLOOD THE IMPALER"
I like it!
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09-18-2008, 06:01 PM
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The true.. Vlad 'The Impaler' Guerrero
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09-18-2008, 06:04 PM
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You might be pissed off too, like the Son of the Dragon, if you were taken as a slave for years, as a boy, and your young brother was turned into the personal sex toy of the ruling Sultan.
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