Vlad the Impaler, Part Two
02/11/25 • 21 min
Welcome to Celebrate Poe - Episode 355 - Vlad the Impaler, Part Two
In the previous episode, I talked excusively about the historical figure - Vlad the Impaler. But in this episode, I want to introduce a literary figure - Dracula - who is often confused with that historical figure - Vlad the Impaler.
Thank you for experiencing Celebrate Poe.
Welcome to Celebrate Poe - Episode 355 - Vlad the Impaler, Part Two
In the previous episode, I talked excusively about the historical figure - Vlad the Impaler. But in this episode, I want to introduce a literary figure - Dracula - who is often confused with that historical figure - Vlad the Impaler.
Thank you for experiencing Celebrate Poe.
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Vlad the Impaler was a 15th-century ruler of Wallachia, a historical region in modern-day Romania. His life and reign were marked by political intrigue, military campaigns, and extreme cruelty, earning him a fearsome reputation that persists to this day. Vlad's legacy is deeply tied to his brutal methods of punishment, particularly impalement, which has made him both a national hero in Romania and he is said to be the inspiration for Bram Stoker's fictional vampire, Count Dracula.
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Celebrate Poe - Vlad the Impaler, Part Two
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Welcome to Celebrate Poe - Episode 355 - Vlad the Impaler, Part Two
In the previous episode, I talked excusively about the historical figure - Vlad the Impaler. But in this episode, I want to introduce a literary figure - Dracula - who is often confused with that historical figure - Vlad the Impaler.
Now, the connection between the historical figure Vlad the Impaler and Bram Stoker's literary character Count Dracula lies primarily in the name and some thematic inspirations, but i
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