In Transylvania there are many wooded areas, and rivers as well. It takes many days to travel across the land since it is filled with woods and mountains and rivers. Unless of course, you take it but train or bus.
I think that is why Bram Stoker decided on Dracula and not any other type of person. He was Irish so perhaps the land was a type of romantic feel for him since it may have reminded him of home.
There are other legends that can be found there as well. Check out Robert Browning's Pied Piper for the last verse about where people came from.
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Wednesday, July 30, 2008
Tuesday, July 29, 2008
Dracula and other legends
I am aware that Dracula is the very first thing that comes to mind when someone talks about Transylvania. Thanks to Bram Stoker for that. his writing is fantastic in terms of a horror novel and it is one which people can read to get a vague idea of Transylvania.
Not a proper idea, but an idea of the land and its people in the 19th Century.
What most do not realize is that there are countless cultures that up until recently flourished within the area.
Count Dracula is a fascinating character, but the man whom this legend is based on is much more fascinating. It is possible because he is one of the many links to Transylvania and its people. Bram Stoker decided upon a good character for his novel.
Vlad Tepes was different: he was born in Transylvania and fought against the Turks. he impaled people using wooden stakes. His name was Vlad Tepes Dracul, but became known as Vlad the Impaler for his methods of killings became legendary-- he would kill his victims using a wooden stake. One point of note: Count Dracula lived in Bran Castle, not Vlad Tepes.
Not a proper idea, but an idea of the land and its people in the 19th Century.
What most do not realize is that there are countless cultures that up until recently flourished within the area.
Count Dracula is a fascinating character, but the man whom this legend is based on is much more fascinating. It is possible because he is one of the many links to Transylvania and its people. Bram Stoker decided upon a good character for his novel.
Vlad Tepes was different: he was born in Transylvania and fought against the Turks. he impaled people using wooden stakes. His name was Vlad Tepes Dracul, but became known as Vlad the Impaler for his methods of killings became legendary-- he would kill his victims using a wooden stake. One point of note: Count Dracula lived in Bran Castle, not Vlad Tepes.
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