IN the middle of it all

I am reading the book Born to Rule.

It is about the 5 granddaughters of Queen Victoria who became queen consorts.

One of them was Queen Maria of Romania. ( the others being Queen Maud of Norway, Queen Sofia of Greece , Tsarina Alexandra of Russia and Queen Victoria Eugenia of Spain) Becoming queen in during world war I, it must have been hard. But she was a success.

Then Romania gained Transylvania. She was crowned queen of Romania in Transylvania and then built a lovely retreat in the area.

The land held a lot to the queen. I wonder if the people remember her.

Transylvania Madness

So, what makes Transylvania so wonderful?

What makes it so romantic?

Perhaps it is the people and the unique environment that it gives. More likely it is the legends that come from it.

I suspect that red from blood is a natural thing in the area. Take Dracula... or the Countess.

The land is enough to make you want to live there.

The villages the castles...

On to the castles next

Queen Maria's palace anyone?

Transylvania Madness

My writing is going well and now on to the fun part my blog!



Transylvania really stirs my imagination. It seem it does for others to.





What's my most favorite legend in Transylvania?



Well believe it or not it is the werewolves.



Something about the full moon or the romance of it all.

I'm not sure really but who is to say I understand. Maybe it is my history to the land and the people.

Forgotten People

Okay.

So no answers to questions these days.

It might be fun to find out about others times and peoples.

I am finding out more about how each group: Romanian and Hungarian dealt with the split of Transylvania in 1940.

They left for the other side. Northern Transylvania saw more Hungarians move there with many Romanians leave.

Some with Southern Transylvania, only in the reverse.

What I can not understand is why.

And your choices...

Don't forget to tell me why

Werewolves.

Dracula

Pied Piper

Countess Elizabeth of Transylvania

Dracula or Someone Else?

Who is the favorite legend in Transylvania?

Transylvania Google

Google Transylvania and what do you get?

Google Dracula and what do you get?

Transylvania

Do you know where Transylvania is?

Do you want to know?

History... or a list of boring stories?

What does the Monarchy Mean?

I am wondering how the monarchy helped or hindered the people of Transylvania.

It was Queen Maria of Romania who gain Transylvania for her country and her son. King Carol lost half of it to Hungary.

Her grandson King Michael regained the land.

King Gaza of Hungary and King Andrew of Hungary invited both the German Saxons and the Teutonic Knights to Transylvania with success. Though King Andrew would send the Knights to Prussia later in his reign.


I think the Monarchy did both help and hinder the land. How about you?

Roaming the Hills

There seems to be more bumps and hills on the Road to memory.

just dig deeper.

The memories of the past of Transylvania are there.

Soldier On

I wondered how people could become soldiers when they wanted to live their lives as farmers.

Simple governments.

As far back as the Romans all men needed to help defend or expand the country. In this case it was the Romans who started the expansion, and then the Wallachains and Dacians and Hungarians.

So, that is what duty was like in the past. I wonder what it will be like in the future. Not existent.

By there is much to learn more the past and much to hope for because of it.


I'm thankful to those who soldiered on.

Without

A lot of the farmers in Transylvania lived without.

Food
Warmth
Clothes

But one thing which they never lived without was taxes.

Taxes were in the form of money which came from food that the farmer sold. Even if it meant they went hungry.