Birth Of The Monster (The Dracula Chronicles, #5.5) by Shane K.P. O'Neill

Birth Of The Monster (The Dracula Chronicles, #5.5) by Shane K.P. O

In fact, a lot of what we think we know about Vlad the Impaler comes from pamphlets written and distributed at the time -propaganda- by Vlad’s enemies and his own people. There is a 15th Century German poem that says Vlad liked to wash his hands in the blood of his victims before he ate. You could say, his captors and future enemies taught him all he needed to know to fight them. Although some would argue that it wasn’t cruelty but psychological warfare -doing what he had to with a smaller army and fewer resources. Disguising his soldiers in Ottoman garb to conduct midnight raids and placing impaled Ottoman prisoners in their path to great them. Vlad used cruelty and cunning against his enemies.

Unlike his brother, Radu, he did not convert to Islam. Everything they taught him would one day prove useful to Vlad. Some say Vlad was also taught the art of torture, leading eventually to his penchant for impalement. Which included horsemanship and swordsmanship. In 1442 Vlad and his brother Radu were handed over by their father as hostages to the ruler of the Ottoman Empire, Sultan Murad II, to ensure their father’s loyalty.Īlong with a number of other hostages, the brothers were given lessons in languages, science, philosophy, the arts, and war. To some, he was called The Impaler but to others, he was considered a hero.

Vlad Dracula III was a ruling Prince of Walachia, thrice. Some believe the only thing Stoker took from Vlad Dracula for his novel was the name and a few scraps of interesting information. It wasn’t until Stoker met Ármin Vámbéry that he began researching Eastern Europe. Hearing the tales of the Carpathian Mountains and researching its folklore and stories. Stoker married Florence Balcombe in 1878 and the couple moved to London. and Personal Reminiscences of Henry Irving.the non-fiction book The Duties of Clerks in Petty Sessions in Ireland.It was one of these reviews that first brought him to Irving’s attention.Īs well as Dracula, he wrote 12 novels, several short stories and non-fiction books.

His writing career began as a theatre critic for the Dublin Evening Mail and attracted notice for the quality of his reviews. And the business manager of the Lyceum Theatre in London. And if you’re here the chances are you’ve read it -but have you also read The Guest, the piece of Bram Stoker’s story that was removed before publication?īram Stoker was born in 1847 and grew up to become the personal assistant to Sir Henry Irving -the most notable actor of his time. There is not one amongst us who has not heard of Dracula. Tags: blood, monsters, movies, TV, vampires.Dracula | Vampire, Warrior, Prince, Monster

Birth Of The Monster (The Dracula Chronicles, #5.5) by Shane K.P. O'Neill