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1. Dracula Festival at Targoviste will put in scene the night attack of The Impaler against the Turks ...
(News)
This year, Targoviste will hold Dracula Festival at the Royal Court in the city, an event in which we will repeat the night attack of Vlad Tepes against the Turks, said Gabriel Boriga, Mayor Targoviste. ...
Created on 26 January 2014
2. Wallachia Prior to Vlad the Impaler (Dracula)
(Wallachia Prior to Vlad the Impaler (Dracula))
... Mircea the Old, had been forced to do. In 1442 Vlad attempted to remain neutral when the Turks invaded Transylvania. The Turks were defeated, and the vengeful Hungarians under John Hunyadi—the White ...
Created on 07 July 2013
3. Bran Castle
(Bran Castle)
...  November 19, 1377, giving the Saxons of Kronstadt (Brasov) the privilage to build the Citadel. The building started in 1378 as a defense against Turks and later became a customs post on the pass betwee ...
Created on 01 July 2013
4. Dracula's wives
(Dracula's wives)
...  and enforcement by Turks. After the message, ruler's wife was thrown out of the tower in an afluent of Arges river flowing at foot of the castle, saying she'd rather rot or would have eaten fish in Ar ...
Created on 01 July 2013
5. The Foreign Ambassadors
(Stories of Dracula)
... ce of the prince, the Turks refused to remove their fezzes (or turbans). When questioned they answered that it was not the custom of their fathers to remove their hats. Dracula then ordered their hats nai ...
Created on 01 July 2013
6. The Diplomats
(Stories of Dracula)
To ensure a long and lasting relation between the Turks and Vlad, two ambassadors visited Vlad's castle and were granted an audience. When Vlad asked them to remove their Phrygian caps, both ambassador ...
Created on 01 July 2013
7. Origin of the name "Dracula"
(Origin of the name "Dracula")
... the Ottoman Turks. Its emblem was a dragon, wings extended, hanging on a cross. Vlad III’s father (Vlad II) was admitted to the Order around 1431 because of his bravery in fighting the Turks. From 1431 ...
Created on 01 July 2013
8. Vlad the Impaler (Dracula) Life
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...  of Slavic rulers and warlords who were sworn to uphold the Christian faith by fighting off the advancing Turks of the Ottoman Empire. Warfare was almost continuous in Wallachia and the surrounding area ...
Created on 01 July 2013