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EmOxCoRe asked in Society & CultureMythology & Folklore · 1 decade ago

why they say that vlad tepes(dracula)is a vampire?

i cnt get it i'm romanian and from the history i cnt understand y they say he's a vampire!!

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  • The Booger Man
    Lv 6
    1 decade ago
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    Because Bram Stoker used him as the basis for his fictional vampire, Count Dracula.

    This popularized Vlad as a vampire to the average person (at least in the Western world).

    It's my understanding that in Romania he is viewed as a historical hero because he fought and was victorious against the Turks.

    Source(s): http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vlad_the_Impaler
  • silverwolf
    1 decade ago

    Vlad Tepes was considered a vampire because as far as I can tell He would hold feasts under the body's of his victims. I have also heard that he would drink their blood from goblets as a way to show his so called superiority to the lower class.

    Source(s): history books
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