This painting, "Vlad the Impaler and the Turkish Envoys," by Theodor Aman (1831-1891), allegedly depicts a scene in which Vlad III nails the turbans of these Ottoman diplomats to their heads.

However the fictional character, created by author Bram Stoker, was in fact based on a real historical figure called Vlad the Impaler. Vlad the Impaler, also known as Vlad III, Prince of Wallachia ...

Vlad the Impaler, a notoriously ruthless 13th century Romanian ruler who may have been the inspiration for the fictional Count Dracula, has been the subject of a new chemical analysis. A study of ...

Vlad Tepes, Vlad the Impaler, the real life dracula, is surrounded by folklore, mystery, and myth. Even during his time the stories about his famed impalings traveled all around Europe.

Vlad the Impaler was not a nice guy. You don't earn the nickname "The Impaler" because of all your charity work. But new research suggests that, as well as possibly crying tears of blood ...

Vlad Tepes, Vlad the Impaler, the real life dracula, is surrounded by folklore, mystery, and myth. Even during his time the stories about his famed impalings traveled all around Europe.

Was the real Dracula as monstrous as the legends portray him? You bet. But he was also one of the most revered leaders in Romanian history. Here is what most people don't know: Vlad the Impaler was ...

[The Real Dracula: All About Vlad the Impaler] Imagine spending your tumultuous ... Some historians have argued that Vlad also learned the art of impalement during his time as a hostage, but ...

Stoker in fact drew inspiration from a real-life man with an even more grotesque taste for blood: Vlad III, Prince of Wallachia or — as he is better known — Vlad the Impaler (Vlad Tepes), a ...

Read more trending news But Stoker’s “Dracula” was actually based on a real-life, blood-thirsty monster, even more frightening than the fictional Dracula, a man known as Vlad the Impaler.

Stoker in fact drew inspiration from a real-life man with an even more grotesque taste for blood: Vlad III, Prince of Wallachia or — as he is better known — Vlad the Impaler (Vlad Tepes), a ...

But Stoker’s “Dracula” was actually based on a real-life, blood-thirsty monster, even more frightening than the fictional Dracula, a man known as Vlad the Impaler. Vlad III, the Prince of ...