Vlad the Impaler, known as Dracula, inspired the vampire in Bram Stoker’s novel. Vlad was no ghoulish fiend, though, for all his cruelty, as curators at his family’s castle in Austria emphasise.

Following the Fall of Constantinople and the conquest of Trebizond and Morea, the Ottoman Empire faced fierce resistance in the Balkans. In 1462, Vlad Tepes of Wallachia defied Sultan Mehmed II with a ...

The group being guided through the Austrian fortress are eager to sink their teeth into the gripping life of Vlad Tepes, the notorious "Vlad the Impaler", whose descendants once held the schloss.

THE “true” home of Dracula where bloodthirsty Vlad the Impaler lived is set to open to the public. Until five years ago, Poienari Castle in the city of Curtea de Arge, Romania, had… ...

Vlad Drăculea, or Vlad the Impaler, was a famously ruthless and brutal 15 th century monarch who was known for his unrelenting defense of Wallachia, which was located right next to Transylvania.

Vlad the Impaler, believed by some to be the inspiration for the legendary vampire Dracula, may have suffered from a condition that caused him to shed tears of blood, according to a new study.

This letter written by Vlad the Impaler in 1475 contains proteins that suggest he suffered from respiratory problems and bloodied tears. Credit: Adapted from Analytical Chemistry, 2023, DOI: 10. ...

The group being guided through the Austrian fortress are eager to sink their teeth into the gripping life of Vlad Tepes, the notorious “Vlad the Impaler”, whose descendants once held the schloss.

Cloaked in a black cape like the infamous count himself, 10-year-old Niklas Schuetz runs through the dark corridors of a hill-top castle in search of the truth about Dracula.

Vlad the Impaler steps out of Dracula's shadow. Forchtenstein (Austria) (AFP) – Cloaked in a black cape like the infamous count himself, 10-year-old Niklas Schuetz runs through the dark ...