Posted on 06/17/2014 11:15:54 AM PDT by nickcarraway
Estonian researchers believe they may have finally discovered the whereabouts of “Dracula’s” grave, which is in Italy and not the Romanian Transylvanian Alps as first thought.
The inspiration behind Bram Stoker’s 1897 gothic novel “Dracula” is thought to be Vlad III, the 15th century Prince of Wallachia in Eastern Europe. Known posthumously as Vlad the Impaler, the ruler was known for his brand of cruelty across Europe, which included impaling his enemies.
Vlad’s ultimate enemy were the Ottomans. Depictions of his endless cruelty made history books, securing his reputation as one of the biggest villains in Turkey’s collective consciousness, as written by Emrah Güler of the Hürriyet Daily News in 2012. Vlad’s story was also converted into a ballet last year in Turkey.
Born in 1431, Count Vlad Tepes was part of a noble family who belonged to the Order of the Dragon, a group that was founded as a means of protecting Christianity in Eastern Europe from Ottoman expansion. His father was nicknamed Dracul, meaning “Dragon,” so the young Vlad became known as Dracula, or “son of Dragon.”
In 1476, Vlad Tepes disappeared in battle. While some sources have claimed he died, researchers claim he was in fact imprisoned by the Turks, who hauled him away in chains. His daughter Maria was meanwhile brought to the Neapolitan court, whose ruling family was allied with her own family, where she was adopted and eventually married to a Neapolitan nobleman.
Scholars from the University of Tallinn say they have discovered evidence that suggests the count was taken prisoner, ransomed to his daughter in Italy and then buried in a church in Naples.
Researchers are claiming a newly uncovered headstone in Naples’ Piazza Santa Maria la Nova, in the same graveyard as his daughter and son-in-law, could be his final resting place.
The headstone was discovered by Neapolitan student, Erika Stella, who was writing a dissertation on the history of the church. Stella shared the photograph on the Internet and experts identified it with a certain level of confidence after years of research.
Medieval history scholar Raffaello Glinni said the 16th century tomb is covered in images and symbols of the House of the Transylvanian “Carpathians,” and not the tomb of an Italian nobleman.
“When you look at the bas-relief sculptures, the symbolism is obvious. The dragon means Dracula and the two opposing sphinxes represent the city of Thebes, also known as Tepes. In these symbols, the very name of the count Dracula Tepes is written,” Glinni told reporters.
Researchers have applied for permission to investigate the grave from Italian officials.
Noble family, noble purpose. Wish we had you around today, Vlad.
“...While some sources have claimed he died, researchers claim he was in fact imprisoned by the Turks, ...”
And when questioned further about what type of ruler Vlad Draculea was, many simply replied:
“The Count? He sucked...”
Long live the order of the dragon. It is needed now than ever to stop the hordes of filth coming from the middle east. His cruelty is nothing compared to the barbarism of Islam and what we see across every mile of Muslim controlled land.
Every member of ISIS should have their heads on pikes in a line leading to Mecca.
He would have worked wonders in Iraq and Syria.
The muzz were terrified of him, for sure. He didn’t mess around.
Knew the threat, named it, and took the threat out.
Vlad may have been the origin of the Marines motto: “No better friend, no worse enemy”.
In before the pictures of Helen Thomas.
LOL!
And then there’s the story of the vampire who could only drink the blood of virgins.
He moved to Los Angeles and starved to death.
You can say that again.
Can you imagine the scorching contempt such a man would feel for a world which went from fighting Islam to laying its collective neck under the blade rather than offend a Muslim?
He learned his cruelty from the muslims...who BTW he learned to hate.
"To name an object is to bring it within the sphere of human control," he wrote. "Without a name it arouses fear, because it is unknown. . . . Whoever knows the name has power."
Dr. Meerloo coined the fine laboratory word menticide—murder of the mind—for this atrocious quack science devised by the Reds to bring about the voluntary submission of people to an unthinking discipline..."
From "Brainwashing" by Edward Hunter
See https://archive.org/stream/brainwashingstor00huntrich#page/n5/mode/2up
Download it and read it if you haven't. It's where we are right now.
I heard he actually died from an STD after moving there....
:^)
We have him around today. His name is Satan. Vlad the impaler was one sick and evil dude and no Christian.
"Pop had Genco, who do I have?
We have a marxit, Islamist traitor
Sometimes, understanding hate is a good thing. Helps you learn how to fight them.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Order_of_Calatrava
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