History is sometimes told through stories and that is a fact, but sometimes those stories are not one hundred percent accurate to what actually happened in the story. This relationship between “history” and “history” will be the basis of this work because I decided to do my essay on one of the subjects mentioned which are: “From history to history: Vlad the Impaler against Count Dracula. .Say no to plagiarism. Get a tailor-made essay on “Why violent video games should not be banned”? Get an original essay I chose this topic because I like history and I am very curious about historical figures such as the Prince Vlad Tepes, who some critics consider to be one of the inspirations for Dracula author Bram Stoker. It is unknown if he actually based his character on Vlad Tepes but I think there are some quotes in his book that may make one think that the character of Dracula may be similar to Prince Vlad. Vlad III Dracula the Prince of Wallachia, also known as Vlad Tepes or Vlad the Impaler, was born in Transylvania (Romania). He was one of the sons of the nobleman Vlad II Dracul, ruler of the Wallachian region and member of the Order of the Dragon. This is why Vlad the Impaler is called Dracula: because it means Dracul's son. +These are the first similarities I found between the historical character and the fictional character. In the book, it is said that Jonathan Harker travels to Transylvania to meet Count Dracula, the lord of this land. “…did a search among the books and maps in the library concerning Transylvania; It struck me that a certain prior knowledge of the country could hardly fail to have a certain importance in relations with a nobleman of that country.” This is not a clear reference to Vlad Tepes but I think it is not a coincidence that Dracula and Vlad are from the same country and region. However, there is always that percentage that perhaps Bram Stoker wanted to base his novel in a country very far from Ireland. However, the main reason I think the author based the character on his book (or at least took inspiration to create him) is the name of the novel itself and the name of the character: Dracula. Keep in mind: this is just a sample. a personalized article now written by our expert writers. Get a Custom Essay Why did Stoker want to name one of the main characters “Dracula”? As I said before, Vlad the Impaler's father was known as "Vlad Dracul", which translates into English as "Vlad the Dragon". The Romanian word "draw" means "dragon" and sometimes also "the devil" or "Satan" and "ul" is the article. Additionally, the suffix "ulema" (Vlad Tepes' Romanian name is Vlad III Dracula) means "the son of". It is important to say that the reason Vlad Tepes' father was known as Vlad Dracul is because he was a member of the Order of the Dragon, an organization created by the Holy Roman Emperor, whose main goal was to defend the empire against the Ottoman Turks and defeat them.