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National poet of Romania Mihai
Eminescu
Many of the tales contained in the pamphlets are also
found in the oral tradition, though with a somewhat
different emphasis. Among the Romanian peasantry, Vlad
Ţepeş was remembered as a just prince who defended his
people from foreign aggression, whether those foreigners
were Turkish invaders or German merchants.
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Vampire by Katie MacLister
He is also
remembered as a champion of the common man against the
oppression of the boyars. National poet of Romania Mihai
Eminescu wrote the memorable verses "Unde eşti tu,
Ţepeş
Doamne, ca punând mâna pe ei, Să-i împarţi în două cete:
în smintiţi şi în mişei" (where are you, lord Ţepeş, to
get them and split them into two gangs, fools and
rascals").
Vlad's fierce insistence on honesty is a
central part of the oral tradition. Many of the
anecdotes contained in the pamphlets and in the oral
tradition demonstrate the prince's efforts to eliminate
crime and dishonesty from his domain.
Presidential
candidate Traian Băsescu referred to Vlad Ţepeş and his
method of punishing illegalities in his anticorruption
discourse during the election campaign of 2004.
Dracula - Vlad III the Impaler - The
Romanian oral tradition
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