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Tales of vampires
Tales of vampires are still widespread in Eastern
Europe. Similarly, the name of Dracula is still
remembered in the Romanian oral tradition but that is
the end of any connection between Dracula and the
folkloric vampire.
Dance with a Vampire by
Ellen Schreiber
Outside of Stoker's novel the name of
Dracula was never linked with the vampires encountered
in the folklore.
Despite his alleged inhuman cruelty, in
Romania Dracula is remembered as a national hero who
resisted the Turkish conquerors and asserted Romanian
national sovereignty against the powerful Hungarian
kingdom.
He is also remembered in a similar manner in
other Balkan countries, as he fought against the
Turks.
Dracula - Vlad III the Impaler
Ethnic feuds between Hungarians and Romanians
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