The wooden stake story was articulated in Bram Stoker's Dracula - a Gothic thriller/horror/swooning-ladies fantasy, based on the Vlad-stories that circulated in Romania, via folk-tales. This book is also the founding document for any Vampire stories that exist today.
Hmmm.
Drumming up sympathy ain't gunna work. A wooden stake through the heart is the normal treatment for descendants of Vlad the Impaler.
Is that true? I admit i dont care enough to research it and will just forget it in 5 minutes. But its an interesting bit of knowledge
Many such stories:
https://www.marca.com/en/lifestyle/uk-news/2022/10/22/63545731268e3e911a8b45b2.html
The wooden stake story was articulated in Bram Stoker's Dracula - a Gothic thriller/horror/swooning-ladies fantasy, based on the Vlad-stories that circulated in Romania, via folk-tales. This book is also the founding document for any Vampire stories that exist today.
The links between vlad and dracula i am familiar with. Its the links between vlad and not so king charles i am not familiar with.
Well there plenty of articles about it. He has even puchased the castle.