Although 400 years apart, they are considered as heroes in their countries. Athanassios Diakos, a Greek freedom fighter, was impaled by the Turks in 1821.
Vlad Tepes, a Romanian prince (Dracula), born 1431,kept the Othoman Turks away from his land. He impaled thousands.
This manner of execution survived in the Balcans for centuries, causing Westerners to consider the area rather barbaric. The notion is echoed in Bram Stoker’s “Dracula”, the book we are reading.
2 comments:
Vlad Tepes was werry diferent from the Tepes Dracula of Bram Stoker. I dont the author relied on the personallity of the prince vhen he rote the book.
About the prince it is said that he fell in love with a wery beautiful women when he was traveling in the country. He did something so unbelivable for a prince that all the servants and noble people around him were shoked.
If you are curious leave a coment! :P
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