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  2. Vlad the Impaler - Wikipedia

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    Vlad III is known as Vlad Țepeș (or Vlad the Impaler) in Romanian historiography. [12] This sobriquet is connected to the impalement that was his favorite method of execution. [ 12 ] The Ottoman writer Tursun Beg referred to him as Kazıklı Voyvoda (Impaler Lord) around 1500. [ 12 ]

  3. Impalement - Wikipedia

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    During the 15th century, Vlad III ("Dracula"), Prince of Wallachia, is credited as the first notable figure to prefer this method of execution during the late medieval period, [80] and became so notorious for its liberal employment that among his several nicknames he was known as "Vlad the Impaler". [81]

  4. Impalement in myth and art - Wikipedia

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    The idea that the vampire "can only be slain with a stake driven through its heart" has been pervasive in European fiction. Examples such as Bram Stoker's Dracula (with Dracula often being compared to Vlad the Impaler who killed his enemies and impaled them on wooden spikes) [1] [2] and the more recent Buffy the Vampire Slayer both incorporate that idea.

  5. Badass Study Suggests Vlad the Impaler Cried Actual ... - AOL

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    No wonder he was the inspiration for Dracula.

  6. Night attack at Târgoviște - Wikipedia

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    Vlad Țepeș turned back and defeated the army, and according to the Historia Turchesca of Giovanni Maria Angiolello, sometimes attributed to an Italian chronicler Donado da Lezze, only 8,000 Turks survived. [16] Vlad Țepeș's campaign was celebrated among the Saxon cities of Transylvania, the Italian states, and the Pope.

  7. Scorched earth - Wikipedia

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    Vlad the Impaler retreated to Transylvania. During his departure, he conducted scorched-earth tactics to ward off Mehmed's approach. When the Ottoman forces approached Tirgoviste, they encountered over 20,000 people impaled by the forces of Vlad the Impaler, creating a "forest" of dead or dying bodies on stakes. The atrocious, gut-wrenching ...

  8. 30 Intriguing Posts From This Page Dedicated To Ancient History

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    The castle's meticulous restoration accentuates its enchanting character, while haunting connections to notorious figures like Vlad the Impaler lend an irresistible air of mystery.

  9. Category:Vlad the Impaler - Wikipedia

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    Cultural depictions of Vlad the Impaler (1 C, 32 P) Pages in category "Vlad the Impaler" The following 6 pages are in this category, out of 6 total.