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Vlad II Dracul, father of Vlad III, was admitted to the order around 1431 because of his bravery in fighting the Turks and was dubbed Dracul ("dragon" or "devil"), thus his son became Dracula ("of the dragon"). From 1431 onward, Vlad II wore the emblem of the order and later, as ruler of Wallachia, his coinage bore the dragon symbol.
Jonathan Harker is a fictional character and one of the main protagonists of Bram Stoker's 1897 Gothic horror novel Dracula.An English solicitor, his journey to Transylvania and encounter with the vampire Count Dracula and his Brides at Castle Dracula constitutes the dramatic opening scenes in the novel and most of the film adaptations.
Aside from Dracula, Quincey is the only major character not to keep some form of journal. Quincey is one of the few characters in Dracula to have prior knowledge of blood drinkers. In chapter 12, he mentions that he was forced to shoot his horse while in the Pampas after vampire bats drank it dry during the night. Quincey plays an important ...
An archaeologist believes he's uncovered Dracula's dungeon. While restoring the Tokat Castle in Turkey, a secret tunnel was discovered which led to two prison-like dungeons. It's believed one of ...
Dracula was Stoker's seventh published book, following The Shoulder of Shasta (1895) and preceding Miss Betty (1898). [ 7 ] [ c ] Stoker's grand-nephew, Daniel Farson , wrote that Stoker may have died from syphilis, but this is widely disputed by scholars.
Stoker never enjoyed much commercial success from his legendary book, but in 1931, "Dracula" made it big as a motion picture, with Hungarian actor Bela Lugosi in the title role. Shocking in its ...
R. M. Renfield is a fictional character who appears in Bram Stoker's 1897 Gothic horror novel Dracula. [2] He is Count Dracula's deranged, fanatically devoted servant and familiar, helping him in his plan to turn Mina Harker into a vampire in return for a continuous supply of insects to consume and the promise of immortality.
The comic novel Dracula's Diary by Michael Geare and Michael Corby (ISBN 978-0825301438) completely re-tells the Stoker novel, with the young Count Dracula (who has been learning to act like a true British gentleman) becoming a secret agent for Her Majesty's government and Van Helsing an enemy agent for a foreign power who is continually ...