Bram stokers dracula facts

1. Dracula is the antagonist of the Victorian gothic horror classic, “Dracula” by Bram Stoker, published in 1897.

2. The famously infamous count is Hungarian, a Székely, who, in the 15th century, had led his troops against the Turks, across the River Danube.

He’s a warrior.

3. He doesn’t have any bride, let alone, three. Who the three women in his residence, referred to as the “sisters,” are is unclear.

4. Nor does he have a first name.

The name, “Dracula,” is popularly believed to have been inspired by the patronymic of Vlad III, a ruthless 15th century Wallachian prince.

Bram stokers dracula facts for kids

Stoker’s description of his villain as a tall, thin man, with a “heavy moustache” somewhat matches the portrait of Vlad III. But what is the connection between the two? In 1890, Stoker borrowed from the Whitby Public Library, the book, “An Account of the Principalities of Wallachia and Moldavia” by William Wilkinson.

There, he came