Vlad Dracula was a fifteenth – century prince who has been the subject of many horror stories. There is much debate whether Vlad Dracula was a just prince or a crazed tyrant. Entanglement of fact and legend has portrayed him as both a national hero and the prince of darkness. Wallachian Politics In order to understand the life of Vlad Dracula, it is first necessary to understand something about the nature of Wallachian society and politics. …showed first 75 words of 1680 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1680 total…Turkish folklore portray Dracula as the Prince of Darkness because it was under his command that thousands of Turkish and German people were killed. Dracula was a bitter enemy of German merchants and Turkish people. (Kalogridis p. 211) Vlad Dracula’s reputation, both as a hero and psychopathic tyrant, is debated. Some say it was Dracula’s ways of just punishment. Others think Dracula was a sick man who killed and tortured out of sadistic pleasure.