Leyends About Dracula
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LEYENDS ABOUT DRACULA
To this day there are certain legends of Vlad the Impaler that are commonly told around the world. Here are the most famous ones that you might already heard:
THE GOLDENCUP
Vlad was generally known as a fierce and honest leader. Vlad was said to have been so confident that no thief would dare challenge him knowing they would be brutally killed that he placed a goldencup on display in the central square of Tirgoviste. The cup was never stolen and remained where it was untouched throughout Vlad's reign.
I have heard another version of this story that he had afountain in a far off place with pure and cold water that travelers visited often to drink from. The gold cup was placed at the fountain for any who chose to drink from it. It was also never stolen andalways returned back to its place at the fountain.
THE STORY OF THE FOREIGN MERCHANT
A foreign merchant from Hungary visited the capital of Tirgoviste. Vlad ordered him to leave his wagon of goldin the street overnight obviously to show off how his people would not steal. However the merchant was surprised to find 160 gold florins missing in the morning. Vlad then told the merchant "Go now;and tonight you shall have your gold back". He put forward orders for his men to find the thief in the city saying also that if the burglar was not found that he would personally throw one of the hugesttantrums anyone had ever seen and destroy the city.
Dracula then put his own money in the wagon overnight adding one florin to the original sum.
The next morning the Merchant was astonished to findhis florins returned with one extra. He went to Vlad and said of his findings. Vlad had by then been brought the thief and had impaled him (probably whilst enjoying breakfast off to the side). Heannounced to the Merchant "walk in peace now; but if you had not told me about that one florin, I would have had you impaled together with this thief!”
THE VISITING MONKS
A difficult story is this...
To this day there are certain legends of Vlad the Impaler that are commonly told around the world. Here are the most famous ones that you might already heard:
THE GOLDENCUP
Vlad was generally known as a fierce and honest leader. Vlad was said to have been so confident that no thief would dare challenge him knowing they would be brutally killed that he placed a goldencup on display in the central square of Tirgoviste. The cup was never stolen and remained where it was untouched throughout Vlad's reign.
I have heard another version of this story that he had afountain in a far off place with pure and cold water that travelers visited often to drink from. The gold cup was placed at the fountain for any who chose to drink from it. It was also never stolen andalways returned back to its place at the fountain.
THE STORY OF THE FOREIGN MERCHANT
A foreign merchant from Hungary visited the capital of Tirgoviste. Vlad ordered him to leave his wagon of goldin the street overnight obviously to show off how his people would not steal. However the merchant was surprised to find 160 gold florins missing in the morning. Vlad then told the merchant "Go now;and tonight you shall have your gold back". He put forward orders for his men to find the thief in the city saying also that if the burglar was not found that he would personally throw one of the hugesttantrums anyone had ever seen and destroy the city.
Dracula then put his own money in the wagon overnight adding one florin to the original sum.
The next morning the Merchant was astonished to findhis florins returned with one extra. He went to Vlad and said of his findings. Vlad had by then been brought the thief and had impaled him (probably whilst enjoying breakfast off to the side). Heannounced to the Merchant "walk in peace now; but if you had not told me about that one florin, I would have had you impaled together with this thief!”
THE VISITING MONKS
A difficult story is this...
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