Vlad the Impaler and the legend of Dracula
The fictional vampire owes its popularity to one of the most brutal rulers in history
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How did a notoriously cruel medieval warlord with a gift for impaling his victims on wooden stakes inspire the creation of the world's most popular vampire?
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