10 Facts About The REAL Dracula

10 個關於德古拉的真相。

10.

十、

Still had a thirst for blood. When we hear the name of Dracula we usually think

依舊渴望鮮血。當我們聽到德古拉的名字時通常首先想到的是

is “Blood Sucking Vampire”.

「噬血吸血鬼」。

Well that’s not entirely true.

這並不完全是真的。

Although he was said to have not been a actual vampire, the real Dracula still enjoyed some of the red stuff .

雖然傳聞說他並是真的吸血鬼，真正的德古拉依舊喜歡一些紅色的東西

But instead of sucking the blood directly from his victims, he would dip pieces of bread in

他會用麵包沾取血液，而非直接從他的受害者身上

their blood.

吸血。

The fifteenth century manuscript The Story of a Bloodthirsty Madman Called Dracula of

十五世紀一份「名叫外西凡尼亞的德古拉嗜血瘋子的故事」的手稿，

Wallachia, by Michel Beheim, It states that Vlad would invite guests to his home for dinner

邁克爾·貝海姆撰寫的，它描述弗拉德會邀請客人到家中用晚餐，

and when they’ve finished eating, he would impale them and would let their blood drip

當他們用完餐後，他會催眠他們讓血液滴到桌上

on the table for later consumption.

以供稍後食用。

9.

九、

Dracula Means “Son of Dragon”. So the name “dracula” wasn’t something

德古拉的意思是「龍之子」。因此德古拉這個名字並非

made specifically for the gothic novel as Vlad III himself actually preferred to be

特別因為哥德小說中的弗拉德三世偏好被稱為德古拉

called Dracula.

而有的名字。

His father, Vlad II, was a member of a secret society known as the Order of the Dragon.

他的父親，弗拉德二世是個名為龍騎士團神祕團體的成員。

He was so proud to be a member that he had his name changed to “Dracul,” which translates

他為自己是其中的成員感到驕傲，因此改名為「Dracul」，也就是

in Romanian to “Dragon.”

羅馬尼亞語中的「龍」。

As a child, Vlad III would also get involved in this society in which he would change his

兒時，弗拉德三世也有參與這個團體，因此他改名為

own name to Dracula, which translates to “Son of the Dragon.”

德古拉，意思就是「龍之子」。

8.

八、

Dracula’s Mother. Although we know quite a bit about his father

德古拉的母親。雖然我們知曉他父親和

and his history with the Order of the Dragon, we know pretty much nothing about his mother.

他的關於龍騎士團的歷史，我們對他母親幾乎一無所知。

It was originally believe that his mother was Princess Cneajna of Moldavia, However

最初認為他母親是摩爾多瓦的娜吉雅公主，

that theory is very unlikely as his father was well known for having many mistresses

但這個理論不太可能，因為他父親已擁有多位情婦而聞名，

so it is a complete mystery as to who is Vlad III’s mother.

所以對於誰是弗拉德三世的母親完全是個謎題。

7.

七、

Tortured Childhood As a child, Dracula live in a time period

備受折磨的童年。德古拉生長在戰亂不斷的

of constant war.

時期。

Transylvania itself was at the frontier of two great empires that consist of the Ottoman

外西凡尼亞本身位於兩大強國鄂圖曼帝國和哈布斯堡奧地利的

and the Austrian Habsburgs.

前沿地帶。

At first, Dracula was imprisoned by the turks and then again by the Hungarians.

最初，德古拉被土耳其人囚禁，之後又被匈牙利人囚禁。

Dracula’s father was murdered, while his older brother, Mircea, was blinded with red-hot

德古拉的父親被殺害，同時他的哥哥米爾卡被用熱紅的鐵棒

iron stakes and buried alive.

戳瞎和活埋。

This was the turning point in Dracula’s life that made him the killing machine that

這是德古拉人生的轉捩點，這導致他以殺人機器

he is known for being.

聞名於世。

6.

六、

Dracula liked a good laugh. As strict and as ruthless as he may be, It

德古拉喜歡大笑。他雖然很嚴厲殘忍，

has been well documented that Dracula enjoyed a good laugh.

有文件記載德古拉很喜歡大笑。

Although not a good laugh in a tradition sense more that he really enjoyed all of the torture, pain and suffering that

但不是傳統上的開懷大笑，更像是他對所實施的所有折磨、痛苦和磨難都

he dealt out.

享受其中。

So much so you could argument that dracula actually had a sense of humor as he was known for making

你可以爭論說德古拉對於製造關於他受害者死時有些難以置信的病態感笑話

some incredibly morbid jokes about his victims as they died.

很有名這件事來說真的有幽默感。

For example, Dracula would always comment on the way his victims would twitch around

例如，德古拉會總是會對他的受害者

like frogs and would always make casual statement such as “Oh, What gracefulness they exhibit”.

抽動得像隻青蛙做批評，且總是會隨口說道：「喔，他們呈現的樣子有多優雅啊！」

At least his sense of humor is more tame than frankie boyles.

最起碼他的幽默感比法蘭基·博伊爾更溫順。

5.

五、

Feared and Respected by all Dracula always liked showing his dominance

恐懼和尊敬並存。德古拉對於他統治的國家總是

when it came to the country he ran.

喜歡展現他的支配感。

To show how much his citizens feared him, he placed a gold chalice in the middle of

為了展現他的國民有多怕她，他放了一個金聖餐杯在

the town square in Targoviste and he allowed people to drink from it, but the golden cup

特爾戈維什泰的城鎮廣場中央，並允許人們用它喝東西，但金杯一直都

had to remain in the middle of town square at all times.

放在城鎮廣場中央沒被動過。

You want to know the results?

你想知道結果如何？

Not a single person drank for the chalice.

沒有一個人有用聖餐杯喝過東西。

Everyone was far too scared as they were worried that Dracula would be offended thus sentencing

所有人都害怕到擔心德古拉會感覺被冒犯

them to death.

而判他們死刑。

4.

四、

Modern Day Praise. Bram Stoker’s loose interpretation

現代的讚賞。布萊姆·斯托克對他無拘束的解釋，

of him, The Real Dracula still gets praise in our era.

真正的德古拉在我們的年代依舊得到讚賞。

Former Romanian president Nicolae Ceausescu who was the communist ruler of the country

羅馬尼亞前總統尼古拉·希奧塞古曾是該國

from 1965 to 1989, commended Vlad’s patriotism to further his nationalistic agenda, which

1965 到 1989 年的共產統治者，他讚賞弗拉德的愛國主義進一步推進他的民族主義論，

targeted Hungarians and other ethnic minorities in Transylvania.

該論點是針對匈牙利人和其他外西凡尼亞的少數民族。

3.

三、

Death Toll. There is no doubt that Dracula was a Sick,

死亡人數。德古拉毫無疑問是個病態、

Sadistic ruler, but you’ve got to ask “How many people’s deaths has he been responsible

殘忍成性的統治者，但你得問問：「他要為多少人命的死亡

for?”.

負責？」

Well when you consider that Dracula had a passion and a large appetite for death, you

當你思考德古拉對於死亡的熱情和大量的慾望後，

can expect the death toll to be in the thousands.

你能想像死亡人數有上千。

He was reportedly responsible for at least 40,000 deaths with other reports saying the

據說他要為至少四萬條人命負責，還有其他傳言說

death toll is in the 100,000.

死亡人數高達十萬。

2.

二、

His Death. As with any reign, It must come to an end

他的死亡。任何王權統治下，都會以某種

in some way or form.

方式或形式落幕。

Vlad was eventually captured during the Turkish invasion and was decapitated for all his troubles.

弗拉德最終在土耳其入侵時被抓，並因自身的動亂而被斬首。

His head was then given to the sultan, who impaled it outside his palace so everybody

他的頭顱被交給蘇丹，他將頭顱放在王宮外讓所有人看，

could see it thus marking the end of his reign of terror.

這樣就代表他恐怖統治的終結。

1.

一、

His Body Disappeared. Even though his reign was ended at the hands

他的屍首消失。雖然他的統治在

of the Turkish invasion, His legacy still haunts the empire he once ran to this day.

土耳其的入侵下終結了，他的遺禍直到今日依舊糾纏著他曾經治理的帝國。

Soon after his head was impaled in front of his own castle, his body was buried in Snagov

他的頭顱被插放在自己的城堡前不久後，他的屍體被埋在布加勒斯特外的

Monastery outside of Bucharest.

斯納戈夫修道院中。

However reports state that his body was never found there either meaning someone went grave

但報告顯示他的屍體從未被尋獲，代表某人在他死後到墓地盜走他的屍體，

robbing soon after his death or Vlad the Impaler either rose from the dead reincarnated as

或是穿刺公弗拉德從死亡中復活化身為

dracula………….Well there’s always the possibility that he faked his death and

德古拉...這個嘛...也可能是他假死然後跟傳奇歌手圖帕克

he’s hiding out in cuba with tupac.

一起躲到古巴。

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