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{{Quote|These men live off the sweat of others, so they are useless to humanity. May such men be eliminated from my land.|Vlad explaining his reason for killing the boyars}}
{{Quote|These men live off the sweat of others, so they are useless to humanity. May such men be eliminated from my land.|Vlad explaining his reason for killing the boyars}}
{{Quote|From the mountainous kingdom of Wallachia in what is now modern Romania a man emerged who would excel himself in desigining innovative methods of torture and mass murder. In a bloody six year six year reign the ruler of this kingdom brought terror to both citizens and foerigners alike. Prince Vlad Dracula was more than the inspiration for the bloodthirsty vampire of legend. To this day he is still known as "Vlad Tepes.". Vlad the Impaler in memory of his favourite method of killing.|Introduction to a Discovery channel documentary}}
{{Quote|From the mountainous kingdom of Wallachia in what is now modern Romania a man emerged who would excel himself in designing innovative methods of torture and mass murder. In a bloody six year reign, the ruler of this kingdom brought terror to both citizens and foreigners alike. Prince Vlad Dracula was more than the inspiration for the bloodthirsty vampire of legend. To this day he is still known as "Vlad Tepes.". Vlad the Impaler in memory of his favourite method of killing.|Introduction to a Discovery channel documentary}}
'''Vlad III''', Prince of Wallachia, more commonly known as '''Vlad the Impaler''' ('''Vlad Ţepeş''' in Romanian), also known as Vlad Dracula, or simply Dracula (1431 – December 1476), was a Wallachian (present-day southern Romania) voivode. His three reigns were in 1448, 1456–1462, and 1476. Vlad the Impaler was known for the exceedingly cruel punishments he imposed as ruler of Wallachia. Impalement was Ţepeş's preferred method of torture and execution. His exceptional cruelty has inspired Bram Stoker for the horror chatacter of Count [http://villains.wikia.com/wiki/Dracula Dracula].
'''Vlad III''', Prince of Wallachia, more commonly known as '''Vlad the Impaler''' ('''Vlad Ţepeş''' in Romanian), also known as Vlad Dracula, or simply Dracula (1431 – December 1476), was a Wallachian (present-day southern Romania) voivode. His three reigns were in 1448, 1456–1462, and 1476. Vlad the Impaler was known for the exceedingly cruel punishments he imposed as ruler of Wallachia. Impalement was Ţepeş's preferred method of torture and execution. His exceptional cruelty has inspired Bram Stoker for the horror chatacter of Count [http://villains.wikia.com/wiki/Dracula Dracula].