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A Romanian warlord who got rebranded by an Irishman into the world's most charming corpse.
means The titular vampire of Bram Stoker's 1897 novel, now shorthand for any aristocratic, blood-drinking, sunlight-averse undead.
from From Vlad III of Wallachia, called Dracula, son of the dragon order; Stoker lifted the name and little else from the historical impaler.
Original VladReal ruler infamous for impaling thousands of enemies.
Name meaningDracul meant dragon, also slang for devil.
Stoker's researchHe never visited Transylvania, used library notes.
No fangsStoker's count never bared the iconic fangs.