Famous vampires

◆ Count Dracula Earl Dracula ()

"I saw the Count, who was lying in a chest on the ground. When the box was thrown off the car, some pieces of wood flew onto him. The count's face was pale, like a wax figure. His eyes were red, and he had a vengeful look that I was familiar with, terrifying. As I watched him, he caught a glimpse of the setting sun, and there was a glimmer of triumph in his hateful eyes. At this time, the cold light of Jonathan's broadsword flashed. I let out a scream and watched as the knife slashed the Count's neck. Maurice's blade stabbed the Count in the heart at the same time. It's a miracle! Yes, it's happening right before our eyes. In an instant, the Count's entire body was reduced to ashes and vanished. —Stockk's "Dracula" Chapter 27 The most influential Gothic novel that survives from the Victorian era is Dracula, Stockk's masterpiece of vampires. (The so-called "Gothic novel" refers to themes that deviate from the mainstream of ethical education at the time, love fantasy, exoticism, mystery, and other themes that are out of touch with the world, and gradually become set in the "present" (reality) to express people's fear of death.) The story outlines a young English lawyer who is working on a commissioned property case in his firm with Count Dracula, who lives in remote Transylvania. He was entrusted with the purchase of a house in England on behalf of the Earl, and was instructed by the company to go to Chuan Sovania to negotiate. He discovers that the Count is a vampire with fangs, hairy palms, and the ability to harness wild wolves, and acts like a bat. Count Dracula officially invaded London by appointing a lawyer to buy a ruined old castle in England. It seduces the beautiful Lucy, then the beautiful Mina, and after many people are poisoned by him, it is finally eliminated by a group of young lawyers and physicians led by a Dutch professor and physician, and Mina, who is about to become a female vampire after sucking blood. Dracula, the main character in the book "Dracula", is a real person in history. His full name (pronounced in Romanian) is Vlad Tepes Dracula. He was born in 1431 in the city of Sighisoara, present-day Romania. His father, Vlad Dracul, was then accepted as a member of the 'Dragon Knights' organization and was appointed by the king of Sigisuund in Romania as the governor of Sichuan Sovania. According to the Romanian analysis?quot; 'Tagul' comes from the meaning of 'dragon', which means to be included in the honor of being a dragon knight. 'Dracula' is 'Son of the Dragon'. Later, the Romanians associated the word with 'demon', which was influenced by the language of the Saxons of southern Germany who were in Romania at the time. These Saxons fled the famine in Romania and behaved in disorder, and were severely punished by Dracula. That's why it's called that in private. At that time, the Order of the Dragon Knights had a sacred status, created by the Holy Roman Emperor in present-day Germany for the purpose of allegiance to the Holy See. Saving Catholics from persecution in Turkey. Dracula received this title for his father's bravery in battle, and thus became the Duke of the Duchy of Walachia, "Vlad IV". His two nicknames, apart from Dracula (son of the dragon), were Tapes (Men of Stake).

According to historical records, in 1442 Vlad and his young brother were sent as hostages to Constantinople, the capital of Ottoman Turkey, for political reasons, and remained there for six years. During this period, not only was the surrounding hostile environment surrounded, but also news came that his father and brother had been assassinated by the renegade nobles. At the age of seventeen, with the support of the Turkish Sultan, he led his army back to Wallachia and regained power. The first thing he did after coming to power was to purge dissidents, use harsh methods, and use all kinds of harsh punishments to treat criminals and rectify the country, the most famous is piercing. Vlad had repeatedly defeated the Turkish army, which was several times the size of the Romanian legion, in the Danube to save his country. Become a national hero of Romania. When fighting with people, make good use of "surprise tactics" and "complete killing and plundering". The real horror of the Turks was the Battle of 1462, in which Vlad was betrayed by his allies and fled to the capital, when the Turkish army pursued the city, they were surprised to see more than 20,000 soldiers captured at the beginning of the battle, stripped naked and paraded alive on a kilometer-long wooden stake around the city. Sticks piercing through the mouth or hips were everywhere, and crows and vultures were constantly pecking at the dead corpses, which filled the area with a strong rancid smell. To the Turkish envoy, who was unwilling to take off his hat in the presence of Duke Vlad, he ordered: "Since he does not want to take off his hat, let him never take it off." So the messenger was driven into the top of his head with an iron nail from the top of his hat. Stories such as these, which held back the mighty Turkish army and saved the Christian countries from the invasion of the Muslim countries. At the same time, Duke Dracula's name of madness at the sight of blood spread widely, so the title of "vampire" spread throughout Europe. He died on the outskirts of Bucharest, and in the winter of 1476, with his small army and without foreign aid, he fought against the Ottoman Empire without foreign aid. The Turkish army later dismembered Dracula's form, and his head was sent as far away as Constantinople. In the Snakov Monastery on the territory of Romania, only the soul of Dracula is enshrined. It guards Romania. Vlad's tyrannical behavior added rich material to many chroniclers of the time, and he was written as a legend. Now, his name is inseparable from vampires.

Origin of Dracula

A tyrant named Dracula

"Once upon a time, there was an Overseer in the district of Muntenia in Romania, a Greek Orthodox Christian. His name is Dracula in Romanian, or 'devil' in our words. He was extremely cruel, as his name suggests, and he did countless evils in his life. ”

- Russian Chronicle

Dracula's atrocities have left a horrific record in the annals of Eastern European countries, and he has a unique perspective on how to view himself and respect the law.

The name Count Dracula first appeared in Bram Stoker

In the novel 'Dracula', written in 1897. But this character is not imaginary. In fact, in the 15th century there was indeed a Dracula-Vladthe

Impaler。 Stoker didn't know much about him, but he found out about it in a book called ANACCOUNTOFTHEPRINCIPALITIESOFWALLACHIAANDMOLDAVIA while researching. A short section of the book is devoted to Dracula, who was at war with the Turks. But what really catches the eye is the footnote in the book: "In Wallachia (formerly a kingdom in southeastern Europe, which became part of Romania in 1861) Dracula means demon". Stoker took note of this. And wrote it down. In fact, Stoker originally planned to name the vampire in the work "Count Wampyr", but in the end it was changed to "Count Dracula". The real Dracula is neither an Earl nor a vampire - not even a vampire at all. Both Dracula believe has puzzled many. ()

Of course. Dracula is just the most famous vampire, he is not the first vampire. Vampires have been around for a long time in myths and legends - don't be confused about that

◆ Elizabeth Bathory Countess EarlElizebeth Bathory (CountessErzsebetBathary)

The case of Countess Bathory in 1611, who lived in the Hungarian mountains of the Carpathians, was a real and truly bloodthirsty case. She is accused of capturing and torturing young girls from nearby villages, bleeding them to death as if they were animals in a slaughterhouse. Drinking their blood and bathing it in the belief that this would preserve her amazing beauty and youth. The Countess's husband was the Count of Nadasdi. often left her to go out to fight. The Countess was idle at home, and was encouraged by her servant Torco to learn witchcraft, and then sent someone to take the girl hostage and torture her. After the death of the Count in 1600, she became more and more reckless. In 1610, Count Turso, a cousin of Countess Bathory, stormed the castle with his troops and imprisoned her. She was locked in her room, and food was brought through a small hole until her death in 1640. All other accomplices are punished by death. After her death, the castle where she used to live was deserted, and no one dared to move into it again. The castle later became the template for Stock's writing.

According to historical records. Between 80 and 300 people were killed, but the fact is that about 300 were killed. In fact, there is no supernatural phenomenon in this case, and no one dares to conclude that Countess Bathory is a bloodthirsty zombie.

◆ Lilith

The Queen of the Night in Jewish folklore, Lilith literally means 'belongingtothenight'. In mythology, she is said to be the first woman created at the same time as the only god Adam, and is also said to be Cain's mother. Because Adam was disgusted, he took refuge in the Red Sea. After the angels' persuasion failed, God was angry at Lilith's disregard for God's authority, and punished Lilith for giving birth to a hundred children for Adam every day. Then God made Eve. Lilith then conspired with Samael (Satan) to frame Adam. After Lilith and Samael fell together, they were different from Adam and gained eternal life and continued to reproduce with the demons. In demonology, she is the female demon of Friday. She is described as a beauty who does not age. With long black hair and the tail of a large snake, all men who see her are fascinated, while Li Lisi absorbs the vitality of men to live forever. Perhaps that's why he's described as an ageless vampire. In the eyes of the Hebrews, the blood-sucking Lelith violated the absolute taboo because the Mosaic Law forbade eating the blood of living creatures: "Therefore I said to the children of Israel, 'You shall not eat the blood of any living creature, for the blood of every living creature is his life: and whoever eats of it will be punished.'" (Leviticus, chapter 17, verses 10-14).

This story is not recorded in the Old Testament, perhaps in folklore, but in Isaiah 34:14 it is recorded that the "witch of the night" appeared in the form of a harrier eagle. The etymology of 'lili' is supposed to come from the Mesopotamian diabolical 'ardatlili', originally a Babylonian banshee, and the Jewish occult religion pronounced 'lilith' after introducing this 'slut' into the scriptures. The Jewish occult religion believed that all demons were destined to die, and that Lilis and two other famous banshees (Naamah and Agratbat Mahlat) were murdering men until a savior appeared to eradicate them. It is also said that she was a banshee from ancient Semitic legends, who often appeared in inhospitable areas to attack children. I don't know what century it was considered a vampire.

◆ Lamia

In ancient Greek mythology, it was the daughter of the Egyptian king Belos, whose children were killed by Sheila, the wife of Zeus, the father of the gods. In order to take revenge, Lamea turned into a monster and devoured children or sucked their blood. In some folklore, Lamia is an evil spirit that seduces men. She has a figurative repetition with Ampusa and Momen. In later writings, Lamia was used as a synonym for 'female vampire'.

◆ Ampusa Empusas & Momon Mormo ()

She was the lady-in-waiting of Hecate, the goddess of the underworld in Greek mythology. Ampusa is a demon with bronze feet who can transform into a beautiful maiden at any time and seduce sleeping men. Momen is one of the famous female vampires, and among the people she is the kind of banshee that adults often use to scare children, and later generations in the writings about Momen regard her and Lamia as the same person.

◆ Sir Ruthven LordRuthven

Written in 1817 by the English poet Byron's secretary and personal physician, Po Lee Dauley, based on Byron's unfinished vampire tales, the protagonist Sir Rusvan has a personality similar to Byron himself. Born in London, Rusfan was a cold-hearted and handsome man who casually seduced women of good families, possessing a dangerous power to seduce women, often degrading the purest virgins to the most shameless of all.

◆ Camilla Carmilla

In J. Sheridan LeFanu's novella published in 1871, the protagonist is the Countess of Carnstein, also known as Camilla, who is the embodiment of the Countess of Bartory. Camilla in the story is a vampire who looks like a young woman, beautiful, tall, slender and elegant. She has a bright complexion, big black eyes, brown and black hair, and a sweet voice that likes to talk. She struck up a friendship with Laura, the daughter of a veteran British soldier in Styria, Australia, and attacked her at night as a monster like a black cat. (To be continued.) )