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1. The massacre of the boyars
(The massacre of the boyars)
...  After, Vlad the Impaler asked them if they wanted to cease to be a burden to their loved ones and end their poverty. All the people present agreed. When he heard that, he ordered the house set on fir ...
Created on 27 November 2013
2. The Nobleman with the Keen Sense of Smell
(Stories of Dracula)
... n asked the prince why he walked amidst the awful stench. Dracula then asked the envoy if he found the stench oppressive. The envoy, seeing an opportunity to ingratiate himself with Dracula, responded th ...
Created on 01 July 2013
3. The Lazy Woman
(Stories of Dracula)
Dracula once noticed a man working in the fields while wearing too short a caftan. The prince stopped and asked the man whether or not he had a wife. When the man answered in the affirmative, Dracula had ...
Created on 01 July 2013
4. The Foreign Ambassadors
(Stories of Dracula)
... to their heads so that they might never remove them. In the German version of the story, the envoys are Florentine and refused to remove their hats to demonstrate their superiority. When Dracula asked  ...
Created on 01 July 2013
5. The Polish Nobleman
(Stories of Dracula)
... up directly in front of the royal envoy. Dracula then asked the envoy why he thought this spear had been set up. Benedict replied that he imagined that some boyar had offended the prince and that Dracula ...
Created on 01 July 2013
6. The Two Monks
(Stories of Dracula)
...  Dracula showed them rows of impaled corpses in the courtyard. When asked their opinions of his actions by the prince, one of the monks responded, "You are appointed by God to punish evil-doers." The oth ...
Created on 01 July 2013
7. The Diplomats
(Stories of Dracula)
To ensure a long and lasting relation between the Turks and Vlad, two ambassadors visited Vlad's castle and were granted an audience. When Vlad asked them to remove their Phrygian caps, both ambassador ...
Created on 01 July 2013
8. Hall on Fire
(Stories of Dracula)
... Many old people attended too. As the story goes, when the feast was at its climax, Vlad made an appearance. He asked whether they wanted to live comfortably for the rest of their lives without having to ...
Created on 01 July 2013
9. Vlad the Impaler (Dracula) Life
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... Vlad durring his second reign. A few of them go as follows: Once, two ambasadors from the Sultan came with a message for Vlad. When they entered his throne room, he asked them to remove their turban ...
Created on 01 July 2013