“So I have a bit of a stake in the country,” he added.
Witty. On Oct 31, 11:18 am, [email protected] wrote: > _The Christian Post_ (http://www.christianpost.com/) > _World_ > (http://www.christianpost.com/world/) |Thu, Oct. 27 2011 11:46 PM EDT > Prince Charles a Descendant of Dracula? > Prince Charles Announces His Blood Relation to Vlad the Impaler > By _Katherine Weber_ (http://www.christianpost.com/author/katherine-weber/) > | Christian Post Contributor > > Prince Charles has publicly admitted to being related to Dracula. > > HRH Prince Charles appeared on the premiere of the upcoming TV show “Wild > Carpathia.” The _television_ > (http://www.christianpost.com/topics/television/) show seeks to raise > awareness for the Transylvanian Forest of > Carpathia, which maintains a traditional Romanian heritage in light of the > country’s > stampede to modernize. > In the television show premiere, Prince Charles confesses to having > relations to Vlad the Impaler, aka Dracula. > “The genealogy shows that I am descended from Vlad the Impaler,” Prince > Charles told TV host Charlie Ottley. > “So I have a bit of a stake in the country,” he added. > Vlad the Impaler was a 15th century Romanian warlord who ruled primarily > during the Ottoman conquest of the Balkans. He was known for his cruel > fighting tactics, including impaling his enemies. Rumor has it he dipped his > bread in the blood of his victims. > Like us on _Facebook_ (http://www.facebook.com/ChristianPost.Intl) > His patronymic name was “Dracula,” the meaning of which is disputed to be > either “dragon,” because his father was a member of the Order of the > Dragon, or “son of the devil.” > Irish author Bram Stoker used Vlad the Impaler as inspiration for the > character of vampire Count Dracula in his 1897 novel “Dracula.” > According to BBC News, Queen Mary is said to be related to Vlad the > Impaler. > “It is known that porphyria, an iron deficiency, which is thought to lie > behind the vampire myth, has run in the Royal Family,” added BBC News. > Prince Charles has always advocated his love for Transylvania, once dubbing > it a “national treasure” for its untouched natural beauty and antiquity. > Transylvania, although possessing a stagnant economy, has been regarded as > a land reminiscent of fairy tales, with sprawling forests, meadows, and > medieval cottages dotting the untainted landscape. > Prince Charles also has a retreat property in the Transylvania town of > Viscri, which is considered to be the birthplace of Vlad the Impaler. -- Centroids: The Center of the Radical Centrist Community <[email protected]> Google Group: http://groups.google.com/group/RadicalCentrism Radical Centrism website and blog: http://RadicalCentrism.org
