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Bram Stoker is the godfather of the vampire craze, but the writer is often a mystery to modern readers. Here are 9 facts you probably don't know about the author.
After reading a historical account of the Romanian regions of Wallachia and Moldavia, Stoker became fascinated with the name "Dracula." The name itself is a patronym, or personal name based on the given name of one’s male ancestors. According to historical sources, the descendants of Vlad II, Duke of Wallachia, adopted the name "Dracul" after joining the chivalric Order of the Dragon in 1431. In Romanian, "dracul" means "the dragon" or "the devil."
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