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The origin and the family of Dracula Royal and princely European families related to the family of Dracula Vlad Dracula¡ַs descendants: false and right claims worldwide European contemporaries of Vlad: relationships Where and when was Vlad the Impaler born? New avenues of research: Vlad¡ַs possible resting place The Order of the Dragon with Vlad¡ַs descendants Vlad¡ַs Valahia: administrative and social structures; domestic and foreign policy; the army Civil punishments in mediaeval Valahia; comparative means of punishments in Europe (15 century) The origin of impalement. Vlad¡ַs punishments War tactics with Vlad the Impaler; the psychological warfare; night attacks The sources of the negative fame of Vlad (the Christian adversaries) The sources of the positive fame (resistance to Ottoman expansion) Vlad Dracula and the Pope Portraits of Vlad (description and graphic) The Saxon, Turkish and Slavic pamphlets, chronicles, documents: critical appraisals Vlad in the folk stories of the Romanians Mysteries in the life of Vlad Dracula: his wives; his whereabouts between 1462-1474; the manner of his death How much about Vlad did Bram Stoker know? The gradual vampirisation of Vlad in the Western literature, film, media, studies; in Romania Surprising new trends in the perception of Vlad Tepes: model for teenagers, and not only Organizer of the symposium: ¥ֹ¥י¥¥ו¥י¡¦& yen;ִ¥¢¡¼¡5·מ12ֶMay 12, 2001 - Saturday9 a.m. - departure to Biertan, a fortified church under UNESCO care. A 4-th century cross was found in the precincts. Life of a Saxon community in Vlad¡ַs time Lunch & wine-tasting in Biertan; Continue to Sibiu, the third city of mediaeval Transylvania Sightseeing: the site of the assassination of Prince Mihnea the Bad, Vlad¡ַs son. The Order of the Dragon on Mihnea¡ַs tombstone Dinner and overnight: "Emperor of the Romans" (Franz Liszt and Franz Joseph slept here) ¡5·מ13ֶCross into Valahia along the spectacular Olt Valley (route taken by the Romans to conquer this country) Visit monastery Cozia, resting place of Vlad¡ַs grandfather, Prince Mircea the Old Proceed to Curtea de Arges, Capital of Valahia under Prince Mircea the Old; visit the royal churches Lunch in Curtea de Arges Behold the historical fortress Dracula - Poienari; the Gorge of the river Arges Arrive in the village of Aref - remembering Vlad after 500 years ("The Night of Prince Vlad Dracula" , show around a bonfire) Pending on the number of participants: dinner & accommodation in Aref (farm-houses with bathrooms, telephone, TV) or at "Valea cu Pesti" or "Posada" ¡5·מ14ֶMorning: time for those who wish to climb the ruins of Poienari Lunch on the route to Targoviste Visit the ruins of the princely palace of Targoviste - Valahia¡ַs capital under Vlad The site of the forest of the impaled; legends about Vlad The local museum of history; lecture by a local historian/archaeologist Dinner and overnight: "Valahia", Targoviste ¡5·מ15ֶVisit the early Christian, then mediaeval site of Cetateni Visit the fort "Konigstein", where Vlad was made prisoner by King Mathias Corvinus Castle Bran (1377) Arrive in Brasov Dinner with folk-show at the "Carpathian Stag" Overnight: "Aro-Palace", Brasov ¡5·מ16ֶVisit pre-Christian altars, then mediaeval Brasov - of mixed feelings about Vlad Lunch at the "Outlaws¡ַ Cabin" Lecture on mediaeval Transylvania, by a local scholar Optional: join The Order of Transylvanian Knights, become noble - if you can pass the 6 chivalry tests (archery, strength of arm, walking on a beam, jumping over a fire, answering a riddle, dancing a minuet. If you can - and many could - then the Castellan and his court of knights, ladies-in-waiting will invest you as noble - oath, sword-on-shoulder, knighthooding diploma and medallion. Price per pers. $50, min. 4 candidates) Free for strolls, shopping Overnight "Aro-Palace", Brasov ¡5·מ17ֶVisit Targsor - possible resting place of Vlad Visit Snagov - the monastery on the island - presumed burial place of Vlad Farewell dinner in Bucuresti Overnight in Bucuresti