Tonight I am writing of Vlad Dracul
The ruler of Merrie Wallachia
Dracul means ‘dragon’ - and he got the call
From the Catholic military Order
Of the Dragon to help fight the Turks. War
In the far east was ceaseless in those days
Vlad’s son was Vlad ‘Tepes’ (the Impaler)
His nastiness was bad, the legend says
It’s true he stuck invading Turks on stakes
He learned that in Turkey itself, a cruel
Method they used while he was hostage there
As a boy prince. Constantinople stays
Christian till ’53; then Istanbul…
So was Vlad so mad to employ terror?
I learnt a lot reading this! Normally when I think of Dracula I think of 1960s & 70s film sets.
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ReplyDeleteTa Jude - yeah, you got it. A sonnet a day keeps genral knowledge away, i mean, up to speed...:)
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