The name Dracul means "dragon" and was awarded to his father for his valor in defending the Catholic Church against the onslaught of the Ottoman Turks during the fall of Constantinople. The name was then passed down to his son Vlad Dracula (being the diminutive of Dracul "the little dragon") Dracula's father was the authority of every German city of the region and defended Transylvania from the wrath of the Turks. This nobility was rewarded with admission to the Order of the Dragon, this much is already apparent. ... The blaze rose high like inflamed dragons. ...

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