Transylvania


Transylvania
Aliases:	Transilvania
Category:	Region
Region:	Central Europe
Continent:	Europe
Country:	Romania
Points of interest:	Castle Dracula; Castle Mordo; Ghost Castle; Medias; Varf Mandra

Transylvania is a historical region in the central part of Romania. Bounded on the east and south by the Carpathian mountain range, historical Transylvania extended in the west to the Apuseni Mountains; however, the term sometimes encompasses not only Transylvania proper, but also the historical regions of Crişana, Maramureş, and Romanian part of Banat.

The region of Transylvania is known for the scenic beauty of its Carpathian landscape and its rich history, but it is also irrevocably associated with vampires, chiefly due to the influence of Bram Stoker's novel Dracula and its film adaptations and extensions.

Points of Interest[]

Boot Inn: Ye Olde Boot Inn was a hostel located in Transylvania. It was owned and operated by an elderly man named Otto. One of his guests was a surly sailor named Scratcher Martin. Other guests included the American Jack Russell and his lover, Topaz. Scratcher made advances on Topaz, and when the full moon rose, Jack turned into a werewolf and killed Scratcher right outside the front doorstep of the inn.

Castle Dracula: Erected some time in the 15th century, Castle Dracula became the home fortress of Wallachian warlord, Vlad Tepes, better known throughout history as the vampire, Dracula. In 1459, Turkish forces under the command of the Sultan Turac invaded Transylvania and took control of the castle, forcing Dracula's gypsy servants to flee. Dracula himself became a prisoner of the Turks for a brief period of time. In the late 19th century, a solicitor from London named Jonathan Harker visited the castle to negotiate a real estate purchase for Dracula in Carfax Abbey. Dracula imprisoned Harker at the Castle and left him to be tortured by his vampire brides. Harker eventually escaped and returned to England. Along with the professor Abraham van Helsing and Lord Arthur Holmwood, Harker returned to the castle for a final confrontation with Dracula. A stake was driven through the vampire's heart, and his remains were left in the castle's lower dungeons. ^[1] Several years later, John Falsworth discovered Dracula's remains and removed the stake from his chest, thereby reviving him. He knew of the legend of the vampire and sought to claim Dracula's power as his own. This plan failed however and Dracula repaid Falsworth's efforts by transforming him into the vampire, Baron Blood. ^[2] In July of 1942, Nazi forces began rounding up gypsies from the surrounding Romanian territories and imprisoning them at the Ploesti concentration camp. To get revenge against the Nazis and free the remainder of his Gypsy servants, Dracula invited army Sgt. Nick Fury and his Howling Commandos into the castle for the evening. Dracula and Fury entered into a brief covenant where they agreed to fight together to rid the Nazi threat from Transylvania. ^[3] Following the war, the castle remained empty until it was handed down to Dracula's last "living" descendant, Frank Drake. Drake and his friend Clifton Graves inspected the property and Graves inadvertently resurrected the vampire lord from yet another of his many transient deaths. ^[4]

Castle Mordo: Castle Mordo is a large castle fortress located in the territory of Transylvania in the country of Romania. It is the ancestral home of Karl Mordo.

Ghost Castle: Ghost Castle is a haunted mystical structure that exists both in the real world and in the other-dimensional realm known as The Dreaming. In the real world, it is a massive castle fortress located in Transylvania in Romania. In the Dreaming, it is a magnificent palace, whose structure and contours are malleable based upon the whims of its primary occupant, Morpheus - The Lord of Dreams. Ghost Castle is known for its massive library, which contains every book ever written, as well as uncompleted works by authors who dreamt of their stories, but never codified them. The library is run by a middle-aged man named Lucien. He is often accompanied by his werewolf companion, Rover.

Medias: Medias was a small Barony located in the state of Transylvania in Romania. The Baron of Medias was a man named Gregory Russoff, an individual who suffered the terrible of affliction of being cursed with lycanthropy. For three nights out of every month, Gregor would lock himself inside of a tower room in his castle in the hopes of keeping his transformation into a werewolf contained. One evening however, a lightning storm swept through the Baltic nation and a stray bolt blasted a hole in the side of the tower. That same night, witnesses claimed to have seen a werewolf prowling the countryside. Several of the town elders visited Russoff Castle to inquire with the Baron, but when Laura inspected the tower room, he was nowhere to be found. Still later, a group of hunters, armed with silver bullets cornered the werewolf and shot him. Gregory Russoff was survived by his American wife Laura, and his two children Jacob and Lissa. Unfortunately, both of his offspring would inherit the curse of Lycanthropy from him and turn into werewolves upon their 18th birthdays.

Murszolzny: Murszolzny was a small village nestled within the Carpathian Mountains of Transylvania not far from Castle Dracula. In 1962, a young artist named Bruce Shawcross traveled to Murszolzny to spend time in the local forest and paint some of the surroundings. One evening, a came upon a beautiful red-haired woman in a cemetery named Irina. Irina was a vampire, and the niece of Count Dracula. She seduced Bruce and ultimately turned him into a vampire as well. ^[5]

Varf Mandra: Varf Mandra is a town located in the state of Transylvania in the country of Romania. Varf Mandra is the home of the Mordo family, which consists of Viscount Heinrich Crowler, Nikolai Mordo, Sara Mordo, Karl Mordo and Astrid Mordo.

Films that take place in Transylvania[]

TV shows that take place in Transylvania[]

Comics that take place in Transylvania[]

Marvel Spotlight 2 (In flashback only)
Tomb of Dracula Vol 3 1

Characters from Transylvania[]

People who were born in Transylvania[]

People who died in Transylvania[]

Notes & Trivia[]

External Links[]

Transylvania at Wikipedia

References[]

[1] Marvel Classics Comics 9

[2] Invaders 9

[3] Marvel Comics Presents #77-79

[4] Tomb of Dracula 1

[5] Dracula 1

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