There is a
lot of history in the country of Romania, specifically in Transylvania.
Transylvania has a lot of connections with the Hungarians and Germans, not
to mention the Holy Roman Emperor. History is a funny thing — it is always
evolving. We are always learning something new about what happened in the past
that could change the way we look at what we thought we already knew. When
we look at history of Transylvania, or even Romania as a
whole, there are many ways to look at it. Cultures of a country are a lot like
the histories of a country, always changing.
For one thing, we can look at Vlad Dracul as an incompetent man. He swore an oath to serve the Holy Roman Emperor
in order to gain the throne of Wallachia. He gave up two of his sons to the
Turkish King in order to keep the throne of Wallachia. He made connections with
both the Turkish and Austrian kingdoms in order to keep power. This did not
stop people from rising up and assassinating him and his eldest son. For this
reason Vlad Dracul could be called an incompetent fool who had power but was
unable to hold on to it. Or, he could be called a smart man. He could be called
smart for realizing that he never would have ruled over Wallachia for any given
amount of time if he had not sworn to serve the Holy Roman Emperor. Vlad Dracul
could be called smart because he sent his two younger sons away to live in the
Turkish court. If they had been with him when he and his eldest son were
assassinated there would have been a very good chance that they would have been
assassinated as well.
The country that had the most influence in the culture was Hungary. There are also a lot of Roma (Gypsies) in Transylvania who made up the rest of the culture of Transylvania. Austria and Germany had less of an influence on the culture in Transylvania, but both countries were still able to influence Transylvania. Their influences can be seen more in the architecture and art of the area. This shows that Transylvania was a kind of sponge when it came to its culture, soaking up everything that it could but still retaining its shape.
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