Upon asking how many princes had ruled them over the past few decades, he was told there had been several dozen. Early in his reign he invited 500 Wallachian nobles, or boyars, to a banquet at his castle.But there appears to be general agreement on several incidents: Much of what is known about the Impaler is hearsay. The number of rotting bodies hanging outside the Wallachian capital was said to exceed 20,000. The corpse would then be put on display for the edification of the public. Typically this was accomplished by inserting the stake where the sun don’t shine, tying the victim’s legs to a couple horses, and hollering “giddyup” whilst holding the stake in place. His preferred method of execution was to impale people on wooden stakes. He was a vicious tyrant who butchered between 40,000 and 100,000 people during the six years of his principal reign, 1456-1462. Vlad was not a vampire, but that’s about the only nice thing you can say about him. Vlad briefly ruled Wallachia, next door to Transylvania, in what is now Romania. 1431-1476), also known as Prince Dracula. The real-life fellow you’re referring to is Vlad the Impaler (c. Nice to see your preoccupations are as wholesome as ever. I haven’t heard from you guys in Baltimore for many a moon, Dana.
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When one divorces, she quickly sets up her own organic fruit and vegetable market. Georgia (Georgia Groome) and her pals live in the polite English seaside town of Eastbourne, where dads have good jobs with caring bosses and moms have nice homes. Boxoffice will depend on marketing heavily to loyal fans of the books. The film lacks the wit and drama that might pitch it beyond the target demographic, though judging from what makes the girls squirm in the film, it might not succeed even there. In true Murphy’s Law fashion, the night she breaks out happens to be in the middle of a blizzard and she has no choice but to shack in an isolated rest stop for cover. When Darby receives a call from her estranged family that her mom may be hours away from her deathbed, she breaks out of rehab to visit her mom one last time. 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Song of the Sun God spans three continents and three generations of a family that remains dedicated to its homeland, whilst learning to embrace its new home.įunny, warm and tender, we see Nala and Rajan's family navigate war, migration, old loyalties and new beginnings, relying on the philosophy of their religion, their ancestors and each other. Over time, Nala and Rajan teach their family why some parts of their history and heritage are worth holding onto and why some parts and people have to be left behind. As the country descends into a bloody civil war, Nala and Rajan must decide which path is best for their family and live with the consequences of their mistakes. The Song of the Sun God spans three continents and three generations of a family that remains dedicated to its homeland, whilst learning to embrace its new home. Arranged in marriage, they learn to love each other and protect their growing family, against the backdrop of increasing ethnic tension. Nala and Rajan, a young couple, begin their married life in 1946, on the eve of Ceylon's independence from Britain. |