tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13196976.post-1130629408109880492005-10-29T19:39:00.000-04:002005-11-30T03:34:27.606-05:002005-11-30T03:34:27.606-05:00From <a href="http://www.sundayherald.com/52589" target="_blank">The (Glasgow, Scotland) Sunday Herald</a> of Oct. 30, 2005:<blockquote><b>The true story of Frankenstein and Dracula’s bloody fight to the death</b><br /> <br />By Jenifer Johnston<br /> <br />Their fictional alter-egos have terrified and entertained for more than 100 years, but new evidence unearthed by a leading historian suggests that the real-life Dracula and Frankenstein crossed paths centuries ago and fought a bloody battle to the death.<br /><br />In a collapsed, moss-covered crypt in St Mary’s Evangelical church in the Romanian town of Sibiu lie the earthly remains of Frank Baron von Frankenstein where he was buried following his execution by Vlad Dracula the Impaler in the early 15th century.<br /><br />The discovery, by celebrated historian and Sunday Herald correspondent Gabriel Ronay, establishes an extraordinary historical connection between the real-life inspirations for two of the literary world’s most loved creations.<br /><br />[snip]<br /><br />[<a href="http://www.sundayherald.com/52589" target="_blank">Read the whole story</a>]</blockquote>Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01386406270744275223noreply@blogger.com