Scientists are examining one of the fearsome king’s letters to find out how he lived.
For this purpose, historical biomolecules have been extracted from the letter paper, which can help to know what state the man was in when writing the letter.
Scientists are studying Count Dracula’s message
Also known as Count Dracula or Vlad the Impaler III. Vlad was a prince of the highlands in the 15th century and was famous for his cruel deeds. The person of the ruler became known all over the world because of Bram Stoker’s 1897 novel Dracula. The title character of the book was inspired by Vlad.
Although Count Dracula in the book is a fictional person, the third is real. Vlad was not a real vampire, and there are still many legends about the king’s terrible deeds. The nickname Dracul, for example, is said to have been given to him by his subjects. The word means demon or dragon in the Romanian language. Third. Vlad’s personality is still shrouded in mystery. However, new research may help find out how the monarch lived.
Scientists have extracted biomolecules from the prince’s letter from 1475, which they hope will give a complete picture of how he actually lived.index Daily MailArticle Based on.
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The said letter is dated August 4, 1475, and was written by a man who calls himself Duke of Havasalfold in the text to the citizens of Greater Sibiu. He informs the townspeople that he too will soon be living there. And at the bottom there is also his signature: Vlad Dracula, the article says.
The scientists involved in the research, Gleb and Svetlana Zilberstein, hope that the biochemical traces extracted from the letter will reveal new, hitherto unknown details of the king’s life. According to scientists, the saliva, fingerprints and sweat found on the paper can provide insight into the life of the notorious ruler and provide information not only about the man’s physique, but also about his lifestyle, health and nutrition.
Scientists from Kazakhstan reported in The to Guardian, that an excerpt from the letter was taken on the exact day Bram Stoker’s novel Dracula was published 125 years ago. According to experts, after Dracula’s biomolecules were extracted, there was a storm and lightning all night, and even dogs were barking loudly.
Gleb and Svetlana Zilberstein will investigate the composition and age of biochemical traces of the king. They will mainly focus on proteins and metabolites, because unlike DNA, proteins can give an accurate picture of people’s health, lifestyle, nutrition, and habits.
This is not the first time that researchers have conducted a similar experiment. Previously, the manuscript of Mikhail Bulgakov’s novel The Master and Margarita was studied in a similar way. Morphine and proteins indicating kidney disease were found on the page, proving that Bulgakov had kidney pain while writing the book, which he took medicine to relieve, according to the index.
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