Under Budapest's Buda Castle, there's a maze of caves and tunnels — carved by underground rivers over millions of years, then expanded by people across centuries. Today, tourists stroll through with mood lighting and audio guides, snapping photos in the dim glow. What most of them don't realize is that one of the most terrifying men who ever lived once called these tunnels home.
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The place
Buda Castle
The Dragon's Son in the Labyrinth
When Vlad the Impaler was imprisoned beneath Buda
1462-1474Buda Castle
Moral of the Story
“Even the most terrible men can be caged — but their nature does not change in captivity.”
Characters
V
Vlad III DraculaK
King Matthias CorvinusC
Castle guardsSource
Diplomatic correspondence; Papal records; Matthias Corvinus's court documents