Did you think this was trying to tie into the vampire legends?

I am romanian, have been all my life, grew there, live there etc...

I had a terrible laugh reading the posts above and find many of them quite amusing and naive, some with a dash of bad history knowledge.

Hx lesson: Romania ("Decia/Dacia") was under Seljuk/Ottoman rule for some time, especially in the area now called "Transylvania" (land on the other side of the forest)-I believe this was AFTER Rome deserted her outpost (Rome-Romania, get it?) Also of note, the Romanian Orthodox church is the only "Orthodox" religion(adheres to the "Eastern" traditions, answers to Constantinople ie.: GREEK origins)to utilize a Romance-based language in its liturgy; about 60% of Romanian is based on Vulgar Latin. Mugs and Fishes

Did you get this from the Daily Planet ?

It was called Dacia untill it was conquered by the roman (half andaluz) emperor Ulpius Marcus Traianus in his second war with Decebal 106 A.D.

Romania as a statal entity appeared at 1859 as a result of the union of the 2 states : Moldova and Tara Romaneasca (Romanian County). Some decades later, after WW1, Transilvania joins and unites with the brother states. Before that Romania existed only as a word, being composed of 3 separated states : Moldova to the East, Tara Romaneasca to the South and Transilvania between the Carpathian Ark.

When Selgiuk first united the nomad TURANIC tribes, the Constantinopole still existed as a full christian power, please revive your history lessons.

Only at 1452 with the Fall of the Constantinopole due to the siege of Soultan Mehmed the II can we see of the Otoman Empire pushing it's borders towards eastern and central Europe.

At arround 1526 the Otoman Empire (after it's first ruler and real founder Osman the I ) the romanian states fall under under turkish power, not conquered but by paying a tribute.

You claim this happened after the romans retreated their troops from the province Dacia in the year 271 A.D (the Aurelian Retreat as it's known), while the turks appeared in the Romanian provinces 1200 years later. Please don't post crap here without getting some correct knowledge of what happened.

Also of note, the Romanian Orthodox church is the only "Orthodox" religion(adheres to the "Eastern" traditions, answers to Constantinople ie.: GREEK origins)to utilize a Romance-based language in its liturgy; about 60% of Romanian is based on Vulgar Latin

Also of note:You're wrong again! There is only one orthodox religion in Romania and it's mainly based on the religion proliferated in Constantinople untill it was conqured by the turks. 86,8% of the country's population are simple orthodox.
I will quote 5 of the largest religions in Romania :
Orthodox church - 18,83 million members
Roman-Catholic church : 1,02 million members
Greek-Catholic church : 191.556 members
Reformed Church : 701.077 members
Baptist church : 126.639 members

Vampire Legends?

My friend, Romanians didn't even know what the heck a vampire was until the fall of the Communism and the rise of Tourism.

Perhaps you care to explain how the heck vampires have been a popular myth in the rural areeas of Romania untill modern times. Terms like STREGOIKA, Necuratu'. Dracu' and so on have been used by villagers to explain blood loss of their animals. Perhaps you might want to explain all the folk tales about : VARCOLACI (a kind of Werewolves) and of other unholy creatures in the medieval ages...Or perhaps you might want to read and learn a bit before posting total *beep* ...

Well, it looks like you spent your childhood and puberty there. Which is not bad. That can provide experience. To a certain extent. But you don't seem to be that well-informed though. Romanians are ignorant on many aspects but not THAT ignorant. If you are Romanian by descent...never mind. Have a nice day.

I speak fluently 7 european languages and currently aiming russian and chinese as my next objectives due to the change in comercial relationships with these countries and the everincreasing need for raw and cheap materials. I have attended Law and History University and had the oportunity to learn from the best scholars in Romania, many of them very eminent at Sorbonne, France. My profession at the moment : Export Manager.
Do these facts make me an ignorant ? My friend, your arrogance simply blinds you. Please remove the horse glasses and message me for some lessons, anytime at your disposal.

I never said Romanians were ignorant people. I said that they were oppressed by a Socialistic/Communistic governent. And no, I didn't grow up in Romania.
Alas, it matters not.

So how come you spent 17 years amongst us ? You live perhaps in a romanian village near New Delhi ? ... The fact communism was imposed for almost 45 years doesen't mean we were reduced to the Ice Age for Christ sake. In those times people did read books and got a solid training in their areeas or well educated. Nowadays a teenager doesen't even know when his country got together for the first time as a statal entity.

So please, before you post, be sure you got documented before posting total erroneus facts, otherwise you risk of appearing as a cultural and historical ass ...

Kind regards

B.



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