Vlad the Hungarian? The Romanian/Hungarian vampire debate

Through the centuries, debate has been raging about who can lay claim to the origins of the legendary vampire.  Many claim that it is the Romanian people who have sole claim to the title.  Others say that it is Hungarian mythology that gave birth to the blood sucking creatures that still haunt our dreams.

Popular belief tends to shift most of the ownership to Romania.  However, in the eyes of my Hungarian relatives, vampires were strictly non fiction.  These stories had {more. . .)