The YouTube video presenter wrote quite a bit about his video and this Historical Castle. He disabled his comments or I would have liked to congratulate him and tell him I was running his video on MAGYAR AMERICAN blog. I hope he won't mind that I'm excerpting some of his writing here!
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The Hunyad Castle (Romanian: Castelul Huniazilor or Castelul Corvineştilor, Hungarian: Vajdahunyad vára) is a castle in Transylvanian Hunedoara, present-day Romania. Until 1541 it was part of the Kingdom of Hungary, and after the Principality of Transylvania.
It is believed to be the place where Vlad III of Wallachia (commonly known as Dracula) was held prisoner for 7 years after he was deposed in 1462.
The castle is a relic of the Hunyadi dynasty. In the 14th century, the castle was given to John Hunyadi Serb, or Sorb by Sigismund king of Hungary as severance. The castle was restored between 1446 and 1453 by his grandson John Hunyadi. It was built mainly in Gothic style, but has Renaissance and Baroque architectural elements. It features tall and strong defense towers, an interior yard and a drawbridge. ... In the wing of the castle called the Mantle, a painting can be seen which portrays the legend of the raven from which the name of the descendants of John Hunyadi. ...
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ARE THERE GHOSTS? THE PLACE IS SUPPOSED TO BE THE SIGHT OF A LOT OF PARANORMAL ACTIVITY.
