Under the Sign of the Wolf, Wolves Castle is located on the genesis places one of the oldest historical legends of Romania. Here Great White Wolf united under his command all the wolves to help Dacia Dacia ancestors battles that were to come.
Kernel of truth of the legend endures today, shooting night performed by a specialized team of Italy Hill Red in 2008, capturing ghostly warriors accompanied by wolves. Wolves Castle current building is in fact the result of a painstaking process of consolidation, restoration and expansion of a medieval castle, used later in the eighteenth century as a place of cazarmare the Austro-Hungarian garrison officers. Enveloped in an aura of mystery medieval CastelulLupilor is undoubtedly a landmark of history and hospitality in Transylvania - land of Vlad Tepes (Dracula) Principe under the sign of the dragon (serpent body and head of a wolf).
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Romulus and Remus (771 BC Romulus ī.Hr.¹- July 5 717) (771 BC-753 BC Remus April 21), the traditional founders of Rome, appeared in Roman mythology as two priestess Rhea Silvia sons, having as father the god of war, Mars. According to the legend recorded by Plutarch and Livy, Romulus served as the first King of Rome.
Wolf, symbol of intelligence, justice and disobedience occurs very often in life Dacians. They used the heads of wolves and snakes to battle flags, amplifying the sound produced while running sound resonance. (A similar type of banner was spread to the wire, from which they took various military units Roman cavalry, from the second century AD under the name "draco" (dragon, dragon) flag bearer type draco was called "draconarius".)
In the rush of the horse, the air entering through wide open mouth of the wolf whistling noises accompanied by noise scales are hitting each other. Fighters wore face masks wolf or bear terrified and terrifying enemies sounds
Legends Christianization mission of St. Andrew say that it was sent in "realms wolves", where he was accompanied and guided Dacian territories Great White Wolf.
The wolf has always been considered a symbol of the Dacians, and some legends say that the Great White Wolf, Wolves captain thought it was next to fall Dacian Sarmizegetusa.
The Gauls were the totem wolf, the most ferocious animal in the area, one that can not be tamed or trained. Fearless warriors identified with it, calling themselves the wolf (wolf īsemnānd daos- Thracian-Phrygian dialect,) or those who are like wolves.
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