25 Things You Didn't Know About Bram Stoker's Dracula
12. The Land Beyond The Forest
As Mina Murray recalls her past incarnation as Elizabeta, bride to Prince Vlad, she describes the 'land beyond the forest' as if from memory. "A land beyond a great, vast forest, surrounded by majestic mountains, lush vineyards and flowers of such frailty and beauty as to be found nowhere else... "
'Land beyond the forest' is in fact the literal translation of Transylvania and is the perfect description of a seemingly beautiful and mysterious part of the world.