Vlad was an extraordinary man fighting to survive in an extraordinarily brutal time. Today, he can be whatever we want him to be - a savior, a madman, a hero, a tyrant - but just the fact that we still talk about him would please him greatly, I think.
I am not sure we are entitled to call him a tyrant... A protector of his lands and people. He did nothing new from Ottomans' practice. He didn't skin them alive neither cooked them
"May God bring you happiness!" - this is how Vlad ends some of his letters. About the courageous and controversial Romanian voivode Vlad Țepeș I warmly recommend the "Corpus Draculianum" channel, in which professional historians present all the chronicles, administrative documents and correspondence! Enjoy viewing!
He was a knight and a man of his time. He lived with honor and fought for that what he believed was right. This documentary is just a recital of old school propaganda against him, and has little to no historical value as to who he really was.
I believe Vlad was a man of his time. Violence begets violence. It was the time he lived in and he defended his realm the best he could, as a prince should and was expected to do!
@@kimcarriveau8266 Similar ti Skanderbeg in Albania. Being on the borders of Europe with constantly invading groups from the middle east they were doing their best to protect their homes.
Really, I dont care what you think, be free whatever want to think, but for me, as romanian, Vlad III Basarab is a hero, a dedicated man who has fought back the muslim invasion and who gave his life for his beloved Wallachia.
Ya. The same can be said about the Crusades. People try to paint it as a bad thing when in reality, it was a group of people trying to fight of the invading Muslims from their homeland.
@FunkyTomo Yup. This time, Europeans are being stabbed in the back and betrayed by their own leaders, and there's plenty of useful idiots who are backing these people.
@ynnsktz9272 I'm American and I consider Vlad a hero. He had extreme distaste for the corrupt underhanded nobles, feared nothing, and went all in when the fight was on. He may have been brutal, but I'm sure most of his victims had it coming.
Vlad Draculea....he was a defender of Christianity. He was a ruthless man livin in a more ruthless times, but hi was fair, always. He is a legent, and was even a greater warrior then people can imagine...that`s why people still talk about him. I`m a romanian and i can tell you for sure...people always loved him.
Vlad saved Europe. A hero to aspire towards in the coming dangers our continent faces due to the enemy within.. Watch “Europa The Last Battle” & read “Not In His Image”, ASAP.
@@dragonofhatefulretribution9041 Did Vlad realize the J’s were pulling the strings behind the scenes? Just watched ‘Europa’ about a month ago, really opened my eyes..
I'd be like "hey I can totally deliver this message from out here, while I'm sitting on my realy fast horse,just come to the window ill yell it to you....no need for me to go inside and have my hands cut off or tongue pulled out or whatever you have planned.....no I'm cool keep the tip bro"
"Men don't fear swords but they run from monsters." Dracula untold. Vlad lived in a time when mercy was seen as weakness and only strength and cruelty was respected. He was a man of his time and a hero of the age.
Vlad Tepes was the protector of Europe, even the Pope named him "Athleta Christi" - which means the Champion of Christ. He was alone against a vast empire, and never gave up fighting. Te iubim, Tepes!!
He's a European hero in my eyes. The Ottomans wanted to conquer and enslave Europe. He didn't let them, and gave them a taste of their own barbaric medicine.
@lifeneverends7068 Hey, I respect the Ottomans/Turks. But, I absolutely do not want Europe to be Islamic or under their rule. It's nothing personal, just...difference of opinion and outlook. They were more than welcome to conquer everywhere else though, I couldn't care less about that.
maybe because one would expect such deeds from a monster, not a human :)). but yeah, Vlad was ruthless, yet many romanians today have a saying, smth like "Where are you, Tepes, Lord?" wishing for his return to cleanse the nation of corrupt "boyars".
19:45 This feast of revenge! The way Vlad lures his enemies to a grand banquet only to condemn them to a brutal fate… he was clearly unafraid of any consequence! Was it strength or madness that fueled him?
@AlekDjRo Ah, the classic tale of the goat and the wolf - an age - old lesson in trust and cunning! You know, history does have a habit of repeating itself, often with different costumes but the same plot twists. Vlad’s banquet and the wolf's invitation might just share a similar moral: always read the fine print on dinner invitations! Though in Vlad’s case, he might’ve been the wolf AND the goat rolled into one… What a wild dinner guest he would’ve been, right?
While I get the region was ethnically and religiously diverse, no there wouldn't have been any Protestants as Martin Luther established his followers almost another century after Vlad was born.
True, but still they use stupid English names for some of the historic figures. 11:41 I'm sure Hunyadi's first name was not 'John', and it has been used throughout the story. There was also a certain 'Steven' who he was talking about. I can't imagine a 'Steven' in this brutal environment.
I think he was an outstanding leader, who was a unshakeable, devoted countryman, who understood what really had to be done to protect his Homeland. He did his best to do it regardless of how obviously violent and vicious his actions might have seemed. It was definitely perceived as necessary, and he was pretty successful for a long time..
as the european kings ( Henry 8/Tudor period, French and German Kings, pope's) were no less brutal to their enemies and subjects, I don't think Vlad was all that " extra evil'. torture and punishment were commonplace back then.
The man gets a bad rap , he did what he did to protect his people from a bunch of savages . He had to go to the extreme because that is all that his enemies understood.
At the time 6:35 it was said that in in Wallachia there were followers of different religions... and named Protestants, we talk about XV century, 1430 and around. That is impossible.... the Protestant reformation began in 1517 with Martin Luther in Germany, so way along before, almost 80 after and a long time before Vlad the Impaler dead.
I doubt he was so bloodthirsty however, impaling criminals was common and his reputation was such that crimes of fraud and theft apparently went down as people feared the consequences of even petty crimes. I have spoken to Romanians about this guy and i sense a “ fearful respect “ even now and, it seems they do regard him as a Romanian freedom fighter who was simply a Ruler of that age that executed criminals for even the smallest crimes .
I think he was brilliant. He used fear through ultra-violence as a weapon to psychologically and emotionally decimate his enemies on the battlefield before his capture. He is an interesting figure.
0:47 - Early in the year 1431, the future Vlad II was inducted into the Order of the Dragon, at Nuremberg. After winning a tournament that day, he was gifted with a buckle, by a woman dressed in black. This buckle was one of the items discovered in Vlad Dracula's empty grave.
Years ago at a church I used to attend, there were three sisters who immigrated to America escaping the communist regime and were from the very same area of Romania as was Vlad the Impaler centuries earlier.
What I took from this is religion is the reason why there were so many wars and so many people died for their religion, religion is the scourge of humanity
To me Vlad seems to be a ruler who was capable of great cruelty but mostly for political or military reasons. The stories of his wanton cruelty for no good reason seem to have been mostly written by his enemies . He was a product of his times and location. The middle ages were a brutal time for most of Europe, especially where he had his power base
Battle of Kosovo was Ottomans against Serbs, Bosniaks and other western European powers ? Really ? Thats how you gonna present battle even tho statistically Serbs were 95% of the christian army ? Fkn amazing. In that case you should name all the 50 other tribes Ottomans had under their flag including Serbs.
In the context of this, Macchiavelli's 'the Prince' reads like a A Dummies Guide to Medieval Leadership. If you didnt rule with several sharpened rods of iron you would easily be deposed.
Most likely, he either did what the stories mention but maybe only a few times and not how it was reported. Or he didn't do all of those tortures or horrible acts but wanted to inspire fear in his enemies to keep them from attacking. Obviously if the latter was the case, it didn't work at all. By inspire fear I mean to seem like the devil so the Muslim Ottomans would think he is unstoppable by mortal men.(something like that anyway.)
My ancestors fought for the Ottoman Empire many times, I’m on Vlad’s side though, try to invade someone’s land, you should expect all possible consequences.
Attempts to follow the story using captions is 😢 almost criminal. I gave that up and just listened and viewed the art and photography. The narrator assumed I knew old castles were the places in question. I don't know European history, and I wish I had a working knowledge.
I too read subtitles to help me and I notice how subtitles in general (on any video) aren't always accurate or in time with the video. If I was actually deaf and reliant on them I would be so frustrated so I sympathise for you
Vlad was an extraordinary man fighting to survive in an extraordinarily brutal time. Today, he can be whatever we want him to be - a savior, a madman, a hero, a tyrant - but just the fact that we still talk about him would please him greatly, I think.
True ❤
I am not sure we are entitled to call him a tyrant... A protector of his lands and people. He did nothing new from Ottomans' practice. He didn't skin them alive neither cooked them
"May God bring you happiness!" - this is how Vlad ends some of his letters. About the courageous and controversial Romanian voivode Vlad Țepeș I warmly recommend the "Corpus Draculianum" channel, in which professional historians present all the chronicles, administrative documents and correspondence! Enjoy viewing!
He was a knight and a man of his time. He lived with honor and fought for that what he believed was right. This documentary is just a recital of old school propaganda against him, and has little to no historical value as to who he really was.
@@dorufodorean7535how do you know are you immortal 😅
Romania looks absolutely beautiful, I would love to spend some time there and experience the Culture.
Let me know if you need any tips
@@dustx he ain't visiting, relax.
@@AlekDjRo Oh snap!
@@AlekDjRo You mean YOU are not visiting...
@@Swonder1972 i am romanian how the fuck does that work dude? :)))
Vlad gave back what he was given. I'm team Vlad.
For sure !
brain rot take
@@SachzrStunning rebuttal!!!
Not.
You've picked the winning team. Lucifer likes the bat people
Yep
I believe Vlad was a man of his time. Violence begets violence. It was the time he lived in and he defended his realm the best he could, as a prince should and was expected to do!
@@kimcarriveau8266 Similar ti Skanderbeg in Albania. Being on the borders of Europe with constantly invading groups from the middle east they were doing their best to protect their homes.
Vlad did nothing wrong.
Ottomans didn't used to come with flowers...
He is National Hero...talk to anyone in this region he is highly respected to this day
um...... he dined amongst the corpses of those he murdered.
He was a psychopath
He was and still is, the greatest protector of Europe.
Skenderbeg was the one protecting Christianity against the ottoman in Europe during 20 years
Facts
Bravo few know that
After Skanderbeg and Hunyadi probably
@@Floppedd Sadly Vlad Țepeș never had a Waffen SS Division named after him unlike Skanderbeg and Hunyadi. Vlad had more style and panache.
Just visited the house where he was born in Sighișoara last week.. Also a nice little town to hang around for a day.
Nice! What was the town like? I would love to travel over there
@@map69361 Very medeival centre. A little touristy but not THAT touristy. Just google the place. It's worth to visit.
Yes the yellow house guess they added a 2nd floor sometime since then.There is a place to eat up stairs.
Don’t stick around too long.
@@PickingBlueberries Why not ?
Vlad fan? Treat yourself to The Historian by Elizabeth Kostova 2005.
I can’t say enough how absolutely fabulous that book is. Classic.⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Vlad Tepes loved his country and its people ❤
He seemed chill
Really, I dont care what you think, be free whatever want to think, but for me, as romanian, Vlad III Basarab is a hero, a dedicated man who has fought back the muslim invasion and who gave his life for his beloved Wallachia.
We need more men like him in Europe now ... We are under great threat. Our so called "leaders" in UK are pathetic.
Ya. The same can be said about the Crusades. People try to paint it as a bad thing when in reality, it was a group of people trying to fight of the invading Muslims from their homeland.
@FunkyTomo Yup. This time, Europeans are being stabbed in the back and betrayed by their own leaders, and there's plenty of useful idiots who are backing these people.
@@jasoncrutchfield4848that's a oof
@@lord_poof_gaming6795 How so?
Vlad saved Western Christiandom
One of the greatest Christians and warriors to ever exist. Europe owes him a great debt,
vlad was a legend
Is still
Vlad gets a bad wrap. Anything he did he learned from his enemies as a young man in their holding. Vlad is great.
I met a Romanian who considered Vlad a national hero.
No, we all consider him a hero because he was one
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Yep, that’s what I said 👍
He is❤ i m from Transylvania-Romania
@ynnsktz9272 I'm American and I consider Vlad a hero. He had extreme distaste for the corrupt underhanded nobles, feared nothing, and went all in when the fight was on. He may have been brutal, but I'm sure most of his victims had it coming.
Vlad Draculea....he was a defender of Christianity. He was a ruthless man livin in a more ruthless times, but hi was fair, always. He is a legent, and was even a greater warrior then people can imagine...that`s why people still talk about him. I`m a romanian and i can tell you for sure...people always loved him.
Vlad saved Europe. A hero to aspire towards in the coming dangers our continent faces due to the enemy within..
Watch “Europa The Last Battle” & read “Not In His Image”, ASAP.
😂😂😂
💯
What’s the correlation between the Ottoman’s & Jews during Vlad’s time?
@@lordhegamonster6931 The same as it is now.
“You will have no place to run. Islam is the broom of Israel.” - Rabbi Rav Touitou
@@dragonofhatefulretribution9041 Did Vlad realize the J’s were pulling the strings behind the scenes? Just watched ‘Europa’ about a month ago, really opened my eyes..
“It is better to be feared than loved.” Vlad, probably
Machievelli actually...
I'm sure many have said it. I'm even sure the first of humans said it.
“Diplomat/messenger” must have been one of the most dangerous jobs on Earth during the Middle Ages.
I'd be like "hey I can totally deliver this message from out here, while I'm sitting on my realy fast horse,just come to the window ill yell it to you....no need for me to go inside and have my hands cut off or tongue pulled out or whatever you have planned.....no I'm cool keep the tip bro"
Whenever the Arabs And Europeans fight, Vampires become popular again
Turks, in this case.
Or pastries get invented. And not to be a twat but the Ottomans were turks not Arabs.
@@Jahwobblyyou a John Wardle fan?
Order of the Dragon
"Men don't fear swords but they run from monsters." Dracula untold.
Vlad lived in a time when mercy was seen as weakness and only strength and cruelty was respected. He was a man of his time and a hero of the age.
You dont know that for sure.history is so tainted with lies from a single source in most cases.
@@michaelpatterson9119what exactly we don't know for sure from what this guy said?
Țepeș=erou național!🇷🇴💪
Grotesque but a great leader. Exellent presentation, thanks.
Groesque times my friend....
@@GoguJomapel-ju9xvhere's a "t", you're welcome 🤣
@@AlekDjRo 🤕😄😄👍👍
Vlad Tepes was the protector of Europe, even the Pope named him "Athleta Christi" - which means the Champion of Christ. He was alone against a vast empire, and never gave up fighting. Te iubim, Tepes!!
Fantastic historical video. Very enjoyable watch. 👌👏🙏
For us, Vlad Tepes is our hero
He's a European hero in my eyes. The Ottomans wanted to conquer and enslave Europe. He didn't let them, and gave them a taste of their own barbaric medicine.
😂enslave? Is that why everyone can still speak there own language?😅 dummy alarm!
@lifeneverends7068 Hey, I respect the Ottomans/Turks. But, I absolutely do not want Europe to be Islamic or under their rule. It's nothing personal, just...difference of opinion and outlook. They were more than welcome to conquer everywhere else though, I couldn't care less about that.
@keighlancoe5933 well I am the same way. I dont want Turkiye or Europe to be Islamic!
🤣🤣
@@lifeneverends7068
Wow what a dumb comment lmfao
The real Vlad actually made the Hollywood version of Dracula seem like a nice guy.
maybe because one would expect such deeds from a monster, not a human :)). but yeah, Vlad was ruthless, yet many romanians today have a saying, smth like "Where are you, Tepes, Lord?" wishing for his return to cleanse the nation of corrupt "boyars".
@@ragael1024 Romanians don´t have that saying :))) what are you talking about? Are you even Romanian? :))
@@georgianadancu8551 cred ca parafraza din Scrisoarea a III-a de Mihai Eminescu.
He is definitely one of our national heroes❤
Sounds like Vlad went turkey hunting
Much needed today
Ha!
Eastern Orthodoxy is Christianity. At 6.35 roughly. Left one dubious about the accuracy of the rest of the video.
that goes without saying as usual, as would u do with Koptic, Nestorian, Lutheran or Calvinist, the are all christian, just as Catholics
A interesting story for sure.
19:45 This feast of revenge! The way Vlad lures his enemies to a grand banquet only to condemn them to a brutal fate… he was clearly unafraid of any consequence! Was it strength or madness that fueled him?
Just like the story with the goat and the wolf... 🙂
@AlekDjRo Ah, the classic tale of the goat and the wolf - an age - old lesson in trust and cunning! You know, history does have a habit of repeating itself, often with different costumes but the same plot twists. Vlad’s banquet and the wolf's invitation might just share a similar moral: always read the fine print on dinner invitations! Though in Vlad’s case, he might’ve been the wolf AND the goat rolled into one… What a wild dinner guest he would’ve been, right?
Vlad sounds like a good guy
Vlad was a Genius of psych warfare. We need him back.
Europe for Europeans, long live Vlad !
"Take it easy baby. I was wounded in the Balkans." Count Floyd - SCTV
Don't mean to be a stinker, love your docs. But this is The People Profiles' video on Vlad III, I know that voice well enough
Figured I’d seen this somewhere before
It's all the same company. They've got lots of channels.
Exactly
What a terrific documentary
While I get the region was ethnically and religiously diverse, no there wouldn't have been any Protestants as Martin Luther established his followers almost another century after Vlad was born.
So impressive your pronunciation of Romanians Cities and names!
True, but still they use stupid English names for some of the historic figures.
11:41 I'm sure Hunyadi's first name was not 'John', and it has been used throughout the story.
There was also a certain 'Steven' who he was talking about. I can't imagine a 'Steven' in this brutal environment.
I think he was an outstanding leader, who was a unshakeable, devoted countryman, who understood what really had to be done to protect his Homeland. He did his best to do it regardless of how obviously violent and vicious his actions might have seemed. It was definitely perceived as necessary, and he was pretty successful for a long time..
as the european kings ( Henry 8/Tudor period, French and German Kings, pope's) were no less brutal to their enemies and subjects, I don't think Vlad was all that " extra evil'. torture and punishment were commonplace back then.
The man gets a bad rap , he did what he did to protect his people from a bunch of savages .
He had to go to the extreme because that is all that his enemies understood.
This was great. 👍
Vlad's wife was a real one. God bless her soul
Him and his brother were not treated well in Constantinople, Radu was a pin cushion and not by choice, which is why he was called “the handsome”
What do you mean?
What do you mean?
it is sayed (for real) that Radu (vlads brother) bite the sultan pillows .@@ob8620
@@ob8620 Bummed repeatedly by many Turks.
@@ob8620He was a plaything for the sultan.
At the time 6:35 it was said that in in Wallachia there were followers of different religions... and named Protestants, we talk about XV century, 1430 and around. That is impossible.... the Protestant reformation began in 1517 with Martin Luther in Germany, so way along before, almost 80 after and a long time before Vlad the Impaler dead.
And it said “Eastern Orthodoxy and Christianity”. EO *Is* Christianity
I doubt he was so bloodthirsty however, impaling criminals was common and his reputation was such that crimes of fraud and theft apparently went down as people feared the consequences of even petty crimes.
I have spoken to Romanians about this guy and i sense a “ fearful respect “ even now and, it seems they do regard him as a Romanian freedom fighter who was simply a Ruler of that age that executed criminals for even the smallest crimes .
The best romanian Voievod ever!!!
Vlad and the Great Khan are 2 of my personal heroes along with Leonidas of Sparta. The 3 men who saved western civilization 😊
He should be made a saint
His name means literally son of the dragon.
@@carlnebrin And? Note that a few saints were also inquisitors that tortured heretics nonstop.
@@mystikarain The dragon is the devil. Revelation 12 and 20.
@@carlnebrin Just to be clear, Lucifer was also in the role of how Job was judged and played a pivotal role at God's bidding.
Church has a lot of saints/ murderers anyway. Religion of peace and love.
Hero and defender of Europa.
Right before Halloween? Nice!
I think he was brilliant. He used fear through ultra-violence as a weapon to psychologically and emotionally decimate his enemies on the battlefield before his capture. He is an interesting figure.
0:47 - Early in the year 1431, the future Vlad II was inducted into the Order of the Dragon, at Nuremberg. After winning a tournament that day, he was gifted with a buckle, by a woman dressed in black. This buckle was one of the items discovered in Vlad Dracula's empty grave.
This was so interesting. Thanks!
This was so interesting !
Vlad was awesome!
This is a narrator from The People Profiles, do they own this channel too?
Years ago at a church I used to attend, there were three sisters who immigrated to America escaping the communist regime and were from the very same area of Romania as was Vlad the Impaler centuries earlier.
Salutes from the heart of Transylvania 👋🏻
45:00 Curious anyone know where this stonework is?
He was doing what was normal at the time.
I suddenly have an urge to play mount and blade.
What I took from this is religion is the reason why there were so many wars and so many people died for their religion, religion is the scourge of humanity
Jon already doubting himself… he’s already lost.
Dan Davis did an excellent video on Vlad the impaler!
Vlad had the right stance on Muslims 💯
When you fight islam, you're not evil
To me Vlad seems to be a ruler who was capable of great cruelty but mostly for political or military reasons. The stories of his wanton cruelty for no good reason seem to have been mostly written by his enemies . He was a product of his times and location. The middle ages were a brutal time for most of Europe, especially where he had his power base
The Master is coming!
No different to modern day rulership
Murad Ii and Mehmed II❤
Like my SECOND favorite impaler.
Battle of Kosovo was Ottomans against Serbs, Bosniaks and other western European powers ? Really ? Thats how you gonna present battle even tho statistically Serbs were 95% of the christian army ? Fkn amazing. In that case you should name all the 50 other tribes Ottomans had under their flag including Serbs.
Vlad was the good guy in this story!
Team Vlad
Cool story
He understood his enemy and acted accordingly
Bit of both lol but a national hero nonetheless
Vlad was a great warrior
A hero!
In the context of this, Macchiavelli's 'the Prince' reads like a A Dummies Guide to Medieval Leadership.
If you didnt rule with several sharpened rods of iron you would easily be deposed.
Glad was just simplifying and communicating with absolute clarity his personal thoughts and opinions about coming onto his Land and fikkin''with him.
Most likely, he either did what the stories mention but maybe only a few times and not how it was reported. Or he didn't do all of those tortures or horrible acts but wanted to inspire fear in his enemies to keep them from attacking. Obviously if the latter was the case, it didn't work at all. By inspire fear I mean to seem like the devil so the Muslim Ottomans would think he is unstoppable by mortal men.(something like that anyway.)
"Two wrongs don't make a right"
- Not Vlad, not ever
He was a hero.
Vlad is a fighter!!
im geting big time sagittarius from vlad. but second guess scorpio.
My ancestors fought for the Ottoman Empire many times, I’m on Vlad’s side though, try to invade someone’s land, you should expect all possible consequences.
Noble Prince. Defender of the Faith.Helsa
And he is one of the nicer Romanians
Vlad! 👍
The more I hear about Vlad the more I like him
He was defending his country against the Turkish invaders!
The Trump of his time. A True Warrior and Patriot.
Clearly I’m team Vlad. I’m the version with bad lungs.
Blimey Germ warefare in the 14th centuary.What a brilliant tactician.
Attempts to follow the story using captions is 😢 almost criminal. I gave that up and just listened and viewed the art and photography. The narrator assumed I knew old castles were the places in question. I don't know European history, and I wish I had a working knowledge.
I too read subtitles to help me and I notice how subtitles in general (on any video) aren't always accurate or in time with the video. If I was actually deaf and reliant on them I would be so frustrated so I sympathise for you
It’s so tragic that these silly auto generated documentaries have flooded UA-cam .
Ruined it