Vlad the Impaler - Son of the Dragon - European History - Extra History - Part 1

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  • Опубликовано: 21 ноя 2024

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  • @AngryHistorian87
    @AngryHistorian87 3 года назад +2191

    To quote Count Dooku: “I’ve been looking forward to this”

    • @osonhouston
      @osonhouston 3 года назад +24

      Good, gooood.

    • @sharkronical
      @sharkronical 3 года назад +44

      To quote Anakin: "This is where the fun begins"

    • @benjaminfeld6388
      @benjaminfeld6388 3 года назад +62

      Fun fact, Christopher Lee did in fact play Dracula in the Hammer movies.

    • @danmenard6917
      @danmenard6917 3 года назад +9

      I see what you did there.

    • @alexeecs
      @alexeecs 3 года назад +15

      A surprise to be sure, but a welcome one

  • @ms_scribbles
    @ms_scribbles 3 года назад +1888

    "Because this story needed more guys named Vlad." Kind of like certain parts of English history and guys named Henry or Edward.

    • @johnhadley6839
      @johnhadley6839 3 года назад +59

      I know right! I’m an expert on British Monarchy and it’s all the same (Scottish James’s and English Edward’s and Henry’s)

    • @Becka_Harper
      @Becka_Harper 3 года назад +78

      France and Louis....

    • @zulanpul-an2438
      @zulanpul-an2438 3 года назад +65

      Frederick, Wilhelm and Prussia

    • @howardlanus8610
      @howardlanus8610 3 года назад +9

      Or Prussian history and guys named Wilhelm. Check out the series on Otto Von Bismark for more info.

    • @anonymouscausewhynot
      @anonymouscausewhynot 3 года назад +7

      Louis's: *laugh*

  • @terriblejokefactory8831
    @terriblejokefactory8831 3 года назад +4433

    When Dracula is less scary than the person Dracula is based on.

    • @03.ximipa3ahmadrinofarosmu3
      @03.ximipa3ahmadrinofarosmu3 3 года назад +191

      Blood sucking dilf sounds better than blood thirsty sadistic monarch

    • @cow1816
      @cow1816 3 года назад +133

      @@03.ximipa3ahmadrinofarosmu3 why would you say something so controversial, yet so true?

    • @pastelquartz6857
      @pastelquartz6857 3 года назад +49

      @@03.ximipa3ahmadrinofarosmu3 D-d-dilf?!?!?

    • @andreimoga7813
      @andreimoga7813 3 года назад +35

      are you a turk? :)))))

    • @terriblejokefactory8831
      @terriblejokefactory8831 3 года назад +21

      @@andreimoga7813 A finn

  • @StrikaAmaru
    @StrikaAmaru 3 года назад +466

    4:00 To clarify, it's not that local nobility was polygamous; it's that they did not automatically disinherit bastards like the Western nobles did. Illegitimate sons had just as much right to inherit the throne as legitimate ones, as long as their father recognized them; they did start at a disadvantage, but relations, power, and ability could carry them far.

    • @Youralwayswhining4367
      @Youralwayswhining4367 11 месяцев назад +3

      He could have kept the religious radicals out , but so the cancer stills spreads

  • @iceylore7767
    @iceylore7767 3 года назад +558

    As a Romanian, this is the episode i've been waiting for the most.

  • @eduardmihai5760
    @eduardmihai5760 3 года назад +2437

    Vlad the Impaler *gets mentioned*
    Romanians: Who summoned me?!

  • @parazitul1986
    @parazitul1986 3 года назад +1276

    Fun fact: In romanian , "Dracul" can mean either dragon or demon, historically. Although in modern era it seems to swing more towards the second term.

    • @alexandrub8786
      @alexandrub8786 3 года назад +49

      I am pretty sure "Dracul" means "The Devil",while "drac" mean "demon"

    • @flyingfox707b
      @flyingfox707b 3 года назад +36

      Dragon seems to not have been familiar to the Wallachians so they changed dragon to draco/draco/devil. Vlad II Dracul. The son, Vlad III DRĂCULEA, son of.

    • @godofsparta5050
      @godofsparta5050 3 года назад +8

      No dracul means devil

    • @al145
      @al145 3 года назад +6

      insert meme "why not both?"

    • @launcherGamerTV
      @launcherGamerTV 3 года назад +1

      Draconian , Reptilian human hybrid

  • @emanueltorres894
    @emanueltorres894 3 года назад +551

    The fictional Drácula is actually less impresive than the history Dracula.

    • @Ajehy
      @Ajehy 2 года назад +32

      Interestingly, in the book, they’re the same person. Dracula tells the story of his battles against the turks, and his behavior in that war (retreating to familiar ground then attacking again at a later date) Is used to predict his behavior. The protagonists rightly guess that he will flee to his castle and come back stronger with the knowledge he’s gained. The last part of the book is a race to get to the castle first.

    • @ggpurohit6009
      @ggpurohit6009 2 года назад +13

      Yes vald was the definition of a grey character/man. on one hand he is seen as a sadist and on the other is seen as a hero

  • @vegladex
    @vegladex 3 года назад +165

    I love how you draw Vlad Dracula in this video, he looks INTENSE.

    • @alin-mihai
      @alin-mihai 3 года назад +11

      Some would say he was an INTENSE dude

  • @MasteringJohn
    @MasteringJohn 3 года назад +601

    Hostages get their eyes burnt out
    *Vlad will remember that*
    Sultan: "Huh. Is he going to be an important character later on?"

  • @Artur_M.
    @Artur_M. 3 года назад +522

    The crusade mentioned around 8:08 was the one of 1444, which ended with the great battle of Varna, in which the young King Władysław III of Poland and Hungary died. Because this story needed even more Vlads.

    • @andreimoga7813
      @andreimoga7813 3 года назад +39

      and spoiler for the next episode:
      after wlad of poland and hungary died, he was succeded by Ladislau the Posthumous, a mere child. the realm was ruled, in fact, by his regent: John Hunyadi. he would be pretty much the kingmaker around, supporting or discarding the rulers of both Wallachia and Moldova, for instance.
      further spoiler: the transylvanian-romanian lord's son, Mathias Corvinus, would then become Hungary's Golden King, revered to this day.

    • @santiagomendozaariza2790
      @santiagomendozaariza2790 3 года назад +23

      EU 4 STARTING DATE.

    • @pitioti
      @pitioti 3 года назад +18

      Władisław?
      Baby don't hurt me.
      Don't hurt me.
      No more~

    • @andreimoga7813
      @andreimoga7813 3 года назад +1

      i swear to god,@@pitioti 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 amazing

    • @dastanjan320
      @dastanjan320 3 года назад +4

      Fact:(I am romanian by the way) romanians want to consider John Huniady(or ”Iancu de Hudenoara”) to be romanian while hungarians consider him to be one of their while also the Serbians call him ”Janko” because he is a saint between them. In reality, he was just a Transylvanian Noble. Transylvania and Hungary are diffrent. He is said to be half romanian and half hungarian, but he changed his name to ”huniady” because that was the requirment for that day in order to advance in political power. In other words, it”s like how you have to speak english if you are a mexican immigrant in the US.

  • @Mr_M_History
    @Mr_M_History 3 года назад +76

    Being a history teacher is like getting to NCIS every day. except it's a never ending "best of" series...

  • @yaqub3838
    @yaqub3838 3 года назад +429

    Its actully admirable how such a small country could be such a pain for 2 super powers

    • @mariusboanta9339
      @mariusboanta9339 3 года назад +58

      Well, we have a saying here, "Buturuga mica răstoarnă carul mare",,, translating to "The small stomp flips the big cart"... Yeah, we always were The side thorne for The big guys

    • @godofsparta5050
      @godofsparta5050 3 года назад +16

      Poland: I've been in much more

    • @polasamierwahsh421
      @polasamierwahsh421 3 года назад +17

      you should also see afghanistan history , phiecia(the parent civ of karthadge)history,the birth and solidification of switzirland as a state ,arminian history and Uruguay history (and to an extent the unvasseled korean kingdoms)
      its always the small one in a easily defensible location that brings a headache to the empires while having their own people suffer duo to the constant wars

    • @Cecilia-ky3uw
      @Cecilia-ky3uw 3 года назад +5

      Romania is one good example

    • @Peleg50
      @Peleg50 3 года назад +1

      *laughs in Israeli*

  • @LoneTiger
    @LoneTiger 3 года назад +291

    _"All right, have your fun, but remember that without me, Transylvania would be as fun as Bucharest, on a Monday night"_
    Dracula (Love at first bite. 1979)

    • @PostAloneD
      @PostAloneD 3 года назад +29

      if Bucharest isnt fun at night on any day you're in a police station

    • @Zimisce85
      @Zimisce85 3 года назад +2

      Cluj-Napoca is way funnier than Bucharest

    • @PostAloneD
      @PostAloneD 3 года назад +2

      @@Zimisce85 Lol as if

    • @Prince_sigma01
      @Prince_sigma01 3 года назад +1

      From roman couldn’t relate-

  • @JoseAngelC
    @JoseAngelC 3 года назад +3587

    YES TO EXTRA LITERATURE YESSS!!!!!! WHERE DO WE SIGN????????????

    • @icook1723
      @icook1723 3 года назад +47

      And after Dracula, can we have Grapes of Wraith or Huckleberryfinn or many other great novels.

    • @patricksong2893
      @patricksong2893 3 года назад +16

      Yep, definitely agree!

    • @andrewvarney5687
      @andrewvarney5687 3 года назад +26

      Extra Literature would be a totally awesome series!!!

    • @jarodj1159
      @jarodj1159 3 года назад +11

      Yes yes yes a hundred times

    • @wak69
      @wak69 3 года назад +14

      Don't forget about the Great Gatsby

  • @Potatoes85858
    @Potatoes85858 3 года назад +56

    Oh my lord! Romanian history! Amazing. I need more! Other figures could be Michael the Brave, Stephen the Great, or Tudor Vladimirescu.

    • @ceapa7599
      @ceapa7599 3 года назад

      HHHJBLBLNMMBMLKDLGKDKKDKFKSDBWHQ

  • @dogood8750
    @dogood8750 3 года назад +489

    I think we speak for a lot of people we'd love extra literature and it'd be a nice change-of-pace ever since extra sci-fi ended. Maybe Dracula could be the subject of the pilot episode

  • @lucamaynard2059
    @lucamaynard2059 3 года назад +21

    As a romanian, ive been looking forward to this video.

  • @Lightspeeds
    @Lightspeeds 3 года назад +708

    "What is a man? A miserable little pile of secrets!"-Count Dracula.

    • @benjaminfeld6388
      @benjaminfeld6388 3 года назад +39

      "Die monster, you don't belong in this world" - Richter Belmont

    • @shikigranbell7608
      @shikigranbell7608 3 года назад +6

      Ah yes an akumajou dracula reference good job you 2.

    • @EricStelzman
      @EricStelzman 3 года назад +2

      The quote was actually from Andre Malraux from his autobiography "Antimemoires."

    • @Prich319
      @Prich319 3 года назад +23

      "I do this last kindness in her name. She, who loved you humans and cared for your ills. Take your family, and leave Wallachia tonight!
      Pack, and go, and do not look back. For no more do I travel as a man." -Vlad Dracul Tepes

    • @Tailikku1
      @Tailikku1 3 года назад +3

      @@Prich319 Excellent quote. One of the few to be from Castlevania without quoting SotN.

  • @mrastronomic4604
    @mrastronomic4604 3 года назад +517

    As a Romanian, i guess this is a pretty good video that explains his history somewhat well, although i'm a bit sick of vampire jokes lol

    • @krio1267
      @krio1267 3 года назад +7

      máî ÿâ hêę

    • @Detahramet
      @Detahramet 3 года назад +44

      Comes with the territory, I suppose.

    • @Prince_sigma01
      @Prince_sigma01 3 года назад +2

      Ikr-

    • @-nomi.-
      @-nomi.- 3 года назад +5

      I've been sick of the jokes in most of these series lol

    • @DaStarFishes
      @DaStarFishes 3 года назад +1

      🦇

  • @asbestosfish_
    @asbestosfish_ 3 года назад +344

    Sometimes, history conjures forth figures more terrifying than any fictitious illusion.

    • @dastemplar9681
      @dastemplar9681 3 года назад +48

      “The difference between History and fiction is that Fiction strives to make sense.” -unknown

    • @wraithcadmus
      @wraithcadmus 3 года назад +26

      I once heard it joked as "The truth is stranger than fiction, and cheaper to license"

    • @norwegianwiking
      @norwegianwiking 3 года назад +2

      More based you mean

    • @Beowulf_DW
      @Beowulf_DW 3 года назад +4

      Sometimes? Seems to happen relatively often from where I'm standing.

    • @Kaiserboo1871
      @Kaiserboo1871 3 года назад +4

      I mean your not wrong when you have people like Tamerlane (who built pyramids with the skulls of his victims) and Krum the Fearsome (who drank wine from the skull of a slain byzantine emperor).

  • @Asterion_Moloc_1
    @Asterion_Moloc_1 3 года назад +202

    Romania: **has a great Defender of the Dragon order**
    Hungary: **assassinates him and tried to stain his reputation and accidentally makes him cooler**
    Hungary: ....

  • @briangarrow448
    @briangarrow448 3 года назад +350

    I dated a Romanian woman who, yes, considered him a patriot of her country. She had some great stories about him and the history of her homeland.

    • @malahamavet
      @malahamavet 3 года назад +83

      in Romania people see him like a surt of necessary evil or like a morally complex character instead of pure evil or pure hero. I don't know if I'm explaining it shall haha
      to be honest it is true that his actual story is far more interesting than the exaggerations and legends about him

    • @boltmix7294
      @boltmix7294 3 года назад +36

      @@malahamavet He was a hero for his country and that for itself is good

    • @lifeneverends7068
      @lifeneverends7068 3 года назад +1

      Yes cause they love BSing😁

    • @AdultThirdCultureKid1971
      @AdultThirdCultureKid1971 3 года назад +4

      @@malahamavet In the Middle East, certain leaders are seen as necessary evils, too.

    • @Kaiserboo1871
      @Kaiserboo1871 3 года назад +2

      @@AdultThirdCultureKid1971 many Russians to this day see Stalin as a hero.

  • @DoriZuza
    @DoriZuza 3 года назад +21

    Romanian here. Been a fan for a while. I’m glad you’re doing this series on Tepes. I expect you’ll do a great job of portraying both the heroics and the cruelty. Hoping to see Extra Literature, too. Keep up the good work!

  • @-NGC-6302-
    @-NGC-6302- 3 года назад +591

    Never gonna forget about that one Chevy that said “vlad the Impala” on the back

    • @vladtheimpala5532
      @vladtheimpala5532 3 года назад +17

      So I guess I wasn’t the first. I’m kinda disappointed about that.

    • @etepeteseat7424
      @etepeteseat7424 3 года назад +12

      @@vladtheimpala5532 You're all component entities of an eldritch being for whom the title VLAD THE IMPALA is more than a name. Fear not your brethren, for you are one.

    • @vladtheimpala5532
      @vladtheimpala5532 3 года назад +6

      @@etepeteseat7424
      That makes me feel better.
      And I learned a new word.

    • @etepeteseat7424
      @etepeteseat7424 3 года назад +2

      @@vladtheimpala5532 Mind if I ask which? Always nice to feel useful. ^^;

    • @vladtheimpala5532
      @vladtheimpala5532 3 года назад +5

      @@etepeteseat7424
      I had to look up the definition of “eldritch”.

  • @stefanmandru3308
    @stefanmandru3308 3 года назад +9

    Being romanian and getting a series about a romanian leader on Extra Credits, man isn't this a legendary day

  • @kramp154
    @kramp154 3 года назад +58

    The scenes with the painter at the begining where amazing and set an amazing scene

  • @fabianmario5315
    @fabianmario5315 11 месяцев назад +2

    I am Romanian and i love the fact that you made a video on Vlad the impaler

  • @alexcojocaru6417
    @alexcojocaru6417 3 года назад +47

    seing this as a romanian fills my heart with joy. great work as always

  • @thomassaxon8254
    @thomassaxon8254 3 года назад +8

    Vlad Dracula and the whole Draculesti/Danesti clan struggle really fascinates me. The horrors of a border principality in a violent world unfortunately.
    But yes I'd like to see an Extra Literature too. It would be amazing.

  • @casirezeanu2343
    @casirezeanu2343 3 года назад +177

    Finally as a romanian I'm proud that this story is finally told on this channel...

    • @marinarosario8855
      @marinarosario8855 3 года назад +5

      Fortunatly, they put episode online after sundown... (sorry - not sorry - couldn´t resist)

    • @muculatomic
      @muculatomic 3 года назад +13

      @@marinarosario8855 we watch from coffin, ble bleah (other vampire sounds)

    • @mikhailvasiliev6275
      @mikhailvasiliev6275 3 года назад +2

      You have nothing to be proud of for this...

    • @sstoi
      @sstoi 3 года назад +3

      @@mikhailvasiliev6275 our little country history being recognized it's a thing to be proud about

    • @chukyuniqul
      @chukyuniqul 3 года назад +5

      @Mikhail Vasiliev video mentions a fraction of Romania last standing and staling a conquering empire steamrolling through Europe
      This idiot:"VLAD MAN BAD"

  • @johnkiezulas7439
    @johnkiezulas7439 3 года назад +43

    7:50 "Betraying your family is okay, if it gave you more power."
    So Radu needs to watch Vlad like a hawk. I sense he's gonna die horribly.

    • @stormstudios8226
      @stormstudios8226 4 месяца назад

      He, ironically, died of Syphillis. Around the age of 40 and a year before Vlad III took over the Throne for the 3rd timein 1456.)
      You'd think his head would be first on the chopping block from Vlad and the Ottomans, but he wasn't.

    • @mgplayzxd3062
      @mgplayzxd3062 2 месяца назад +1

      @@stormstudios8226with the epithet “the handsome”, you know kinda fits

  • @ObligedUniform
    @ObligedUniform 3 года назад +793

    "Vlad Tepes of Wallachia: son of The Dragon; The Impaler...."

    • @gavinsmith9871
      @gavinsmith9871 3 года назад +67

      Gotta admit that's a badass list of titles.

    • @fireblast8972
      @fireblast8972 3 года назад +23

      Nice Hellsing Abridged reference, there

    • @cdcdrr
      @cdcdrr 3 года назад +42

      "Argh, f*** me, he wasn't kidding. Hello, God."

    • @sebastianalancliffordthomp4114
      @sebastianalancliffordthomp4114 3 года назад +12

      @@fireblast8972 It’s not really a reference to that, almost every show and game uses that exact list in that order, and I’m pretty sure the historians do too

    • @fireblast8972
      @fireblast8972 3 года назад +13

      @@sebastianalancliffordthomp4114 yes, but im pretty sure the pause at the end of the comment is meant to be the part where OP expects Alucard to chime in

  • @kevinnorwood8782
    @kevinnorwood8782 3 года назад +3

    YES!!!!! I cannot POSSIBLY tell you how happy I am that you're doing Vlad The Impaler!

  • @SWATDRUMMUH
    @SWATDRUMMUH 3 года назад +124

    Dracula's green eyes is the new Walpole meme here

    • @blackmoon9793
      @blackmoon9793 3 года назад +8

      That thumbnail tho

    • @dhalterman
      @dhalterman 3 года назад +10

      The plot twist is that his green eyes are because of Walpole, obviously.

  • @LudicrousPlatypus
    @LudicrousPlatypus 3 года назад +138

    I always thought Wallachia was pronounced “Va-lak-iya” and not “Way-lake-iya”

  • @PopnMarco
    @PopnMarco 3 года назад +157

    Extra literature would be cool

    • @troyjardine5850
      @troyjardine5850 3 года назад +3

      They do have Extra Sci-fi where they talk about scifi lit

    • @gabrielperron7403
      @gabrielperron7403 3 года назад +1

      Extra literature rad!

    • @joebama6825
      @joebama6825 3 года назад +2

      @@troyjardine5850 didnt extra sci-fi end?

  • @bilgetonyukuk5530
    @bilgetonyukuk5530 Год назад +8

    6:53 The handsome Radu looks like Modric, lol.

  • @Lloyd1808
    @Lloyd1808 3 года назад +159

    As a Romanian I'm honored that you are talking about him! We still see him as a hero now btw.

    • @Koor22
      @Koor22 3 года назад +1

      Yes,I'm also from Romania btw

    • @shetos1233
      @shetos1233 3 года назад +7

      @@szaszmenyhert1810
      I don't know about defeating the ottomans, maybe he slowed them alittle but didn't they eventually kill him and resumed business as usual

    • @yanmarin4445
      @yanmarin4445 3 года назад +12

      @@shetos1233 yeah... No... The other nobles assassinated him

    • @boltmix7294
      @boltmix7294 3 года назад +6

      @Fahd The King Not sure how you can have "mixed feelings" about Romanians seeing him as a hero.
      He was a hero for his own country, anyone from the outside having mixed feelings about that is straight up weird

    • @knightofarkronia8652
      @knightofarkronia8652 3 года назад +12

      It’s kinda like how Genghis Khan is a national hero to Mongolia, even though back in his day there were many who feared him for his brutality.

  • @oddforoddssake3751
    @oddforoddssake3751 3 года назад +5

    Is it me, or is the animation and general production quality even better than usual? Because I thoroughly enjoyed this episode! Well done today, EC Team! :D

  • @BraKahan
    @BraKahan 3 года назад +51

    Took a class on Dracula in college and almost a 3rd of the course was on this history. It's such an under-appreciated part of history! Wallachia, the Dracul lineage, Hunyadi's efforts in the crusade against Mehmed II... Would love for EC to do more videos on this time period :)

    • @JimCullen
      @JimCullen 3 года назад +4

      Was the course on Stoker's novel? Seems a little weird to base a whole third of the course on something that only very tengentially related to the novel, no?

  • @alin-mihai
    @alin-mihai 3 года назад +7

    As a romanian, I just want to say thank you for doing this series. Much love from Transylvania (:

    • @VodaNegru
      @VodaNegru 2 года назад

      You mis-spelled 'Transilvania!'

  • @AlexMappingHD
    @AlexMappingHD 3 года назад +61

    Vlad the Impaler will never be forgot.

  • @katiemolloy9073
    @katiemolloy9073 3 года назад +13

    I first learned about Vlad the Impaler from a book that reimagined his life if he were a girl. It (obviously) took some liberties in changing history a bit for the story so I’m excited to see what Extra Credits covers. The first book was called And I Darken by Kiersten White if anyone’s interested

  • @state_song_xprt
    @state_song_xprt 3 года назад +77

    It would be EXTREMELY cool if you did an Extra Literature on Dracula!

  • @elvenatheart982
    @elvenatheart982 3 года назад +5

    Thank you for pronouncing Vlad properly and not with an accent and you're doing pretty well with Radu

  • @qjames0077
    @qjames0077 3 года назад +74

    ABOUT TIME MY FAVORITE CHANNEL DOES A SERIES ON MY FAVORITE IMPALER

    • @fahimmorshed
      @fahimmorshed 3 года назад +14

      Favorite impaler? how many impaler are there?

    • @qjames0077
      @qjames0077 3 года назад +8

      @@fahimmorshed gravity gun from Half Life
      Maybe Ron Jeremy

    • @gratielavasiliu7530
      @gratielavasiliu7530 3 года назад +9

      I'm a romanian historian. We have another Impaler : Basarab the little Impaler who ruled between 1477 and 1482.

    • @qjames0077
      @qjames0077 3 года назад +8

      @@gratielavasiliu7530 history is full of people ready to put other people on sharp wood I guess

    • @ceapa7599
      @ceapa7599 3 года назад

      IMPALER=IMPOSTER!!!1!1!!1😱😱😱😱📺🔪🥫😱😱⭕

  • @Lordrinnosuke
    @Lordrinnosuke 3 года назад +3

    He also took very enthusiastic walks

  • @dobraluca2
    @dobraluca2 3 года назад +17

    I m from Romania and this series is going to be legendary!

  • @kaiserlichekommisar8661
    @kaiserlichekommisar8661 3 года назад +42

    "Imagine forests of corpses dripping on a buffet, you call that a nightmare I call that a Tuesday"

    • @Poopyduckling9999
      @Poopyduckling9999 3 года назад +6

      Vlad Dracula, spawn of the devil
      Dipping my bread in your weeping blood vessels

    • @kaboom138
      @kaboom138 3 года назад +3

      @@Poopyduckling9999 "I scorched the earth from Hungary to Walachia
      I inspire fear, you inspire Count Chocula
      Step to the Turks and the bodies start dropping
      Put my foot on Ottomans like I was furniture shopping"

  • @Anthintendo
    @Anthintendo 3 года назад +59

    Imagine forests of corpses dripping on a buffet.
    You call that a nightmare; I call that a Tuesday.

    • @horiavelciu31
      @horiavelciu31 3 года назад +7

      Ah I see you are a man of culture as well! :))

    • @madadder9148
      @madadder9148 3 года назад +11

      Vlad Dracula, spawn of the Devil! Dipping my bread in your weeping blood vessels!

    • @horiavelciu31
      @horiavelciu31 3 года назад +9

      Scorched the earth from Hungary to Wallachia
      I inspire fear, you inspire count Chockulla

  • @mohammedyassine9263
    @mohammedyassine9263 3 года назад +51

    People: Vlad is the most ruthless person on earth
    Turks being cousins to mongols: we'll see about that

  • @kaltaron1284
    @kaltaron1284 3 года назад +301

    Ohh, this will be a family friendly one. Torture and misery for the whole family.
    Edit: Urge to rewatch Hellsing Ultimate rising. Dammit.

    • @TopsideCrisis346
      @TopsideCrisis346 3 года назад +16

      As if rewatching Hellsing would be a bad thing... 😏

    • @kaltaron1284
      @kaltaron1284 3 года назад +7

      @@TopsideCrisis346 You're not helping. But I agree.

    • @shikigranbell7608
      @shikigranbell7608 3 года назад +6

      @@kaltaron1284 no dont agree to this man for he is a misrable pile of secrets.

    • @shikigranbell7608
      @shikigranbell7608 3 года назад +2

      @@TopsideCrisis346 because its not a bad thing at all.

    • @MK-dr7dx
      @MK-dr7dx 3 года назад +3

      @@shikigranbell7608 Enough talk! Have at you!

  • @latayantheazran
    @latayantheazran 3 года назад +8

    Cant wait for them to cover the part when Vlad gets his teleporting castle

  • @bradleyogilvie8869
    @bradleyogilvie8869 3 года назад +751

    Don’t worry, we the commenters will make plenty of vampire jokes

    • @pedrohenrique-et3fs
      @pedrohenrique-et3fs 3 года назад +23

      just avoid reflecting opinions XD

    • @euansmith3699
      @euansmith3699 3 года назад +22

      Nah, vampire jokes suck.

    • @Koor22
      @Koor22 3 года назад +2

      @@euansmith3699 True,as a Romanian I'm tired of them

    • @Freekymoho
      @Freekymoho 3 года назад +17

      @@Koor22 I suspect you've heard your fair share of them over the centuries

    • @Koor22
      @Koor22 3 года назад +1

      @@Freekymoho Yeah.....

  • @hellsingmongrel
    @hellsingmongrel 3 года назад +10

    Ahhhh, yes, I love that someone is doing a history docu about Dracula! He's my favorite historical figure because of just how wild and complex his story really is!

  • @Frodesagstad96
    @Frodesagstad96 3 года назад +60

    Extra Literature of Bram Stoker's Dracula.
    Yes please!

  • @sillygoose7646
    @sillygoose7646 3 года назад +2

    I remember doing a research paper on Vlad the Impaler in high school. Easily one of my favorite historical figures. Looking forward to learning more about him.

  • @PurpleBanana073
    @PurpleBanana073 3 года назад +19

    All right, let's go for a walk with this series.

    • @smtrop
      @smtrop 3 года назад +2

      A.. moonlit walk?

    • @Artur_M.
      @Artur_M. 3 года назад +3

      A very enthusiastic walk.

    • @AnarchHive
      @AnarchHive 3 года назад +3

      Careful, you might run into homocidal vampire priests!

  • @thealbozz4059
    @thealbozz4059 3 года назад +4

    Can you do Gjergj Kastrioti Skanderbeg? Skanderbeg would be really amazing!

  • @LuinTathren
    @LuinTathren 3 года назад +17

    Extra Literature sounds awesome no matter what book you do! But I'd love to see Dracula.

  • @PoolOfPeas
    @PoolOfPeas 3 года назад +5

    At 4:58: "the treaty his predecessor had drew up with the Ottomans", it's DRAWN! DRAWN!

  • @noaolsson7633
    @noaolsson7633 3 года назад +257

    Are we just gonna gloss that there was a real order called THE ORDER OF THE DRAGON

    • @donaldhysa4836
      @donaldhysa4836 3 года назад +22

      There were many knightly orders. This is nothing special

    • @DieNibelungenliad
      @DieNibelungenliad 3 года назад +6

      pfffft this is nothing like the Order Of The Garters

    • @r8Dest
      @r8Dest 3 года назад +22

      I'm with you, the order of the Dragon sounds awesome. Somebody tell Sabaton!

    • @al145
      @al145 3 года назад

      400 years ago +/- is a long time

    • @DimitrisGenn
      @DimitrisGenn 3 года назад +10

      In Greece we have an Order of the Phoenix.

  • @pointly
    @pointly 3 года назад +92

    Me: "............."
    Servant: "You stand in the presence Vlad Dracula. Third of his name, Voivode of Wallachia, Protector of the Faith, Hero of the People, the Terror of the Ottomans, the Blood Drinker, the Count of Darkness, the Impaler, the Son of the Dragon."
    Me: "This is John Snow. He's King of the North."

  • @jonsadikaj3873
    @jonsadikaj3873 3 года назад +17

    Gorgeous animations! Would really love to see an Extra History series about Skanderbeg!

  • @johnforrestboone1
    @johnforrestboone1 3 года назад +1

    bout time youtube suggested your videos. thank you

  • @jacoburrutia6010
    @jacoburrutia6010 3 года назад +309

    Man i wish i had the title of "Son Of The Dragon"

    • @zEr-ne5ri
      @zEr-ne5ri 3 года назад +13

      but what is a man a miserable little pile of secrets but enough talk have at you! (I just wanted to say that “ don’t actually come at me swinging)

    • @jonjohns8145
      @jonjohns8145 3 года назад +18

      You don't get titles like that .. you EARN titles like that.

    • @malahamavet
      @malahamavet 3 года назад +16

      you just gotta take your dad and make him "The Dragon" and you're done. so when your dad is watching tv take him to defend Eastern Europe against the Turks. you're in the perfect era since some turkish nationalists actualy want a new empire 😄

    • @derinarslanoglu2709
      @derinarslanoglu2709 3 года назад +9

      My last name means son of the lion lmao kinda cool

    • @GeldtheGelded
      @GeldtheGelded 3 года назад +4

      Play skyrim

  • @zapdog_
    @zapdog_ 5 месяцев назад

    The perfect playlist for a walk through the woods at night.
    A very enthusiastic walk.

  • @ilijastrainovic3141
    @ilijastrainovic3141 3 года назад +71

    Vlad II:constantlly switches sides
    Italians:interesting

    • @andreimoga7813
      @andreimoga7813 3 года назад +14

      a recurring theme in romanian history :))))))

    • @cristixav
      @cristixav 3 года назад +14

      @@andreimoga7813 sort of normal when you're surrounded by the big guys/guns and want to survive.

  • @LordKalte
    @LordKalte 3 года назад +1

    It liked this video before the ads was over, I know it's going to be great!

  • @ShinigamiInuyasha777
    @ShinigamiInuyasha777 3 года назад +14

    Honestly hadn't seen the video yet. But would love the details of the relationship between the Vlad and Mehmed II. Is like shonen rivalry with extra gore

    • @alexandrub8786
      @alexandrub8786 3 года назад +5

      There are some rumours that Radu the Handsome had very "close" relations with the young sultan,if you take my meaning.

    • @iosif6959
      @iosif6959 3 года назад

      @@alexandrub8786 he did, thats why the sultan named him 'the handsome'

    • @OverseerMoti
      @OverseerMoti 3 года назад +1

      "Radu did nothing wrong".

    • @Syllence
      @Syllence 3 года назад

      @@iosif6959 oh shi-

  • @nathanthaxton7492
    @nathanthaxton7492 3 года назад +1

    'Bout time we covered Vlad on this channel!

  • @DragoSonicMile
    @DragoSonicMile 3 года назад +100

    "Please, just call me Drac."
    -... "I'm not going to do that."
    "As you wish."

    • @savasan1895
      @savasan1895 3 года назад +5

      You know that Drac in romanian means devil.

    • @SoulOfTheReaver
      @SoulOfTheReaver 3 года назад +7

      @@savasan1895 Yes, but it still comes from Draco, the latin word for Dragon, due to the devil's association with a serpent in the bible.

    • @one-wingedangel5107
      @one-wingedangel5107 3 года назад +8

      Ah yes, Helsing Abridged reference, I missed them dearly.

  • @necrosisthenecromancer1058
    @necrosisthenecromancer1058 3 года назад +3

    Yes finally an episode of Vlad the greatest prince who fought the ottomans

  • @ИванХарламычев
    @ИванХарламычев 3 года назад +40

    Well after that we need Skanderbeg and Stefan 2 immediately!

    • @savasan1895
      @savasan1895 3 года назад +8

      I think Stefan the great is the second coolest romanian lord of all time, right under Mihai the Brave.

    • @stefanmandru3308
      @stefanmandru3308 3 года назад +4

      The fact that Vlad Tepes and Stefan the Great were cousins >>>>>>>>

    • @thealbozz4059
      @thealbozz4059 3 года назад +3

      Gjergj Kastrioti Skanderbeg would be amazing! Hope they do Skanderbeg!

  • @regulus8518
    @regulus8518 3 года назад +1

    you guy are awesome .... i could listen to your stories all day

  • @harriscable2977
    @harriscable2977 3 года назад +43

    Extra literacy: the 2nd best thing to happen to this channel

    • @oceanberserker
      @oceanberserker 3 года назад +1

      What about Extra Mythology? And yes, I put my vote in for Extra Literacy. I mean, we got the Extra Sci - Fi series, etc., right? What's another good reason to tune in?

    • @harriscable2977
      @harriscable2977 3 года назад +1

      @@oceanberserker I’d say a tie for third

    • @oceanberserker
      @oceanberserker 3 года назад +1

      @@harriscable2977 Eh, personally, I believe Extra Literacy would tie Extra Mythology for 2nd place.

    • @harriscable2977
      @harriscable2977 3 года назад +1

      @@oceanberserker fair

  • @kevinboros7427
    @kevinboros7427 3 года назад +11

    As a Romanian I am very excited for a series about Vlad. Thanks for doing this! He's actually the second most popular Romanian leader for us Romanians, number one being Stephen the Great. But you're right, he is very beloved over here. Also, the modern meaning of the word "Dracul" is "the Devil", in Romanian.

  • @joshuajordan6278
    @joshuajordan6278 3 года назад +7

    You guys read my mind. I just started rewatching Netflix's Castlevania

  • @sirmoriarty8230
    @sirmoriarty8230 3 года назад +1

    God yes, I remember finding a book about Vlad the Impaler at school randomly. His story was super interesting.

  • @firenter
    @firenter 3 года назад +4

    I remember reading a synopsis of his life a couple years back and it is nuts how much stuff he gets up to in a relatively short time and how brutal he is to his enemies.

  • @BR4IN1N4J4R
    @BR4IN1N4J4R 3 года назад +11

    As a MASSIVE Fate fanboy, I appreciate this series more than most. Vlad III is easily one of my favorite Heroes in the series and very much has a compelling story where in the Apocrypha timeline, he seeks to undo the Dracula the Vampire myth, leaving only his historical context. I even have him all but maxed out in Grand Order, and yes, he is in fact a deadly Servant to run even if he's unusually squishy (Berserker class Servant, so while he does more damage to basically everyone, he also takes more damage from everyone).

  • @Tinkering4Time
    @Tinkering4Time 3 года назад +16

    You already know we want that Extra Literature episode.

  • @madcat789
    @madcat789 3 года назад +1

    The man we need today.

  • @SantiJara-sj1pi
    @SantiJara-sj1pi 3 года назад +8

    I approve of the extra literary episode

  • @maximgenel6172
    @maximgenel6172 3 года назад +1

    Series for classic books would catch my interest

  • @troperhghar9898
    @troperhghar9898 3 года назад +41

    Why do people decry vlad tepes?
    Clearly they are all jealous of his moustache

    • @ceapa7599
      @ceapa7599 3 года назад +1

      And of his sexy long hair🤤

  • @M00nsh0t
    @M00nsh0t 3 года назад

    This episode was just the best. Funny, educating especially the location, location, location part, the accent the,"he's important" part just cracked me up. Excellent job

  • @patrickblanchette4337
    @patrickblanchette4337 3 года назад +9

    2:26 Yes Please!

  • @iamseamonkey6688
    @iamseamonkey6688 3 года назад +3

    0:34 majora's mask two looking wild

  • @merrychristmasreaper
    @merrychristmasreaper 3 года назад +5

    I'ma need that Extra Literature asap. Appreciate you.
    -Signed, The Goons.

  • @Deas-Mhumhna
    @Deas-Mhumhna 3 года назад +1

    Yes! Thank you! There is so much misconception surrounding this individual in history. So happy you guys are looking into his story.

  • @jamespotter1436
    @jamespotter1436 3 года назад +3

    0:45 “son of the dragon, Dracula”
    Oh wow cool vampire dragons!

  • @Figgy_Jub
    @Figgy_Jub Год назад

    I'm glad this exists, I study a lot of history but there are often people I don't know anything about.

  • @prometheus7387
    @prometheus7387 3 года назад +13

    It's good we finally see the real Dracula

  • @michaelriback555
    @michaelriback555 3 года назад +1

    Wow thanks for accepting my suggestion, EC, u guys are awesome😎!

  • @HistoryOfRevolutions
    @HistoryOfRevolutions 3 года назад +12

    "Do you want to know the world? Then look at it closely. Do you want to like it? Then look at it from afar"
    - Ion Luca Caragiale

  • @awesomehpt8938
    @awesomehpt8938 3 года назад +6

    Watching a video on Dracula can be pretty draining 🧛‍♂️

  • @SAMSAM-bc2eo
    @SAMSAM-bc2eo 3 года назад +1

    Love your videos!

  • @sethguest781
    @sethguest781 3 года назад +4

    @ 7:15 Tutor: Vlad! You little..! (WHACK!)
    Vlad: One day, I shall do likewise to you, but it will be worse, far, far, worse...