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

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  • @AngryHistorian87
    @AngryHistorian87 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2191

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

    • @osonhouston
      @osonhouston 3 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      Good, gooood.

    • @sharkronical
      @sharkronical 3 ปีที่แล้ว +44

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

    • @benjaminfeld6388
      @benjaminfeld6388 3 ปีที่แล้ว +62

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

    • @danmenard6917
      @danmenard6917 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      I see what you did there.

    • @alexeecs
      @alexeecs 3 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      A surprise to be sure, but a welcome one

  • @ms_scribbles
    @ms_scribbles 3 ปีที่แล้ว +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 ปีที่แล้ว +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 ปีที่แล้ว +78

      France and Louis....

    • @zulanpul-an2438
      @zulanpul-an2438 3 ปีที่แล้ว +65

      Frederick, Wilhelm and Prussia

    • @howardlanus8610
      @howardlanus8610 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

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

    • @anonymouscausewhynot
      @anonymouscausewhynot 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Louis's: *laugh*

  • @terriblejokefactory8831
    @terriblejokefactory8831 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4433

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

    • @03.ximipa3ahmadrinofarosmu3
      @03.ximipa3ahmadrinofarosmu3 3 ปีที่แล้ว +191

      Blood sucking dilf sounds better than blood thirsty sadistic monarch

    • @cow1816
      @cow1816 3 ปีที่แล้ว +133

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

    • @pastelquartz6857
      @pastelquartz6857 3 ปีที่แล้ว +49

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

    • @andreimoga7813
      @andreimoga7813 3 ปีที่แล้ว +35

      are you a turk? :)))))

    • @terriblejokefactory8831
      @terriblejokefactory8831 3 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      @@andreimoga7813 A finn

  • @StrikaAmaru
    @StrikaAmaru 3 ปีที่แล้ว +465

    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 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

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

  • @iceylore7767
    @iceylore7767 3 ปีที่แล้ว +558

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

  • @eduardmihai5760
    @eduardmihai5760 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2437

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

  • @parazitul1986
    @parazitul1986 3 ปีที่แล้ว +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 ปีที่แล้ว +49

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

    • @flyingfox707b
      @flyingfox707b 3 ปีที่แล้ว +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 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      No dracul means devil

    • @al145
      @al145 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      insert meme "why not both?"

    • @launcherGamerTV
      @launcherGamerTV 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Draconian , Reptilian human hybrid

  • @emanueltorres894
    @emanueltorres894 3 ปีที่แล้ว +551

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

    • @Ajehy
      @Ajehy 2 ปีที่แล้ว +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 ปีที่แล้ว +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 ปีที่แล้ว +165

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

    • @alin-mihai
      @alin-mihai 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Some would say he was an INTENSE dude

  • @MasteringJohn
    @MasteringJohn 3 ปีที่แล้ว +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 ปีที่แล้ว +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 ปีที่แล้ว +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 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      EU 4 STARTING DATE.

    • @pitioti
      @pitioti 3 ปีที่แล้ว +18

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

    • @andreimoga7813
      @andreimoga7813 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

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

    • @dastanjan320
      @dastanjan320 3 ปีที่แล้ว +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 ปีที่แล้ว +76

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

  • @yaqub3838
    @yaqub3838 3 ปีที่แล้ว +429

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

    • @mariusboanta9339
      @mariusboanta9339 3 ปีที่แล้ว +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 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      Poland: I've been in much more

    • @polasamierwahsh421
      @polasamierwahsh421 3 ปีที่แล้ว +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 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Romania is one good example

    • @Peleg50
      @Peleg50 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      *laughs in Israeli*

  • @LoneTiger
    @LoneTiger 3 ปีที่แล้ว +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 ปีที่แล้ว +29

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

    • @Zimisce85
      @Zimisce85 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Cluj-Napoca is way funnier than Bucharest

    • @PostAloneD
      @PostAloneD 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@Zimisce85 Lol as if

    • @Prince_sigma01
      @Prince_sigma01 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      From roman couldn’t relate-

  • @JoseAngelC
    @JoseAngelC 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3587

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

    • @icook1723
      @icook1723 3 ปีที่แล้ว +47

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

    • @patricksong2893
      @patricksong2893 3 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      Yep, definitely agree!

    • @andrewvarney5687
      @andrewvarney5687 3 ปีที่แล้ว +26

      Extra Literature would be a totally awesome series!!!

    • @jarodj1159
      @jarodj1159 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Yes yes yes a hundred times

    • @wak69
      @wak69 3 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      Don't forget about the Great Gatsby

  • @Potatoes85858
    @Potatoes85858 3 ปีที่แล้ว +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 ปีที่แล้ว

      HHHJBLBLNMMBMLKDLGKDKKDKFKSDBWHQ

  • @dogood8750
    @dogood8750 3 ปีที่แล้ว +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

    • @gabrielperron7403
      @gabrielperron7403 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Oh heck yeah!

    • @MichaelRainey
      @MichaelRainey 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      PBS's Storied is a pretty good channel.

    • @jomarabelguilas3945
      @jomarabelguilas3945 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Imagine if they do a warhammer 40k extra fantasy hiatory

    • @benzehunteer7411
      @benzehunteer7411 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Overly Sarcastic Productions crossover? :eyes:

  • @lucamaynard2059
    @lucamaynard2059 3 ปีที่แล้ว +21

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

  • @Lightspeeds
    @Lightspeeds 3 ปีที่แล้ว +708

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

    • @benjaminfeld6388
      @benjaminfeld6388 3 ปีที่แล้ว +39

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

    • @shikigranbell7608
      @shikigranbell7608 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Ah yes an akumajou dracula reference good job you 2.

    • @EricStelzman
      @EricStelzman 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

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

    • @Prich319
      @Prich319 3 ปีที่แล้ว +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 ปีที่แล้ว +3

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

  • @mrastronomic4604
    @mrastronomic4604 3 ปีที่แล้ว +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 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      máî ÿâ hêę

    • @Detahramet
      @Detahramet 3 ปีที่แล้ว +44

      Comes with the territory, I suppose.

    • @Prince_sigma01
      @Prince_sigma01 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Ikr-

    • @-nomi.-
      @-nomi.- 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

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

    • @DaStarFishes
      @DaStarFishes 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      🦇

  • @asbestosfish_
    @asbestosfish_ 3 ปีที่แล้ว +344

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

    • @dastemplar9681
      @dastemplar9681 3 ปีที่แล้ว +48

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

    • @wraithcadmus
      @wraithcadmus 3 ปีที่แล้ว +26

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

    • @norwegianwiking
      @norwegianwiking 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      More based you mean

    • @Beowulf_DW
      @Beowulf_DW 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

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

    • @Kaiserboo1871
      @Kaiserboo1871 3 ปีที่แล้ว +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 ปีที่แล้ว +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 ปีที่แล้ว +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 ปีที่แล้ว +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 ปีที่แล้ว +36

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

    • @lifeneverends7068
      @lifeneverends7068 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Yes cause they love BSing😁

    • @AdultThirdCultureKid1971
      @AdultThirdCultureKid1971 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

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

    • @Kaiserboo1871
      @Kaiserboo1871 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

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

  • @stefanmandru3308
    @stefanmandru3308 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

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

  • @-NGC-6302-
    @-NGC-6302- 3 ปีที่แล้ว +591

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

    • @vladtheimpala5532
      @vladtheimpala5532 3 ปีที่แล้ว +17

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

    • @etepeteseat7424
      @etepeteseat7424 3 ปีที่แล้ว +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 ปีที่แล้ว +6

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

    • @etepeteseat7424
      @etepeteseat7424 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

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

    • @vladtheimpala5532
      @vladtheimpala5532 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

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

  • @DoriZuza
    @DoriZuza 3 ปีที่แล้ว +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!

  • @kramp154
    @kramp154 3 ปีที่แล้ว +58

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

  • @fabianmario5315
    @fabianmario5315 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

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

  • @alexcojocaru6417
    @alexcojocaru6417 3 ปีที่แล้ว +47

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

  • @thomassaxon8254
    @thomassaxon8254 3 ปีที่แล้ว +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 ปีที่แล้ว +177

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

    • @marinarosario8855
      @marinarosario8855 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

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

    • @muculatomic
      @muculatomic 3 ปีที่แล้ว +13

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

    • @mikhailvasiliev6275
      @mikhailvasiliev6275 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

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

    • @sstoi
      @sstoi 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

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

    • @chukyuniqul
      @chukyuniqul 3 ปีที่แล้ว +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 ปีที่แล้ว +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 หลายเดือนก่อน

      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 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

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

  • @ObligedUniform
    @ObligedUniform 3 ปีที่แล้ว +793

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

    • @gavinsmith9871
      @gavinsmith9871 3 ปีที่แล้ว +67

      Gotta admit that's a badass list of titles.

    • @fireblast8972
      @fireblast8972 3 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      Nice Hellsing Abridged reference, there

    • @cdcdrr
      @cdcdrr 3 ปีที่แล้ว +42

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

    • @sebastianalancliffordthomp4114
      @sebastianalancliffordthomp4114 3 ปีที่แล้ว +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 ปีที่แล้ว +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 ปีที่แล้ว +3

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

  • @SWATDRUMMUH
    @SWATDRUMMUH 3 ปีที่แล้ว +124

    Dracula's green eyes is the new Walpole meme here

    • @blackmoon9793
      @blackmoon9793 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      That thumbnail tho

    • @dhalterman
      @dhalterman 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

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

  • @LudicrousPlatypus
    @LudicrousPlatypus 3 ปีที่แล้ว +138

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

  • @PopnMarco
    @PopnMarco 3 ปีที่แล้ว +157

    Extra literature would be cool

    • @troyjardine5850
      @troyjardine5850 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

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

    • @gabrielperron7403
      @gabrielperron7403 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Extra literature rad!

    • @joebama6825
      @joebama6825 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@troyjardine5850 didnt extra sci-fi end?

  • @bilgetonyukuk5530
    @bilgetonyukuk5530 ปีที่แล้ว +8

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

  • @Lloyd1808
    @Lloyd1808 3 ปีที่แล้ว +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 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Yes,I'm also from Romania btw

    • @shetos1233
      @shetos1233 3 ปีที่แล้ว +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 ปีที่แล้ว +12

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

    • @boltmix7294
      @boltmix7294 3 ปีที่แล้ว +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 ปีที่แล้ว +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 ปีที่แล้ว +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 ปีที่แล้ว +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 ปีที่แล้ว +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 ปีที่แล้ว +7

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

    • @VodaNegru
      @VodaNegru 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      You mis-spelled 'Transilvania!'

  • @AlexMappingHD
    @AlexMappingHD 3 ปีที่แล้ว +61

    Vlad the Impaler will never be forgot.

  • @katiemolloy9073
    @katiemolloy9073 3 ปีที่แล้ว +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 ปีที่แล้ว +77

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

  • @elvenatheart982
    @elvenatheart982 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

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

  • @qjames0077
    @qjames0077 3 ปีที่แล้ว +74

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

    • @fahimmorshed
      @fahimmorshed 3 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      Favorite impaler? how many impaler are there?

    • @qjames0077
      @qjames0077 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      @@fahimmorshed gravity gun from Half Life
      Maybe Ron Jeremy

    • @gratielavasiliu7530
      @gratielavasiliu7530 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

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

    • @qjames0077
      @qjames0077 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

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

    • @ceapa7599
      @ceapa7599 3 ปีที่แล้ว

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

  • @kaiserlichekommisar8661
    @kaiserlichekommisar8661 3 ปีที่แล้ว +42

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

    • @Poopyduckling9999
      @Poopyduckling9999 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

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

    • @kaboom138
      @kaboom138 3 ปีที่แล้ว +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"

  • @dobraluca2
    @dobraluca2 3 ปีที่แล้ว +17

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

  • @Lordrinnosuke
    @Lordrinnosuke 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    He also took very enthusiastic walks

  • @Anthintendo
    @Anthintendo 3 ปีที่แล้ว +59

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

    • @horiavelciu31
      @horiavelciu31 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

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

    • @madadder9148
      @madadder9148 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

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

    • @horiavelciu31
      @horiavelciu31 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

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

  • @mohammedyassine9263
    @mohammedyassine9263 3 ปีที่แล้ว +51

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

  • @kaltaron1284
    @kaltaron1284 3 ปีที่แล้ว +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 ปีที่แล้ว +16

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

    • @kaltaron1284
      @kaltaron1284 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

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

    • @shikigranbell7608
      @shikigranbell7608 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

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

    • @shikigranbell7608
      @shikigranbell7608 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

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

    • @MK-dr7dx
      @MK-dr7dx 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@shikigranbell7608 Enough talk! Have at you!

  • @latayantheazran
    @latayantheazran 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

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

  • @bradleyogilvie8869
    @bradleyogilvie8869 3 ปีที่แล้ว +751

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

    • @pedrohenrique-et3fs
      @pedrohenrique-et3fs 3 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      just avoid reflecting opinions XD

    • @euansmith3699
      @euansmith3699 3 ปีที่แล้ว +22

      Nah, vampire jokes suck.

    • @Koor22
      @Koor22 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

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

    • @Freekymoho
      @Freekymoho 3 ปีที่แล้ว +17

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

    • @Koor22
      @Koor22 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@Freekymoho Yeah.....

  • @hellsingmongrel
    @hellsingmongrel 3 ปีที่แล้ว +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 ปีที่แล้ว +60

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

  • @sillygoose7646
    @sillygoose7646 3 ปีที่แล้ว +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 ปีที่แล้ว +19

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

    • @smtrop
      @smtrop 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      A.. moonlit walk?

    • @Artur_M.
      @Artur_M. 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      A very enthusiastic walk.

    • @AnarchHive
      @AnarchHive 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Careful, you might run into homocidal vampire priests!

  • @thealbozz4059
    @thealbozz4059 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

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

  • @LuinTathren
    @LuinTathren 3 ปีที่แล้ว +17

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

  • @PoolOfPeas
    @PoolOfPeas 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

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

  • @noaolsson7633
    @noaolsson7633 3 ปีที่แล้ว +257

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

    • @donaldhysa4836
      @donaldhysa4836 3 ปีที่แล้ว +22

      There were many knightly orders. This is nothing special

    • @DieNibelungenliad
      @DieNibelungenliad 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      pfffft this is nothing like the Order Of The Garters

    • @r8Dest
      @r8Dest 3 ปีที่แล้ว +22

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

    • @al145
      @al145 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      400 years ago +/- is a long time

    • @DimitrisGenn
      @DimitrisGenn 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      In Greece we have an Order of the Phoenix.

  • @pointly
    @pointly 3 ปีที่แล้ว +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."

    • @daniel_sannguyen
      @daniel_sannguyen 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Good sir (or Madam), this is perfect

  • @jonsadikaj3873
    @jonsadikaj3873 3 ปีที่แล้ว +17

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

  • @johnforrestboone1
    @johnforrestboone1 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    bout time youtube suggested your videos. thank you

  • @jacoburrutia6010
    @jacoburrutia6010 3 ปีที่แล้ว +309

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

    • @zEr-ne5ri
      @zEr-ne5ri 3 ปีที่แล้ว +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 ปีที่แล้ว +18

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

    • @malahamavet
      @malahamavet 3 ปีที่แล้ว +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 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      My last name means son of the lion lmao kinda cool

    • @GeldtheGelded
      @GeldtheGelded 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Play skyrim

  • @zapdog_
    @zapdog_ 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

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

  • @ilijastrainovic3141
    @ilijastrainovic3141 3 ปีที่แล้ว +71

    Vlad II:constantlly switches sides
    Italians:interesting

    • @andreimoga7813
      @andreimoga7813 3 ปีที่แล้ว +14

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

    • @cristixav
      @cristixav 3 ปีที่แล้ว +14

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

  • @LordKalte
    @LordKalte 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

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

  • @ShinigamiInuyasha777
    @ShinigamiInuyasha777 3 ปีที่แล้ว +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 ปีที่แล้ว +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 ปีที่แล้ว

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

    • @OverseerMoti
      @OverseerMoti 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      "Radu did nothing wrong".

    • @Syllence
      @Syllence 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@iosif6959 oh shi-

  • @necrosisthenecromancer1058
    @necrosisthenecromancer1058 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

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

  • @DragoSonicMile
    @DragoSonicMile 3 ปีที่แล้ว +100

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

    • @savasan1895
      @savasan1895 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      You know that Drac in romanian means devil.

    • @SoulOfTheReaver
      @SoulOfTheReaver 3 ปีที่แล้ว +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 ปีที่แล้ว +8

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

  • @nathanthaxton7492
    @nathanthaxton7492 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    'Bout time we covered Vlad on this channel!

  • @ИванХарламычев
    @ИванХарламычев 3 ปีที่แล้ว +40

    Well after that we need Skanderbeg and Stefan 2 immediately!

    • @savasan1895
      @savasan1895 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

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

    • @stefanmandru3308
      @stefanmandru3308 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

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

    • @thealbozz4059
      @thealbozz4059 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

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

  • @regulus8518
    @regulus8518 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

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

  • @harriscable2977
    @harriscable2977 3 ปีที่แล้ว +43

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

    • @oceanberserker
      @oceanberserker 3 ปีที่แล้ว +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 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@oceanberserker I’d say a tie for third

    • @oceanberserker
      @oceanberserker 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

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

    • @harriscable2977
      @harriscable2977 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@oceanberserker fair

  • @kevinboros7427
    @kevinboros7427 3 ปีที่แล้ว +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 ปีที่แล้ว +7

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

  • @sirmoriarty8230
    @sirmoriarty8230 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

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

  • @firenter
    @firenter 3 ปีที่แล้ว +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 ปีที่แล้ว +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 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    You already know we want that Extra Literature episode.

  • @madcat789
    @madcat789 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    The man we need today.

  • @SantiJara-sj1pi
    @SantiJara-sj1pi 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    I approve of the extra literary episode

  • @maximgenel6172
    @maximgenel6172 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Series for classic books would catch my interest

  • @troperhghar9898
    @troperhghar9898 3 ปีที่แล้ว +41

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

    • @ceapa7599
      @ceapa7599 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      And of his sexy long hair🤤

  • @M00nsh0t
    @M00nsh0t 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    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 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    2:26 Yes Please!

  • @Deas-Mhumhna
    @Deas-Mhumhna 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

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

  • @iamseamonkey6688
    @iamseamonkey6688 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    0:34 majora's mask two looking wild

  • @Figgy_Jub
    @Figgy_Jub ปีที่แล้ว

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

  • @merrychristmasreaper
    @merrychristmasreaper 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

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

  • @michaelriback555
    @michaelriback555 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

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

  • @jamespotter1436
    @jamespotter1436 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

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

  • @prometheus7387
    @prometheus7387 3 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    It's good we finally see the real Dracula

  • @SAMSAM-bc2eo
    @SAMSAM-bc2eo 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Love your videos!

  • @HistoryOfRevolutions
    @HistoryOfRevolutions 3 ปีที่แล้ว +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

  • @starclanspecops4566
    @starclanspecops4566 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    0:30 nice touches with the animations
    Extra Credits you guys have come quite along way since I last watched you guys

  • @awesomehpt8938
    @awesomehpt8938 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Watching a video on Dracula can be pretty draining 🧛‍♂️