Joe Rogan: SHOCKED by True Origin Story of Count Dracula

Joe Rogan True Origin Story of Count Dracula
Sam and Colby are KZbinrs Best Known For Exploring Haunted Buildings
Clip taken from JRE #1922 w/Sam and Colby
Host: Joe Rogan @joerogan
Guests: Sam and Colby @samandcolby
Producer: Jamie Vernon @jamievernon

[@alexandruardelean6953]

you may call Vlad a monster, but we Romanians call him a hero

[@gringofett3944]

Some of us outside Romania know the truth.

[@christopherthegreat4226]

@@gringofett3944 what's the troof?

[@katrinaolsen2444]

He fought off the Ottoman Empire.

[@Shinobi33]

He had the most effective way of combating poverty I've ever heard of. He invited all the poor people in his kingdom to dinner at his castle. Then he had them all killed. No more poverty lol

[@MRmanbearpig1993]

@@Shinobi33 real hero. 🤣

[@dc1397]

Wait till he finds out about the origins of Count Chocula.

[@kurtgray4815]

i feel like boo berry is wayyyyy more of an dreadful story

[@rottingshark1]

Fruit brut had it the worst.

[@nin_tendo6458]

Franken-berry had a tale for the ages tho

[@BirdsOfGlass]

I'm going on next week to tell him.

[@patburns3402]

The little guys from Rice Krispies were sodomized on a daily basis. It's a shame there isn't a movie about it.

[@Mirsab]

1:59 tortured in science, philosophy and the arts 😂

[@rorydunsmuir4044]

Tute on, son! Tute on!

[@frostedflakes55]

Same thing happened to me ;p

[@ThunderPants13]

Doesn't even mention what a pain in the neck (pun alert) Home Ec was.

[@franciscodiaz3028]

Sounds about right in regards to all of the republicans in the USA

[@brianb152]

@@franciscodiaz3028cringe

[@KingMarineLord]

A few things they misconstrued. 1. The rumors about him dining amongst impaled adversaries and drinking their blood was an account from a german woodcarver who depicted said scene in his work. 2. Vlad's father belonged to the Order of the Dragon, a chivalric order, that had the duty of keeping christian Europe safe from the Ottoman Empire. Just for some context on the name. 3. Bram Stroker is credited with coming up with the modern vampire mythos, but its origins can be found amongst many cultures around the globe.

[@ereHeuqibmazoM]

🥀

[@imaferretmaster]

I mean, he did display impaled enemies all around, just not in his court yard, thered of been no reason to, the whole point was to let dissenters and revolutionaries and incoming armies know what was coming, wouldn't have made sense to decorate the areas he ate with dead people.

[@andrewbasile1847]

I believe that I covered all of that in my post. However what is important to realize is that Bram Stoker used many influences for his ultimate;y composite character. To his credit doing this created a unique villain new to the Genre that was influenced by sources but ultimately his own creation.

[@jonathanhendrix2925]

Guy huffed mercury there was some f*ckery going on

[@thegoldenratio8127]

European history is freakin hilarious 😂

[@Jack-cc3qm]

Vlad Tepes is the reason why Western Europe is still Western Europe. He's a hero.

[@elagrion]

Word

[@sweetlou1973]

Look into Skenderbeu Gjerge Kastrioti. He kept the ottoman empire in check and saved Europe from the Turks.

[@vonbeedle554]

he inadvertantly caused it. he's no hero, except for romanians who value one thing he did, and discount all the horrible shit.

[@user-yl2br5cn1e]

Don't you give me no lesser of two evils. A warlord is a warlord.

[@vonbeedle554]

@@user-yl2br5cn1e there is definitely room to say lesser of two evils. both are still evil.

[@FindTheFun]

Back then it was better to be feared than to be loved.

[@jimsy7al]

In many ways it still is.

[@_davidboxing]

Still is

[@marcusknowles711]

Bronx tale

[@davidnavratil5349]

Sigismund made Vlad a first-class member of the Order of the Dragon (a chivalric order established by Sigismund) in Nuremberg on 8 February 1431. The dragon-shaped badge of the order gave rise to his Romanian sobriquet, Dracul ("the Dragon"), for which his sons became known as Dracula ("son of Dracul").

[@jeffstewart3342]

dam Dave you know alot about it. are you a vampire?

[@donHooligan]

@@jeffstewart3342 ...or a killa?

[@4gegtyreeyuyeddffvyt]

@@jeffstewart3342 nope just a nerd. 😂

[@DoNMoSs2]

It was his father Vlad II not him (Vlad III) who got the membership

[@OceanBloke]

I think its spelled dragul*

[@UberTankred]

It feels like not a single person in this video knows what they are talking about.

[@thebatzcave]

blows my mind.

[@CONVULSE94]

Hilarious comment I love it made my day

[@rong2912]

It's not surprising that JT Parr and Chad Kroeger don't know what they're talking about.

[@MynameisKris1]

Quick info: Nosferatu was the unofficial adaptation of Bram Stalker's Dracula. When it was released Stalker's wife saw a viewing and sued the company that made Nosferatu, making them burn all copy's of the film props and scenery. The only reason we have the movie Nosferatu now is because someone saved a copy of the film and hid it away. Decades later it was discovered at an old warehouse.

[@jykugoku]

TO this day he is regarded as one of our greatest national heroes a shame ppl dont know that pretty much thx to him Europe exist today as it is and not as a bigger Turkey

[@ryeblocker2297]

Had to instill fear in his enemies.

[@johnconnor4040]

The Turks made their worst enemy in Vlad Tepesh, other than training him in warfare, both weapons and psychological with impalement. They gave Vlad the one motivation necessary, Revenge on the Turks!!!

[@joshmaxwell7968]

The Order of the Dragon!

[@theknightking4379]

But impaling people who shouldn't have been impaled together with the people who probably should have definitely been impaled without any difference is kinda unbalanced whatever the purpose , just because you were raped you impale anyone back ain't no payback way mate. Your hero had some serious brain damage issues mate.

[@longhornduck]

True, along with Croatia and Serbia.

[@revoslawter3628]

He impaled his enemies so that when they saw what was done they would for sure for sure not want to attempt to do anymore harm to his people. They would stay away

[@naimahmed3720]

But the Ottomans were built different, and they had God on their side :) Vlad was acting like a satanist rather than a Christian.

[@BonShula]

@@naimahmed3720 Amazing you know nothing about christian history

[@timhawkins2859]

I always wished they would make a movie about the real Vlad and not some cheesy Dracula movie. Vlad was way more terrifying and badass than any Dracula character ever created.

[@michaelclausen1135]

A few years ago there was "Dracula Untold." Which was somewhat historically depicting Vlad the Impaler for like the first thirty minutes. After which of course he turns into an all-powerful vampire lord. But for the like two or three Dracula movies that actually touch on history, that one probably goes the deepest.

[@timhawkins2859]

@michaelclausen1135 damn, sounds like they almost had it lol. I might have to check that movie out anyways.

[@John-il7qb]

They made one called prince of darkness about the real vlad

[@waywardson911]

@@John-il7qb best telling of the story

[@FahmiNasir]

rise of empires: ottoman season 2

[@richardpatrizio1658]

He did all he did. Because he knew how ruthless his enemies were.

[@gotalotta28]

So dope. I had to read twice. Passionate about the origin huh? I found this comment to be the highest quality. Kudos for their e info.

[@dixonhill1108]

You have to goto the extreme to demoralize the enemy. Anything short of all out extreme warfare and your enemy just gets riled up.

[@Sobanhassan1761]

Anything to defend barbarity.

[@djprojectus]

​@@Sobanhassan1761 He learned barbarity from your turks, impalement he seen for the first time when turks used it.

[@Sobanhassan1761]

@@djprojectus My Turks ? Does that make Vlad your dracula ? 😀. I doubt Turks did it at the scale of Vlad and even if they did, I wouldn't call them a hero. There were many heroic Western warriors. You don't have to hype up Draculas.

[@HoosierRooster]

It's amazing what Joe Rogan knows but it's even more amazing of the stuff he doesn't know

[@citizensguard3433]

He is both the word you fill in the blank, and the blank itself.

[@Steven-lb4bl]

You could say that about most people

[@jarule275]

@@Steven-lb4bl Not me. Most people are dumb fux.

[@eoincollins379]

who doesnt know about vlad

[@generoberts9151]

That is pretty common history not to be familiar with any Vlads back story

[@TheLeatheryman]

Salem’s Lot from 1979 has that Nosferatu style vampire character, but the vampire kid levitating and tapping at the upstairs window to wake his brother will chill you to the fuckin bone man!

[@cameronharris8039]

Salem's lot scared me for years

[@vishnunair2823]

I had a phobia of window for years because of that one scene...

[@TheLeatheryman]

@@vishnunair2823 it was pure genius in execution. Shot in reverse with cigarette smoke as mist 🚬 🌬

[@stevenserna910]

I've seen the movies, and once read a book on Dracula. But what gets me is all these supernatural powers he's supposed to have: Flying, un-dead, levitating, hypnotizing, deflecting bullets, climbing walls, mind reading, and mental manipulation, dream invading like Freddy Krueger. This is one evil suckka'. Were these Hollywood made up, or are vamps supposed to legendarily/ traditionally/historically be rumored/able to do those things? As for how to kill a vampire... A specific type of wooden steak through the heart pinning him to his casket. Drowning in running Holy Water. Decapitation. Chopping off, and arranging the long bones of the body into a cross on the chest of the corpse. Removal of the heart. Constant recitation of prayers for the dead. Guess that's all I can think of, oh...and bad acting that effects box-office revenue. That kills 'em for sure. Anyone remember the movies, "Abbot and Costello meet Dracula" or "Fright Night"?

[@torpilo]

He wasn't raped and he wasn't a monster. He was ruthless (as those times demanded) and he's one of our greatest leaders! King Charles III is privileged to be his descendant.

[@OrderOfTheDragan1429]

The Turks where the monsters Vlad was just the monster slayer.

[@wr9733]

The actual book Dracula by Bram Stoker is literally so good. One of my favorite novels.

[@reyzen6177]

Strange how people react with "what a monster was Vlad Tepes, the Impaler" was , also strange how people forget that he was taken hostage when he was a kid, he grew up among ottomans, but he remained true to his Valachian (Romanian) blood and roots. When he got the opportunity to turn back in Romania, he did not want to be under Ottoman rule anymore,as Ottoman Empire was taking tribute from Valacha, in coin, food, kids, and women.(Kids for becoming Janissaries, main Ottoman army) . So he knew what Ottomans feared the most, cruelty! (Impaling people he learned from them) . So in order to protect his lands and citizen,he became this cruel guy to keep the Ottomans away, which he succeeded for some time,as Valachia had a small army compared with the Ottoman Empire. For Romanians these days, he was a great ruler, not a monster. There are saying from that time that "Vlad was going every day in the City in disguise to see how fair were the people, he would leave a small bag of gold coins on the margin of the town's fountain, so whoever took the bag and wanted to steal the coins, he would get arrested and would have had his hand cut off, as a lesson to not steal. After some time people were leaving their goods everywhere with peace of mind, cuz none would have wanted to steal anymore." He is also known for giving the possibility to beggars to work and change their lives, but they refused, saying that instead of working is better to fool people and get easy food and money,so he announced a great feast in a local bar where beggars, corrupted boyards and cons were gathering. He was giving free food and wine to everyone. He got out of the house and burned it to the ground with all of those inside. He after said that" This country does not need these vermins to eat her souls and force while having to deal with ottomans".

[@mangoandguavafruitsmoothie4352]

He was still a mental murderhobo that butchered MANY of his own people. The rounding up of the poor,the many killings of other nobles etc. He was just a killer,its cool you want to put a noble spin on things but the simple truth is he was a shitty leader and when he passed on and his bro took over the country did better.

[@mattwilliams5368]

He did horrible things,he did good things as well.His life shaped him into what he was.

[@amenlion88]

Hell no

[@Steven-zq6pu]

And he adored his granny..............Apparently.

[@devinmichaelroberts9954]

you sound like Kanye talking about hitler

[@myheartbelongstowhat]

IMO as a Romanian, I think the general consensus is that he was a hero for our people.

[@ZhanTodorov]

@@myheartbelongstowhatAnd that’s all that matters, honestly. Some American’s hot take on Vlad is irrelevant. It’s not even their history to judge.

[@TheWoody]

While Stoker's 1897 story of Dracula drew inspirations from the real life Vlad, the real origins of Dracula is the Victorian pulp fiction novel Varney the Vampire in 1845. Stoker was "inspired" by many of Varney's traits, such as: Varney had fangs, left two puncture wounds on the necks of his victims, coming through a window to attack a sleeping maiden, has hypnotic powers, and has superhuman strength.

[@LTPottenger]

There have been vampire tales under different names for at least 2000 years

[@TheWoody]

@@LTPottenger Correct, the Vampire myth does, yes. However, this video addresses the origin story of the character Count Dracula, which they purport to be via Vlad the Impaler. Whereas, in fact, 50 years before Count Dracula's first appearance in a British Story Paper by Bram Stoker, a nearly identical Vampiric character named Varney the Vampire appears in Penny Dreadful fifty years earlier and has almost identical abilities as well as origin story to that of Dracula. As such, my only point is that the TRUE origin story of the "character" Count Dracula is NOT Vlad the Impaler and that Stoker is, in part, guilty of plagiarism.

[@Alex-oy6wb]

2:53 “People were ruthless”…people are ruthless.

[@JesseStevenTrumm3992]

For real

[@christophseidl3341]

To be fair, the casual cruelty people would dish out even just 200 years ago, compared to today was still on another level. That shit needed personal involvement and dedication.

[@Alex-oy6wb]

@@christophseidl3341 I doubt it. There are multiple genocides going on right now and population has increased exponentially

[@firestarter000001]

@@Alex-oy6wb Imho in developed countries poeple are much less brutal. They might still screw each other, but the casual killing and torturing of the past centuries is long gone, and most poeple got some inhibtions to do it. Ofc in undeveloped countries, or during war that veneer of civilization is no more and poeple get back to their ruthless roots.

[@arnethaearl8468]

Years ago, when I lived in Illinois, I met the sweetest old lady from Romania and the Carpathian Mountains. She told all about her childhood in the village . It was so interesting to me. 💓💓💓

[@daksans6764]

Did she see Vampire?

[@victoraurel77]

he is not saying also that maybe a ruler sacrificed his humanity for his ppl in hard times, romanians are thankfull for Vlad Dracula's existence even nowadays, not because he was ruthless but because he focused his craziness to a good use, keeeping slavers, thieves and also hordes of "conquerors" at a distance

[@lescorlett4133]

Strange how people forget that the image of Dracula with the slicked back hair and black cape was created by Bella Lugosi and was the inspiration for Batman.

[@---df5sr]

Count Vlad who Dracula was based on is actually related to the British Royal family. The new King Charles still has land and property in Viscri, Transylvania (Romania) and spends a lot of time there

[@OceanBloke]

Thru marriage, its not like they descended from vlad lol king charles the ? Is german, saxa-gorba something. But england has been a mixed breed for nearly 1000 years. Saxon, anglo, northman, franks, britons, celts, danes, Normans, on and on and on lol all stemming from the roman empire that tried to conquer alba(scotland)

[@btnhstillfire]

1/2 based. They took the brutality of Vlad and the blood drinking and bathing of Elizabeth Bathory. Its been well documented that Vlad was never actually recorded to drink blood.

[@navarrouse3447]

That mf Charles looks like Victor off underworld lmao

[@davegoodwin1950]

He's a direct descendant int he

[@lix6028]

Elizabeth is/was one 🤨👨‍🦲?

[@andrewbasile1847]

Kinda surprised that you guys are misinformed about Dracula and his origins. This is a topic that has become a mixed brew with additions made over the years. Bram Stoker was influenced by many things when he compiled the information that would later become Dracula. Although he lived in London as the Manager of a Theatre as he wrote Dracula and other stories on the side. He was of Irish origin but traveled to parts of England and Scotland. When in Scotland he found a book of Folk Tales written by Emily Gerard titled "The Land Beyond the Forest" in a Library there. Ms Gerard was from the area. This book was a collection of the tales and beliefs of peasants from Transylvania where she was living while her husband was stationed there. It was in this book that Stoker read about the history of Vampires or Moroi or a similar creature The Stragoi. Stoker took this information and combined it with other stories he had learned about Romanian Folklore and Transylvania, however Stoker never set foot in Romania. While he had heard about Vlad Tepes he did not fashion his villain after him but he did steal the name Dracul or Dracula. This name came from an order of Knights named "The Order of the Dragon", which was created in Hungry and which Vlad I joined. All of the Slavic lands were under invasion by the Turks (especially Romania) and this order of knights bound them in a Christian purpose to defeat the Turks. The name Dracul meant Dragon or "The Order of the Dragon", but was also used as a word used to mean the Devil in the local language. Dracula meant "Son of the Dragon" which meant Vlad III was the son of the original Dracul, Vlad l, who was his Father. The Tepes rulers reigned over Wallachia not Transylvania which is another large part of Romania. Vlad had several castles. Castle Bran which is a tourist attraction used by Romania as the site where he lived was not his home. He stayed in Castle Bran one night in his lifetime. Castle Poenari was his main residence perched high on a hill that was difficult to reach but had a view over all parts of Wallachia. Today it is in ruins. There is no mention of Vlad the Impaler, no mention of the battles with the Turks, and no mention of impalement in the actual book. When Stokers notes were found there were references to Ms Gerards books in the margin along with quotes. Although the Vampires of Folklore were blood drinkers they were not really associated with that as a method of killing. The ancient Vampire rose from the dead to seek out family members or friends and sat on their chests while they were in bed . Eventually they died because they could not breathe from the weight of the Vampire. In those tales Vampires did not fly, disappear, climb up the sides of buildings, turn into bats or wolves, or had no reflection in mirrors, nor were they elegant and educated. These are all additions made by Stoker. They were dead bodies reanimated who lumbered around at night to attack those who they had issues with in life. Although it may seem to be romantic or even seem to make sense (because of the blood and impalement) that Vlad the Impaler would be the origin of the myth he was not the model Bram Stoker used for Dracula. Vlad was a brutal and gruesome ruler who killed thousands, many were his own people who he distrusted but many more were Turks sent to invade his land but ended up with their head on a stick. It is said that he had his dinner table set up in the courtyard and ate as he watched hoards of impaled people suffering to death. It is also reported that he drank their blood and even ate their flesh. Over the years books and movies have combined the two into the same man however they were not the same person. The same thing happened when Vampires were given qualities that they never had in Folklore. Today it seems that a Vampire can almost do anything and I am sure that more abilities will come.

[@theresheblows]

I will do some extra digging too but thanks for the information!! you get my thumb's up!!

[@justjoe942]

Interesting read; thanks.

[@andrewbasile1847]

@@justjoe942 There is much more information that I have which I could have included but the comment would have been far too long for this platform.I have researched this extensively and there is more mystery attached to Vlad (as his body was missing from his grave) and this adds to the confusion and the link that many make to tie the two together. However Count Dracula's origins remain from within the mind of Bram Stoker.

[@andrewbasile1847]

@@theresheblows I have much more information on this than I could include on this platform. I have done exhaustive research into it and while it is easy to see the connection that could be made between the two Stoker wanted to create a his own character. In the end the book was wildly successful after it was written and has since become a classic in literature and the beginning of a legend that still exists today.

[@raeldor]

To be honest I can see why Stoker and others have embellished the vampires of legend. They sound a bit boring. 😂

[@mavenfrankeus7287]

Tortured... tutored rather... LMFAO

[@bobanmilisavljevic7857]

Water boarding or water bonding?

[@phillybul215]

Cramped or cream pies

[@sumaznkid124]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@auralplex]

Tutoring is torture, I would say.

[@phillybul215]

@@auralplex boooooooo 🍅🍅🍅🍅

[@williamerickson520]

The story I heard was that Stoker got the name Dracula from a travel brochure for Transylvania, which is also why part of the book is set there. The image of the aristocratic vampire comes from the short story “The Vampire” by John Polidori, physician to Lord Byron, based on a fragment written by Byron on the same night Frankenstein was born. The character of Lord Ruthven was modeled after Byron as well. Nosferatu was the first completed film based o Stoker’s novel, though the filmmakers did not have the rights to the material so they had to change the names. They were also sued by Stoker’s widow. The Universal film was based on a stage play also starring Lugosi. I remember a television movie of the true story of Vlad Dracula some time around 2001. The actor who played him in that film also appeared as the fictional Dracula in the season 5 premiere of Buffy the Vampire Slayer.

[@byronleemarley9610]

Coincidentally just watched both Nosferatu and Bram Stoker's Dracula (w/Gary Oldman) about a week and a half ago. Nosferatu was also based on the book by Stoker. The movies had minor differences, but the overall plots were the same. And I agree with the guest about Nosferatu: He's the scariest monster I've seen in my life. Ever since childhood, I can't get that creepy face and walk out of my mind. May have been a silent film, but it was scary AF.

[@andrewbasile1847]

FW Murnau who directed Nosferatu wanted to produce the story of Dracula as Stoker wrote it. Stokers Wife fought to keep the rights to the book and would not allow Murnau to make a movie of the book. Determined to make the movie he changed parts of the story and changed the names so there would be no legal issues. As it turns out the main character in Noserfatu Count Orlok was said to be a much more accurate version that Stoker had in mind in the book. The later version starring Bela Lugosi was far more glamorous than the original was intended to be.

[@patrickjenkins6383]

@@andrewbasile1847 I totally agree with your use of the word "glamorous" to describe Bela Lugosi's Dracula. His depiction of 'The Count' with a strong Hungarian accent was elegantly measured, even somewhat 'aristocratic' in appearance. For me as a child, the only other actor that could match Lugosi's Vampire was: Christopher Lee. 🦹😎

[@saturnosiris1221]

Yes, yes, by far one of the creepiest looking dudes ever. If you have never seen the movie that stars William Defoe playing him, you gotta check it out. He F'n nailed it. It's really freaking old, though . I think I was a teenager, when it debuted, which means 1000 years ago, lol. No, like late eighties, early nineties, but damn it's worth it.

[@SilkandScrooge]

That episode of SpongeBob used to scare me because of him

[@vonrichthofen5734]

@@saturnosiris1221 It's from 2000, you're younger than you think ) Shadow of the vampire, great watch

[@katrinaolsen2444]

I saw “Nosferatu” in the Castro Theater, in the 1980s. They had a Mighty Wurlitzer organ that rises up into the theater. And it accompanied the movie. It was super cool to watch a movie like they did 100 years ago.

[@travisjohnson6358]

Heck yeah

[@earth6161]

He wasn't compared to Dracula Dracula was based on him !

[@prestonwinters9656]

Vlad the impaler was the hero Romania needed

[@micro2cool]

watching because I thought this said count dankula

[@swamp1990]

Scars of Dracula is another great movie for anyone interested. Christopher Lee plays Dracula. the aesthetics are amazing.

[@BillyBob-yb5ht]

Bram Stocker was Irish born and lived in Dublin. He got his inspiration for the undead from visiting victims of a plague which was rampant in the West of Ireland when he was a young man.

[@justwatching6186]

Stoker wrote Dracula in 1897, so it was the “original”. Nosferatu was the first filmed version of a vampire. It wasn’t based on Stoker’s book.

[@MichaelCorryFilms]

The first novel about vampires in English literature is "The Vampyre" (1819) by John William Polidori. It was written during the same trip where "Frankenstein" was written. Part of a contest by a group of famous writers of the romantic movement while they were all trying to escape, "The year without summer". The year without summer was literally that, caused by a volcanic eruption in the south pacific. Another vampire novel that predates Stoker is "Carmilla", a book about about a female vampire about 26 years before "Dracula".

[@bongdonkey]

@@MichaelCorryFilms Facts!

[@curtisthomas2670]

Drakula Halala was a silent Hungarian vampire film based on Stoker's Dracula character but not the storyline, a year or two before Nosferatu. All copies are believed to be lost or destroyed. Several vampire novels and short stories 0rwdate Stoker's Dracula

[@MichaelCorryFilms]

@@curtisthomas2670 Cool. didn't know that. Too bad about it being lost.

[@nuckygulliver9607]

yes it was based on Stoker's book. His widow sued so they had to change the name from 'Dracula' to 'Nosfetatu'

[@jesseseonza2929]

" Shadow of the Vampire " William Defoe' rendition of NOSFERATU.. was awesome...

[@Skygrey2943]

Klaus Kinski also starred in Herzog's remake in the 70s. Defeo as 'Nosferatu' sounds great though. Perfect casting again.

[@adamtennant4936]

Herzog's Nosferatu is an amazing film. Definitely one of the best vampire films out there.

[@Jeffro5564]

His last name dracul means dragon in old language and his family were from ancient order of dragon which was similar to knight Templar which they protected Christian who needed help to travel through their destination

[@halinakajfoszova4354]

Shadow of the vampire was an incredible film too

[@lsd888]

To foreigners he may be seen as a monster but for us, romanians, he was the most important figure in our history.

[@andvladtheimpaler]

I’m not European but he was a hero and a great example. It’s what Europe needs right now with the all spread of Islam

[@Nutterbutter123]

He simply needed a hug and someone to tell him he matters 🤗

[@vagooba]

The first notable vampire character in literature is Lord Ruthven in John Polidori's "The Vampyre," published in 1819. This story introduced the suave, aristocratic vampire archetype that influenced later works like Bram Stoker's "Dracula." in 1897

[@joejohnson4183]

By impaling his enemies on the way to his kingdom his enemies had to march through this seeing what could be their fate . This caused terror or fear which weakened them or anger which caused them to not think rationally , this is psychological warfare at it's best .

[@naimahmed3720]

In the end, he lost. The Ottomans had God on their side, they didn't need to sacrifice humans to try and scare people.

[@klasnm_5364]

So... God abandoned the ottoman during ww1...?

[@joejohnson4183]

@@naimahmed3720 In the end the Ottomans lost because they strayed from God and became savages and they lost their empire . The ottoman empire does not exist anymore so what history books are you getting your information from ?

[@joejohnson4183]

@@klasnm_5364 Yes

[@twixt999]

At some point in his young life he became a slave to his enemies all of his ruthlessness was learned from his enemies that trained him. I imagine as a teacher they would have been proud at the fact he learned how to be that ruthless.

[@Neon-x-Wolf]

Apparently Bram Stoker got his idea for his book because of Irish folklore, specifically the origin of the Abhartach a folklore close to my home town Dungiven in the North of Ireland. There is a grave there which is hard to find. There is a movie called Boys from county hell based of of the grave site which is worth a watch too.

[@liamscott1905]

@Neon-x-Wolf Isn’t arbatach a dwarf that became a vampire?

[@benwiseman3051]

The character of dracula was created in a castle in Cruden Bay in North East Scotland

[@lizmckinney48]

the baobhan sith is what the brides of dracula are based on

[@ByrneMJames]

Lad, the character of dracula is based on Henry Irving. Stokers sometime boss and probable lover. His vampirism is a metaphor for the syphilis that was tearing through Dublin thanks to the British government reducing our population to poverty and prostitution. Stokers horror was imperial gothic shock at its impact on "civilised" anglo Irish society. He eventually died of tertiary syphilis. In England.

[@roadkillz78]

The real life story of Vlad may be more interesting than his fictional counterpart.

[@jonathan2755]

Dracula was created by an irish novelist named bram stoker who lived in clontarf dublin. Right outside his home in clontarf is very eery tower who gave him an idea for Dracula along with some of these views rogan has mentiond. I used to play outside were he was born.

[@ByrneMJames]

Yeh and Dracula was his boss not vlad. His vampirism was a metaphor for the diseases tearing through the monto and into "civilised" anglo Irish society.

[@FlameMage2]

When Alucard defeats his opponent and a lightning flash briefly reveals Vlad Tepes famous portrait face as Alucard's... that's when I looked into this stuff. Thanks Hellsing!

[@jamesbaggett7223]

Hellsing Ultimate was better. But that scene is fucking epic

[@JD.78]

I came across a story about the history of lost Horror films and apparently there was a Vampire movie made around 1919 predating Nosferatu that all known footage was burned in a fire and has been lost to history. It may have been Hungarian in origin, as far as i know, but can't confirm this. Nosferatu is the first Vampire movie we have and is claimed as such, but may not have actually been the first one to be made. I watched a movie a few years ago starring Williem Dafoe as Count Orlok and the mysterious events surrounding the filming of Nosferatu. Interesting film, well made with nice casting and great acting too. Max Schreck who played Count Orlok was apparently never seen out of make-up on set and (if the stories are true) he actually slept in coffins which lead to people believing he was a real Vampire.

[@lawrencesmith835]

That movie with William Define was hilarious. It was just genius.

[@JD.78]

@@MagnerCarter I think that's the one starring Klaus Kinski, and was a sequel to the original Nosferatu. That was titled Vampire in Venice when i saw it many years ago. It is an excellent film, and as far as i know still holds the World Record for the longest time gap between original movie and it's sequel.

[@curtisthomas2670]

Shadow of the Vampire with DaFoe was based on the premise that Max Schrek was an actual vampire and killed a couple crew members during filming of Nosferatu. There was a 70's remake of Nosferatu as well

[@curtisthomas2670]

Drakula Halala was a silent Hungarian film based on Bram Stoker's character Dracula but not on the storyline. It's considered a lost film as all copies are believed to be destroyed

[@JD.78]

@@curtisthomas2670 Thanks for the details on the Hungarian film. I didn't know the title and wasn't 100% sure it actually was Hungarian, though i heard all known copies were destroyed. Maybe a lost print will surface one day, who knows? Willem Dafoe played a great part as the Vampire, he looked really creepy too. I saw Vampire in Venice with Klaus Kinski in the early 80's, apparently it was a sequel to Nosferatu. Cool film, quite gory too. Cheers.

[@homesteadhaven2010]

I have this man's castle on my back with people impaled, it's so cool.

[@ivanvidojevic2461]

Edgy( it is not)

[@frankb821]

The 1979 Herzog directed "Nosferatu" is actually really good, and very atmospheric, despite changing up many aspects of the original 1922 film.

[@pepelemoko01]

Starred Klaus Kinski, even real vampires found his portrayal of Nosferatu disturbing.

[@daksans6764]

@@pepelemoko01 Wow there are real vampires

[@FantsyPants]

This highlights how little joe knows about everything. Except elk meat. He knows his elk meat.

[@handconstructed]

Man, it's so nice of Joe to sit down with a couple of kids from the field trip

[@williamroyt1296]

He learned about impaling enemies by the ottoman, when he finally took control of his lands, he had a big diner with all the generals and counsel, after which he impaled them all and hung them around the walls so all enemies could see,. Another time while under seized by the ottoman. Him and his men silent attack at night kill 1000s and then impaling them, that were the vampire rumor came about. There were a lot of culture in that time that believe drinking the blood of your fallen enemies, gave you there strength. His land were taken and found over many time because of it location. Most of those countries even found for control of the position of pope. Each country want one of there own as the pope, they even killed each other representatives to control that position at the Vatican

[@BamaMatters11]

Speak English much? No? Then learn please thanks.

[@bigfest6498]

When you confuse tutor and torture 😂😂😂 Doesn't Nosferatu come out in Salem's Lot as well? Definitely the creepiest vampire ever.

[@lg2525]

Bram Stokers Dracula is my fav movie. I must of watched it close to 15 times. Love it.

[@CayneCartoons]

Joe you gotta watch Dracula untold very interesting an a fresh take on an old tale

[@crystalmasters8582]

Worked with his great x4-6 nephew. Dude was scary literally something in him I was not surprised AT ALL to find out this dude was family.

[@OceanBloke]

Lol i doubt it. Vlad lived 600+years ago lol would be impossible to trace his lineage and prove it. And his great nephew on top of that is a hella bold claim.

[@FireGriffon]

The word vampire comes from the Serbian language (vampir/вампир). Basically in the 1730s a part of Serbia was under Austrian rule and their soldiers found out about vampires from the locals. Johanes Filkinger (not sure about the spelling) was appointed as the head of a military commission sent to a village where people were claiming they had vampires. They were in shock when graves were dugout and coffins were opened to find bodies didn’t start to decompose, but looked like they’re alive and had fresh blood coming out of the mouths and ears. Next year army surgeons were sent and they saw the same thing and allowed the local to “kill” the vampires. Hawthorn stake, burn the body and throw the ashes into the Morava river. This is generally regarded as the first ever officially documented vampire hunt. Terrified Austrian soldiers spread the word about vampires everywhere and soon they were in newspapers around Europe scaring many people. Basically, vampires went viral. And then in the 19th century Stoker created the character of Dracula based on those vampire stories and connected them to stories of Vlad the Impaler’s ruthlessness. I do believe he was the first to envision him as a vampire and that Romanians and other Balkan people didn’t have those myths before. Somebody correct me if I’m wrong, but I’m pretty sure that’s the case. 😅

[@Oldysrv]

U mean slavic language not serbian

[@WebinarPerson]

​@@OldysrvSerbia is Slavic. What r u talking about? 😂

[@usmansaleem9498]

Lol r u saying there were real life vampires?? Lmao

[@MagikFingers420]

Right when he said tortured i was like - no! But he corrected to tutored.

[@mholliday3476]

Werner Herzog’s 1979 Nosferatu is my fav vampire film. Followed extremely closely by 1992 Bram Stoker’s Dracula another great film.

[@frankzed4120]

Correction - Vlad the Impaler was also known as Vlad Dracul (Dragon), hence the name Dracula. He is not compared to Dracula; the legend of Dracula is based on Vlad.

[@andrewbasile1847]

The character of Count Dracula was not based on Vlad the Impaler. This is a modern interpretation not a factual one. Stoker used many influences of old Folklore combining them with some historical events and he created a character all his own. If Stoker wanted to write a biography of Vlad III of Wallacia he could have easily done so as no such book existed at the time. His notes clearly reference Emily Gerards work many times and he used her accounts as the main material for his book. This information has been documented many times from many sources.

[@nightking0130]

Thank you He’s actually based more on atilla the hun. The 1991 Coppola movie I blame for the connection to vlad cause they added that origin in the movie. Not in the origina book

[@bailercharles]

Dracula Untold was a good movie about Vlad.

[@craigbarrett5476]

Dr. Polidori wrote the short story" the vampire" while staying with Lord Byron & Mary Shelley, on lake Geneva in 1816. This is when Shelley wrote "Frankenstein". It is supposedly the first published vampire story. As for Vlad, he skewered his own people to put fear into his enemies.

[@kravstema6287]

Another thing that shocks JR that I’ve known since I was 8

[@jimsy7al]

JR is by no means the brightest bulb!

[@michaelsingleton5671]

But Vlad Dracula was part of the order of the dragon which was a Roman Catholic order. If it was for him Europe would be all speaking and practicing Islam. He with his armies fought the Otoman Turks back and defeated them. True shit

[@_davidboxing]

Defeated them? Didn’t he end up getting beheaded by the Ottomans?

[@Mr_G_in_Alba]

Everyone want a piece of the credits when it comes to these things, and growing up in Scotland it was said Stoker got the inspiration for Dracula by visiting the old castles of Scotland, and being told of the horrors of being held captive there in days gone by.

[@barflytom3273]

Werner didn't shoot he remake of Nosferatu in 2019 but in 1979 with Claus Kinski. Great film, great vampire.

[@ivanofmihai8364]

An individual who stands out as a real time hero and a National pride, in times where being independent and having your own faith wasn't a choice. 🇷🇴 Romania ❤️ Vlad "The impaler" Țepeș aka Dracu

[@norwegianblue2017]

In every corner of the world, there has been unspeakable brutality throughout history. I read some of the things that American Indians did to their enemies that would have made those in the Spanish Inquisition blush.

[@milosav7314]

Not in every some fought with honour in defence of their country or retaking of it exclusively, what you tell yourself is just a repeated lie that has become true just like the whole there is no scientific proof that the bible is true you must blindly believe, sure its a neat and tidy way of packaging things up but isnt the case.

[@benjaminvansyoc6341]

Netflix has a pretty neat series called rise of the Ottomans. The second season focuses on the rivalry at war between the second and Vlad dracul

[@investoaddicts]

Thanks for promoting my country 🤝😁

[@mikasalo9031]

Tortured ohhh tutored 🤣

[@ricksmith7881]

If you can't party at work find a new job

[@bagpuss5088]

Bram strokers idea of the vampire apparently is connected to a old tale from derry in ireland where a vampire is supposedly buried upside down.

[@justinmanser7525]

King Charles is obsessed with the guy. He even owns the castle. What a wonderful character he must be, Jimmy Saville and Dracula.

[@Souls_On_Fire]

I read this story of how some kings were visiting and upon meeting, Vlad asked them to remove their hats in his home, to which they refused. So he replied “If you like them so much I’ll see that you never have to take them off” and had them held down and nailed their hats to their heads.

[@haunterdragon4580]

So just like parts of korea people had no understanding of compassion back then

[@graf666orlok]

They weren't kings, they were emissaries of the sultan there to demand a tribute of gold and young boys to be enlisted into the sultan's army. He was supposed to be a "puppet prince" for the sultan, he refused the tribute and nailed their hats to their heads to send a message to the sultan.

[@stevemuzak8526]

Vlad to this day is a hero to Romanians. He fought off the Ottoman Empire.

[@redrum7475]

Single handedly until the rest of Christendom got themselves together.

[@AlphaGoII]

The Werner Herzog 'Nosferatu' remake was made in the late 1970s not 2019, with Klaus Kinski as the eponymous villain. Scary and trippy.

[@foreverjulybass85]

What episode is this? I wish they would post that when they post video's.

[@terintiaflavius3349]

Did they go to his actual castle or did they go to Bran Castle? Bran castle is NOT Vlad's castle

[@maryjaneanden86]

Vlad was so feared by his enemies because he impaled his own people stuck them in the grounds in front of the castle

[@josephroszell]

Count orloff is like the first legally distinct knockoff he was supposed to be called Dracula but it wasn't public domain yet i don't know if they were refused permission to use the character or they never asked and changed to be safe

[@erickestradajr2703]

I noticed that they did not mention Bela Lugosi's ICONIC preformance as the Count.

[@venwhen8567]

Why don't you say who did that to vlad? It was Muslims (turks) who did it. Just like today Muslims continue to do the same.

[@jadavison]

Vlad Dracul is a hero to his people. He was ruthless and brutal but war and captivity made him so. Europe owes him a debt.

[@jimsy7al]

Yes it does, one it's too cowardly to acknowledge!!!

[@Dagestanwarrior900]

Vlad is barbaric christian

[@Commentsurveillance]

Yeah, and he's also a loser who took fat L's from the Ottomans. Some hero.

[@1madzilla]

The OG Dracula didn’t drink blood, he ate azz.

[@RoyBright]

Dracula's origin (or more succinctly, the Vampire origin) is actually a mixture of Vlad the Impaler and Elizabeth Bathory - absolutely fascinating history - did this as a talk for one of my Leadership Talks in the Military. And we think the world is mad today hahaha

[@AlexXanderMarketing]

How can Joe be SHOCKED when he was the one recounting the history?

[@cosmicabyss7358]

Because he's still amazed and intrigued by it.

[@clintstryder1131]

He was out numbered. Either be the beast or beast taken.

[@yoyosworld22]

“Tutored” lmao

[@BlackJeepConvertible]

"I've done worse to kids" - Hillary Clinton

[@tayzk5929]

Looks exactly like that J**** dude from the ADL Vampires are 100% a metaphor for a certain tribe

[@halinakajfoszova4354]

The book The Historian talks about his youth, and I think the author also mentioned that he may have been raped too. Which explains a lot

[@nathanielmilam75]

Turks were known for raping people. No news there. The Bulgarians hate the Turks and so do everyone who has ever been under Muslim and Arab occupations.

[@FindTheFun]

What's cool is through The House of the Dragon Vlad was related to Elizabeth Bathroy, probably the second most famous real-life "vampire".

[@guignolfest]

Hanging out with Dacre Stoker in May. Dracula tour!

[@tommyroelroel4518]

They cover this, but Vlad Dracula was from Wallachia, it was a country between Turkey and the Ottoman Empire, and he was deemed "Vlad the Impaler," as Joe said, and by "impaling" people; he would sharpen large sticks, sodomize people (shove it up their ass) and he would position the sharpened stick through the body, avoiding vital organs in order to inflict maximum pain upon victims until they bled out. The rumor that he drank blood, resulted in the idea of the character. An Irishman heard about him and created Dracula. His brother Radu, as they said, was raised and tutored in the Ottoman court and was one of Mehmed the II's right hand man.

[@razvigor1985]

Wallachia was a country between Turkey and Ottoman empire? 😆 Turkey was once named Ottoman empire. Wallachia was a small country between Ottoman empire and Austro-Hungarian empire, as Transilvania was a part of Austro-Hungarian empire until 1868 when Wallachia united with Transilvania and south part of Moldova to become today's Romania. Vlad never touched with his foot Transilvania, not to say that that castle in Transilvania was one of his homes. Castle is used as tourist attraction, but has nothing to do with Vlad. 🤣

[@andrei2868]

@@razvigor1985 Vlad the Impaler was literally married to Matthias Corvinus cousin, and spent his entire life between Transylvania and Wallachia

[@OceanBloke]

@@andrei2868 i dont think vlad had time to go to transylvania. He was in custody to the ottomans, and then when he was ruler he spent his adult life in wars. He didnt have the luxury of just visiting his sister. I think she visited him.

[@OceanBloke]

Also calling it turkey is a bit disingenuous, it was constioples at the time. Mehmet 2nd hadnt taken it yet. The ottomam empire was situated elsewhere. Im pretty sure.

[@tommyroelroel4518]

@@razvigor1985 im basing this off of what I watched and read online. so maybe im wrong, but well im not incorrect about why he's called the impaler. id bet my left nut on that

[@mandithezombiegamers155]

The craziest story I heard is when an invading turkish army outnumbering his own 2 to 1 vlad deviced a plan to stop their advance. So his soldiers went into a town where the turkish soldiers had to go through and killed all of the townsfolk in the city. Then on the outskirts of the town impaled the people on the branches of trees, it worked because according to legend the turkish army became so frightened of the sight that they turned around and went home. I believe the town numbered in the thousands so I could only imagine the turkish soldiers seeing something like this, yes the Turkish impaled people as well but not on tree branches and limbs.