The History of Vlad the Impaler | Atlas of Cursed Places

Vlad Tepes, also known as Vlad the Impaler, and even more infamously known as Dracula defended Romania against the Ottoman Empire in some of the most horrific ways imaginable. His hatred and desire for revenge left lasting effects on the world and in popular culture. What are the facts that inspired the fiction?
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[@NatGeo]

What fascinates you most about the history of Vlad the Impaler?

[@twsartadventures3660]

what fascinates me most is your desperation to have the public believe pure lies. are you run by the CIA? hacks.

[@melora4945]

The impaling

[@halatameckarov6532]

it fascinates the arrogance of nat. geographic to spread lies about Vlad Tepes and even tried to label him as fascist through the narration of an angry confused antifascist liberal, not even mentioning the evil of the ottoman turks who tried to conquer Europe in the most brutal way.

[@IrishHoopers]

All the art, novels and fiction that he inspired.

[@ricsegreto4107]

Even the muslims who invaded that part of the world had him in their history book of how he massacred them just by himself and also killed their leader. The legend was real.

[@Kim-bp1kb]

Anyone notice that they spent the majority of their "castle" film in one little stairway/hallway? That's because it's literally the only hallway in the entire castle that looks creepy. They have to sensationalize it and go with the dracula theme. The actual castle/city/grounds are absolutely beautiful. Well furnished and basically just a normal castle.

[@carlf.2776]

Not to say Vlad III didn't have a fierce reputation for ruthlessness, I can't help but feel like some of this is a bit exaggerated for the show. For example, "Drăculea" means "Son of the Dragon" and not of the Devil. Vlad II was a member of the chivalric Order of the Dragon, which is how he earned his nickname, "Dracul".

[@darthpayback]

A lot of that seemed exaggerated after reading Vlad's actual history

[@daniacob]

True

[@tvxyzn]

@@darthpayback Are you able to tell me where you read Vlad's history? If Nat Geo information is exaggerated, I'm not sure what sources would be truthful or not :)

[@baltazarandrada8793]

Maybe because in Christianity dragon and devil are synonymous.

[@cesareborgia6431]

@@tvxyzn Matei Cazacu wrote his PdH thesis on Vlad (though the English version of his book might not be up-to date). Kurt Treptow's book is considered the best in English.

[@Alexa-pt7fv]

The devil works hard but Vlad works harder.

[@wallflower1852]

I'll be using this as a quote.

[@kazbrekker6579]

Nope kris Jenner does 😌

[@wallflower1852]

@Tsar Bomba funny bro!!! I had to take a screenshot.

[@Fershizzal]

the devil is the CEO, so he has underlings to do his bidding :p

[@yacobshelelshaddai4543]

Wrong

[@iceninja1997]

"His hatred had grown so virulent that we still make TV shows about him 600 years later" Sounds about right

[@johnnyfavorite1194]

...and they say love conquers all 🤦🏻‍♂️🤦🏻‍♂️🤦🏻‍♂️

[@vsavmadethis7852]

The ottoman empire does that to you

[@serasvictoria9666]

Yeeee

[@vleaky3430]

A symbol of hope and strength for anyone fighting intruders and colonizers

[@ZZS3D888]

Agreed

[@NebulousCat]

Or the violent spread of Islam

[@bellabrieeee]

By sadistically murdering his own people, sounds about right.

[@umerhussain4430]

Yes, We in Afghanistan all know it too well. My dad although not directly involved in the fighting supplied weopons/ammunition to be used against invaders.

[@TheEnd-kb9dt]

Guys they delete comments from Romanians that prove that what they say it’s wrong 😑.

[@enriqueshockwave8869]

Yeah, the national geographic isn't exactly a place people go for facts these days.

[@marianne9221]

What did they say is wrong? Im curious

[@TheEnd-kb9dt]

@@marianne9221 I will start with the fact that he never stayed in Bran, maybe visited but nothing more.

[@TheEnd-kb9dt]

@@marianne9221 The story about the people that were forced to eat the body of a family member is only a legend and isn’t proven at all.

[@TheEnd-kb9dt]

@@marianne9221 Vlad after his first reign was imprisoned by Matthias (King of Hungary) in his castle (not Bran) underneath the throne room only for a short period of time and after, Matthias married him to a family member and gave him a house to live in.

[@zkierownicyroweru]

The real castle/abode of Vlad is in Poenari, not in Bran castle shown on this "document"...

[@zkierownicyroweru]

@Zweismonde AQW and You are pretty girl

[@Ty-vj4wg]

@@zkierownicyroweru And you are a creep.

[@superstefano7895]

True

[@aliabubakar8142]

u know nothing

[@tyghralornathael8466]

It's true, they did not find Dracula's body under the place he was said to be buried in. Theories suggest that his head was sent to the Ottoman Sultan, his actual body buried somewhere in Italy. Also Bran Castle merely has tangents with Dracula. His actual main fortress was Poenari castle. Sorry NatGeo... this is less facts and more fake-information to make it seem more scary.

[@catsberry4858]

Yeah I'm not impressed

[@TheAnaemag]

They instantly lost me when they're summing up my country's history with "bottomless well of tyranny, catastrophe and overall human misery"...and it all comes from someone who inspired a character to someone who then had huge success? Yeah, great piece of "journalism." And what about all the torture museums around the world, how about all the cruelty that all humans, at any given point in history have manifested and still do (wars? 🟡🔵 😡) towards one another? But Romania has a bottomless pit? ...Really. I used to thing that NG is the definition of quality, I see I may have outdated views.

[@tyghralornathael8466]

@@TheAnaemag And you are rightfully upset. Most people see through this exaggerated story-telling for sure.

[@TheAnaemag]

@@tyghralornathael8466 Hey, what can I say - as long as it brings more money with the tourists and everything. It is a beautiful country, so it's almost something like "come for the myth, stay for the reality" or something 😁 because there are amazing places throughout the country, good food, friendly and hospitable ppl, so it's not all bad, I guess. I just get triggered when I hear ppl making these sweeping statements in which they reduce so much of what ultimately is our history for 5 minutes of cheap sensationalism, to get views. Anyhoo 🙃 thank you for your comment, I hope you are right as well 🤓

[@ashishbhatt3467]

Noticd how they called him "fascist"? Blatant turk apologist. It was turks who were attacking anf cornering vlad.

[@justinglover08]

He actually still alive and has a KZbin channel and goes by Dj Vlad

[@Steven.777-]

LMAOOOO

[@helsingphotography666]

Apparently i'm being censored on my main account...nice. Romanian here from Brasov(check google maps) historians say this and i quote" Not only was he not the owner of the Bran Castle, but it is unclear whether he ever even set foot there." + there are no historical records of any curse of Vlad. Also keep in mind that his head was send to Turkey as a proof of his death. Please stop mocking and spreading lies about our rules. F you Nat geo for trying to spread lies regarding our history without doing any investigation or talking to any historian. Vlad was, is and will remain a national here here. Cheers.

[@ayoshibeautiful3287]

No

[@siddharthjagtap8784]

Are you that naughty little Vlad who sneaked outta coffin?

[@dentpeninde]

Vlad Țepeş was a defender of Romania

[@Particledgb]

Romania didn't exists up untill 1918. Get your facts straight.

[@ricsegreto4107]

I'm not Romanian but for me he's a Hero against the Ottoman Empire.

[@thecoolpanther3103]

@@Particledgb Learn romanian history. Vlad Țepeș was an ruler of Transilvania. But he was an important men for Romanian Country, Moldova. The son of Mircea the Older.

[@Particledgb]

@@thecoolpanther3103 was the ruler of Țara românească or Valahia. He was born in Transilvania but never ruled there. I am from Transylvania and I learned my history quite well, thank you. Romania was non existent back then so saying that Vlad Tepes was a defender of Romania it's wrong.

[@Particledgb]

@@thecoolpanther3103 also, he was the son of Vlad Draculea, born in Sighisoara. You are just writing the history that the Communists wanted the people to know, where us, Romanians, are the greatest and the bravest. And we know quite well it's not the case. Please get informed about Romanian history before spilling fake news about our heritage on the internet.

[@kronniichiwa9909]

Hes a hero to the Romanian nation, which defended his country

[@EA-js1me]

Imagine if Germans saying that about Mr. H.

[@bazooka9096]

@@EA-js1me ottoman were much worse

[@aurelius7160]

@@EA-js1me Mr H. didn't defend, he invaded

[@sharequsman596]

@@bazooka9096 definitely not.History says otherwise

[@sarov7658]

@@bazooka9096 kinda

[@dr.arifkaragoz]

1. Vlad's dad was killed by Hungarian ruler János Hunyadi, not by Turks. 2. Vlad was grown in the Ottoman empire and was raised as a statesman with children of Ottoman Emperor, later he has been sent to "Lilac State" (Romania) as a ruler under Ottoman authority. 3. He has raised three times, he has been forgiven for the first two times, but at the third time, he was killed and his head was sent to Ottoman capital city İstanbul to proove that he was died...

[@aahil1077]

You have lack of information dude Dracula is killed by sultan mehmad the conquerer

[@dr.arifkaragoz]

@@aahil1077 I did not say the opposite. Yes, after his 3rd raise, He was killed by Mehmet the Conqueror

[@X_m19]

Thx for the information. Really interesting how they portrait it differently in every other textbook or video

[@LoneWolf-vk5uy]

@@dr.arifkaragoz That's how they teach you history in turkey?

[@dr.arifkaragoz]

@@LoneWolf-vk5uy you can check internationally accepted sources. What is your reference to say that I am wrong?

[@VrindaGuptaBitter_Sw33t]

Would love to see a full unbiased episode on it. I usually love NatGeo docus so definitely waiting for this one.

[@daniellevaughn4598]

The beginning was overly dramatic. Loved it! 😄

[@tonycharismaticsmith1709]

You are sure right like it's story telling time 😂

[@luc7478]

Dracula's name means Son of the Dragon, his Father is Vlad II Dracul (the dragon) , it's not Son of the devil.

[@paralelel849]

The guy probably told him to say it like that :D, they had to make it more creepy and I never heard of Dracula's curse, probably not real.

[@Shuten_Wukong]

Protect your territory by any means......

[@mrpepe1408]

By killing his own citizens 🤣 Don't make me laugh bot 🖕

[@henryfrancis9533]

@@mrpepe1408 it dont matter when enemy is always at your door steps.

[@umerhussain4430]

I'm Afghan, my father supplied weopons to be used against invaders by supplying ammunitions/guns and acting as a spy on their bases and movements. I'm proud to say thanks to my father many missions were successful.

[@ninjabee8973]

Dracula before: *killed a lot of people* Dracula now: Nutsy coo coo

[@AutumnStars-cv7hs]

Lmao today hes like : BLAH BLAH BLAH 👁👄👁

[@lxlx3458]

Thank you for sharing with us!

[@peterx2016]

Dracul is actually a royal Christian order that rules Wallachia. This included Vlad's grandfather and father. So sad that is video isn't as accurate as I thought it would be. However, it does entertain in sort of way.

[@GabiPTNOBR]

A lot of false information here! Starting with the castle,,, Vlad III never lived in Bran castle! He Lived parts of he’s life in Poenari castle in Arefu!

[@leaflyog8513]

How do you know and what if your source is wrong?

[@jaydub2546]

​@@leaflyog8513Seriously? How to we know who lived in castles in Britain and most of Europe? Lol are you American by Amy chance? If so I can understand your complete lack of history.

[@Genevasplaytime]

He called vlad a fascist 🤣🤣 what a little crybaby

[@ancyber6876]

Well he's not wrong.

[@mfvieira89]

Wasn't him actually from Wallachia instead of Transylvania?

[@MrDoggysmut]

Will you shut up? This gimmick brings us a lot of money

[@PHelsing]

@@MrDoggysmut lol they are actively censoring my main comment. wow luckily i have a f ton of accounts for business purposes

[@fabiana7157]

Yep

[@raducodreanu1789]

He was born in Transylvania but he ruled Wallachia and he stayed at Bran Castle only as a prisoner.

[@helsingphotography666]

@@raducodreanu1789 nope. That never happened he was held prisoner in Budapest not Bran. There is no record of min ever setting foot at bran and trust me I live 15km away from it(Rasnov)

[@GregoryTheGr8ster]

No amount of over-dramatizing or sensationalizing is too much when it comes to Vlad the Impaler.

[@NeonCicada]

and drama starts where logic ends

[@SirImran]

Forget the shortcomings of the previous year and embrace this fresh start with utmost zeal. Happy new year, everyone

[@pietroboselli3036]

Good I agree with you

[@craigbarkle872]

How about a view as Vlad being the antagonist. Able to sympathise with him, maybe. He's a leader. Historical and cultural.

[@craigbarkle872]

Nobody will remember to report your historical data. Who else was as big as Vlad Dracula anywhere in the world like he was.

[@lordskeletor4558]

Amouguas

[@rishavagarwal5352]

he protested against the evil Ottoman rulers and taught them lesson in their language, he's a legend in Romania it's the literature inspiration of Dracula that was created out of him and painted him devil and many people don't know the history behind it

[@unitedcolorsofmydick]

@@rishavagarwal5352 I agree. Brits were lacking a governor in India like Vlad III to maintain control on the increasing population of useless masses

[@savixx5536]

As a Romanian I can tell u a lot of us see him as a national hero

[@MrTaxiRob]

Vlad Tepes is a national hero, and rightly so. Cruelty was par for the course for the enemy, and they got what they gave.

[@waylonk2453]

0:06 "Dense pine" is a false description--there are virtually no pine trees in the Transylvania region. I think the narrator was getting at the large numbers of spruce trees that you can see carpeting the hillsides when you visit.

[@invertfarm]

The shot at 0:19 has plenty of pines on the hill closest, probably Scots pine

[@mihailupu5107]

What do you mean no pines in transylvania ?

[@ugricpatriot]

I live in a pine forest in Transylvania.

[@muazzamshaikh2049]

Does Transylvania region include parts of Hungary also, or just Romania?

[@llamadasinrespuesta4631]

>National geographic is a totally true and credible source of information, there is no bias at all. Suuure... Of course...

[@Matt.........]

NEED TO BE LONGER!

[@dentpeninde]

Remember, transylvania is within Romania 🇷🇴 and its a beautiful country. Bran is pronounced as Braun. Vlad Tepes is actually Vlad Țepeş, pronounced as Tzepesh.

[@artv.9989]

no one in Romania pronounces it "Braun"

[@dentpeninde]

@@artv.9989 nobody in Romania would pronounce Bran as Braen. Braun is a phonetic spelling in English so Native English speakers can say Bran the way Romanians to.

[@klaudioklarki6217]

a true leader, defended his province and his people...eternal glory

[@larry-naylor]

Vlad the Impaler, Vlad the devil or, perhaps more rightly, Vlad, son of the Dragon. It was really disappointing to see Bean Castle featured because, despite its claims, Vlad was never there. He was a proud Wallachian, not a Transylvanian. It's was Bram Stoker who made him Transylvanian but the real Vlad III was a Wallachian viovode and much more than simply 'The Impaler'.

[@tinaelliottdesertpineshs4212]

Awesome job with the story in such a short amount of time.

[@stevecallum7933]

most of the facts given in this 4 minute clip are totally wrong. Castle Bran is nothing to do with the real Dracula. Castle Peonari on the banks of the Arges river is the only real Castle Dracula. Also Dracula means Son of the Dragon, not Son of the Devil as this so called expert states in the film clip. The Romanian people would be insulted to have their national hero insulted in such a biased fashion.

[@100lovehater]

Yea vlad was my uncle , he still lives with us , now we eat beef

[@marivsmvsic]

@@stevecallum7933 Yeah..at first I thought is a Vice doc not a Nat Geo one.

[@brianwalters7855]

All hail Vald "The Impaler" Dracula. 🦇💀🦇

[@cassandramartinez3068]

Wish this was longer 🙂

[@NewMessage]

Well.. a guy who sleeps in a coffin is kind of appropriate for 'boxing day', I guess.

[@joshroberto61]

Pround to live in the same country, however, we really need a leader like him, these days

[@SenorCrazylegs]

Calling Vlad the Impaler a "fascist" live some edgy middle class teen. Very annoying.

[@alco2758]

yeah, garbage video. those looking for historical facts will be disappointed. the worst is the museum director, he knows very well he's lying, but still does it, because nat geo is not searching for truth but sensationalism and the museum director gladly delivers.

[@sikopatth6312]

THE ONE AND ONLY, CONDE DRÁCULA...MERRY CHRISTMAS. "HOHOHO ".CHEERS FROM PARAGUAY...

[@hototsy]

amazing

[@mastermargarita3926]

This video is filled with many inaccuracies. One would expect more from National Geografic.

[@johnyanke7335]

Make that St Vlad the impaler. Pope Pius II called him “a warrior for the Faith”

[@eshamishra1693]

Merry Christmas

[@deadmoroz573]

Они сатанисты

[@UnderTheTime]

It's so amazing

[@NatGeo]

So fascinating! Stay curious.

[@ferrosascordoba7177]

Estaba viendo el especial de halloween de bully magnets de hace 6 años sobre Vlad ! Y sopresivamente NatGeo sube justamente esto ayer D: que mieda ! D:

[@princedivinlohanga4201]

Super kitoko.

[@colincharlton9339]

I've always wanted to go there..to visit his castle..and the haunted forest..apparently there is an perfect circle in the middle of the forest..where nothing grows..

[@helsingphotography666]

lol his castle is actually poenari caste..now a ruin. Never set foot at Bran. The forest you think of is Hoia Baciu forest, near Cluj.

[@raducodreanu1789]

Hey everyone! I am from Transylvania, Romania and I would greatly appreciate to help you to understand all you want about Dracula or anything else inspired from my country. Of course, if you want to know anything else, feel free to ask.

[@call-qd4fb]

Does he kill innocent people

[@bbombitou4696]

Actually them transylvania was Hungary even the dracula from the books lives in Hungary.

[@edgepixel8467]

Real Transylvania is actually pretty nice. Not some dark gothic mysterious foggy place.

[@g-7625]

Do you guys still believe in dark magic?

[@defneustunoglu291]

Why do we correlate the name Dracula to a vampire when it was just a nickname for Vlad Tepes? Were there rumours of him being a vampire?

[@wellplayz7155]

My mind:: ""THAT'S HOTEL TRANSYLVANIA"🤣🤣🤣..

[@His_Checed]

LOL

[@cartierbaby407]

Bruh

[@luciustitius]

I have relatives there, in Transylvania. And actually, it's quite beautiful there and not at all spooky, as long as you don't take away all the colors from the picture and add eerie music in the background.

[@regginsouth9565]

Sometimes, you need to embrace evil for the common good of your people.

[@unappreciatedtreehouse821]

Dracula means son of Dracul which in turn means dragon. 2:40 What makes Vlad fascist as opposed to any other type of despot like Nero, Napoleon or Stalin. I thought Mussolini was Europes first fascist anyway and I don't think anyone says that except this guy you're talking to. Nat Geo doesn't seem too committed to serious documentary. Like is this a High School student presentation or whatever? The problem with this type of garbage is that people that don't know any better assume that it's factual.

[@jswin2084]

The tour guide was reaching for as much shock value as he could grab

[@deathstrike626]

Vlad didn't even step foot in bran castle. Good Job Nat Geo 👍🤦‍♂️

[@mihaimark6908]

True

[@esthersanchezmendez4212]

I'm disappointed by National Geographic, that's not the castle of Vlad III , that castle was re-created

[@shivanshyt7800]

Nice

[@dinotime3961]

Greetings from Transylvania !

[@stevecallum7933]

Nor sure why the National Geo Channel saw fit to give incorrect facts. Bran Castle is NOT anything to do wth Vlad Tepes for a start. He probably only visited there less than a handful of times during his life and The real Castle Dracula is high atop a mountain range near the River Arges and is called Peonari Fortress. Also his name Dracula meant son of Dracul the A sound meaning Son of. It was his father who was ordained into the order of the Dragon to pitt himself against the evil tyranny of the Turks and the Scandanavian/german Lords who also wanted riches beyond greed. Dracula actually means Son Of The Dragon, NOT Son of the Devil. Wish these tv companies would stick to facts and stop trying to link him to the fictional evil written about in Bram Stokers Victorian Novel. Yes Bram did use Vlads history as a family blood line for his vampire but thats all. So this 4 minutes clip from a company thats supposed to know what they re doing when researching these historical facts really goes to show they were only interested in talking about Vlad in a sensationalised way.

[@eshamishra1693]

Thank you National Geographic for this information

[@NatGeo]

We love being your portal to the world...and beyond!

[@twsartadventures3660]

@@NatGeo "portal" nat geo is not information, it's nothing but satanic propaganda. you should all be ashamed.

[@instadiocom]

They chose the most random american dude to do the interview lol

[@Mysterialic]

He sounds like a swell guy.

[@Unknown-zt8mz]

What does that even mean

[@suwitohakim7208]

So that was Bram stroke has beginning to story fiction about Vlad tepes and video game populer castlevania 🔥

[@dumpygamer4091]

Holy Shoot brusine, It's on top of the search list....

[@Sexymame]

cooool!

[@dentpeninde]

Bran castle 🏰 is very beautiful and it was occupied by Queen Maria at the beginning of the 20th century.

[@stevecallum7933]

its beautiful but has nothing whatsoever to do with Vlad Dracula. Castle peonari near the Arges River is the only real Castle Dracula. Vlad had it built atop a high mountain range as a fort against his enemies and so he could have a good view of his surrounding lands.

[@dentpeninde]

@@stevecallum7933 I looked it up on google, they have dummies on pikes ! i never knew about this one. I think many romanians don't know too.

[@dentpeninde]

by the way, the cover picture of vlad țepeş is in a café at a citadel in sigişoara. If you go there, just plan for a day trip... at most an overnight stay... there isn't really anything special around aside from the citadel... and the village is in shambles and disrepair...

[@betsssm1848]

Have you guys watched Dracula Untold?......its based on this storyyyy...anyway it an amazing movie...😉...recommend that

[@xoxnanxoxful]

Interesting

[@joemeralcantara6276]

Happy new year

[@JamieSuzanne.]

It's highly doubtful a person can stay alive for three days after being impaled like that. 🧐🤔

[@MrDoggysmut]

As long as any vital organ was missed, why not?

[@mortechrome]

I certainly hope it’s not possible...people can die from shock and pain. Plus the blood loss would have been great. But maybe it is possible.

[@rayankhan6009]

The mythic forest of my childhood nightmare is the woods at the back of my house

[@mickirios5036]

Bran Castle has absolutely nothing to do with Vlad Dracula. The only connection he has to it is through his Grandfather Mircea The Old who had it constructed. The Hungarians seized it as their property before Dracula was even born. Once again NatGeo demonstrates how they’re fully willing to twist facts/truth in order to get ratings. And the “curse of Dracula” has nothing to do with his death. It was a promise he made to his enemies when he lost the throne the second time and was stabbed in the back by his allies. He fulfilled his promise when he struck a deal with Corvinus, and got the throne back. Thence, the “curse” is completely a moot point. Also, it wasn’t Bran Castle he was held prisoner in, in fact, there’s absolutely no evidence he ever set foot in it. Tour guides just tell Tourists and Hollywood producers wanting to sell a narrative what they want to hear. Poorly done, NatGeo. 😞

[@StoicOutlaw17]

I come from the same city as him i n Romania

[@apputaiparambil]

He was ruthless but he united romania and demolished civil wars. He did what needs to be done, Maybe there was another choice but that might not be as efficient as what he did. It was ugly but it was effective.

[@alparslankorkmaz2964]

Nice video.

[@HadrianDan]

The cruelty side of Vlad is causing him loss. His charming aspect and rich story works for his favor. His attire, the times and castles in a great nation being well.. but his practices may horrify and lose audience if films focus that. Am a Romanian from Dobrogea in 80s.

[@florin26balalau]

My great grandpa's Turkish now the rest of Romania is mixed imagine if Dracula defeated the Turks

[@gorkem9854]

It is already happen just read the history defeated by Mehmet the 2 (Fatih Sultan Mehmet)

[@gorkem9854]

And ıt's not bad thing btw don't afraid

[@taslimchoudhary1253]

Amazing Video National Geographic 🏵️🏵️🇮🇳🏵️🏵️

[@NatGeo]

We're glad you enjoyed watching it, Taslim!

[@lagimmediafiles6478]

Scary!

[@CowboySanta]

Sincerely doubt it would take 3 days to die by impalment! More historical, or hysterical hype!

[@JohnPaul-ii]

A sad effort in sensationalism under the banner of National Geographic.

[@phishENchimps]

He was a HERO! Long live Vlad III !

[@truegrit7697]

How could anyone possibly survive 30 seconds after being impaled, let alone 3 days. I'm not buying that.

[@anthonycampos8057]

Im surprised Ridley Scott hasnt done a movie about Vlad.

[@tw3ist]

From a former Ottoman soldier trained by the Sultan's Janissaries to become a fearless warrior to the enduring association of Dracula with vampires. Interesting life 👍

[@ShubhamSharma-to5po]

he defended his country. he made muslim invaders understand the language they understand. huge respect for this king.

[@unitedcolorsofmydick]

Yes Brits must have followed him in India. There are 1.5 B as.holes remains to be impaled

[@KingofKran]

Yeah, and if Hitler did the same, you would probably have huge respect for him too. What nonsense.

[@laxusplays4036]

Wheres the full video?

[@z1rc86]

wheres the full episode?

[@matthewmann8969]

What a nice hotel to spend a weekend in

[@chadjohnson6304]

Imagine forests of corpses dripping on a buffet you call that a nightmare I call that a tuesday

So much BS and historical inaccuracy in this video... should be reported... shame on you, NatGeo.

[@DemonessModeus]

nobody: diavalo: FINALLY a worthy opponent our battle will be legendary

[@avag3.768]

really interesting series even though its a lie it still interests me

[@NeonCicada]

One person's _"hero"_ = another person's _"villain"_

[@silvernight7667]

Some Romanians see him as a hero like my family

[@Emanuel-E]

Pretty much all Romanians see him as a hero.

[@NeonCicada]

@@Emanuel-E That's because he was a hero...in his own way.

[@unitedcolorsofmydick]

If you Romanians take him as a hero... It means you really lack heroes. Ceauşescu youth. Not surprised

[@banandababa]

I don’t get it, can you explain why you see him as a hero?

[@Emanuel-E]

@@banandababa It's very simple, he defended our country from barbaric invaders, including the Ottomans, Hungarians, Saxons, Tartars etc.

[@tc801]

Awesome Gift & Joy to Mankind,

[@mihaelabruma8006]

Odihnește -te in pace, Măria Ta!

[@123haninhk]

Dracula is a Christmas movie. Err, I mean Die Hard.

[@ahmadbasra2920]

Why I am not that time to see old wars