Vlad the Impaler - War in the Dark - European History - Extra History - Part 4

[@Dollfaceyourfear]

I love how in the roller-coaster of Vlad III being mid-war, fleeing, imprisoned, in exile or begging, he is still drawn as being so frickin' intense. I'm enjoying every darn second of this long-awaited series. Stellar job.

[@DragoniteSpam]

He's got my all-time favorite eyebrows in the entire EC/EH library.

[@chlorophylte7487]

19 hours ago Video released 13 minutes ago

[@k1pp225]

Big eyebrows man

[@GaldirEonai]

By all accounts, he was a man without middle gears.

[@dastanjan320]

I have a question: are you romanian? ( I am by the way, mă cheamă Marian) I ask this because I am very curious about how popular and long waited is a Vlad the Impaler series outside his romanian fans.

[@beretperson]

I like the idea of someone recognizing Vlad when he goes undercover "Hey, wait a minute, aren't you that hostage son of Vlad I met a few years ago?" "Ha! I wish! I hear he's really handsome..." "No, no, I meant the other one..."

[@urielantoniobarcelosavenda780]

"IMPALE HIM"

[@ondank]

Vlad: *stares* Random dude: You know what, never mind

[@Paratroopersteark]

breaking news: Soldier found empaled on camp outskirts

[@adamn7777]

"you're probably thinking of a different Vlad I get that all the time"

[@lowkeysalmon3092]

This outraged vlad who punished him severely

[@michaeleaster4366]

Can we just talk about how much Extra Credits horses have changed? They've gone from okay, to cute to just plain cool!

[@songbird515]

Genghist Khan horses vs Vlad Horses is all you need to say

[@amiknowntou2308]

Horses are horses

[@Wolfiyeethegranddukecerberus17]

They used to be two beans on tentpoles lol

[@aise3722]

damn, i just noticed

[@frzzzzz]

So many changes

[@Hypastpist]

"I IMPALED THE OTTOMEN, THE OTTOWOMEN AND THE OTTOCHILDREN TOO!" -vlad definitely

[@emilyangelicabridge3509]

This whole thing could have epic rap of history references! 😂

[@bebostrong1]

Sad!😥

[@Aserlotl]

Extra history out of context

[@buckingham412]

definitely not, people were not pussies about over-inclusivity back then, you could actually use words without offending 75% of the population.

[@TheOCO8]

I wish I could like this many more times than once

[@abcdef27669]

Random Ottoman soldier number 56: "Hey, look at those funny trees... Wait a second, those aren't trees..."

[@rosiehawtrey]

"I felt a great disturbance in the force, as if 20,000 people had had staves rammed up their backsides, sans lube..."

[@EmilioReyes_97]

When the trees start bleeding Wallachian

[@jorgebarriosmur]

"Must have been the wind"

[@gkmginger56]

**when the trees start speaking Romanian and also start raining blood**

[@fischX]

@@rosiehawtrey he used lube, only lube and gravity. Yes they where alive when put on the stick, yes Vlad the Impaler was sadistic (a give away at that point)

[@DragoniteSpam]

Suddenly realizing how strikingly similar Vlad's story is to (an omega messed-up version of) The Hero's Journey. Grew up as a hostage before committing to revenge, dodging Hunyadi between military training sessions, falling from grace and getting exiled, returning to the throne...

[@georgy2596]

Oh god.

[@dr.nosborn6330]

That is why his history is so appealing, well that and a morbid fascination for the gore.

[@silverhawkscape2677]

Imagine your life being a real Life "The Hero's journey"

[@DragoniteSpam]

@@silverhawkscape2677 i mean, joan of arc was basically an RPG protagonist

[@Elizabeththegreatest]

Not many heroes end up dead the way Vlad did, though, but real life never goes exactly the way we prefer!

[@ktheterkuceder6825]

Stephen the great and Mathias Corvinus deserve a series of their own respectively.

[@MC-wy9rv]

Fun fact: Those 2 are mentioned in the national anthem.

[@wallachia4797]

@@MC-wy9rv Incorrect, Matthias Corvinus is not mentioned in the anthem, HIS FATHER IS, John Hunyadi/Corvinus, who was the son of a Romanian noble.

[@dogeofgreatness2222]

@@wallachia4797 so Matthias Corvinus granddad was a Romanian.

[@wallachia4797]

@@dogeofgreatness2222 Yes, his grandfather but not Matthias Corvinus himself, he was King of Hungary and Hungarian by all means. It's just an interesting piece of trivia which we through deserved being mentioned in our anthem.

[@dogeofgreatness2222]

@@wallachia4797 I definetly don't want to folow any nationalistic agenda neither Hungarian or Romanian but is funny how the same Romanian and Hungarian keyboard warriors who fight over translyvania forget how interconnected their histories have been. It's the equivalent of Turks and Greeks denying shared heritage.

[@cheezcarrot9633]

Here Vlad goes killing again

[@diegoontour]

Oh boy...

[@wallachia4797]

Based

[@DragoniteSpam]

Vlad killing again? Today must be a day ending in "Y..."

[@CsongorVarady]

I think Mathias Corvinus definitely deserves his own series. He was one of the most influential Hungarian kings. He brought the Renaissance to Hungary and was supposedly very fair and did a lot for the Hungarian people. He is sort of a mythical person also. In Hungary they have a particular genre of folktales just about his escapades.

[@mimisor66]

Not to forget his Romanian blood on his father's side...

[@rolebo1]

7:12 with Vlad being Bram Stoker's inspiration for Dracula, could this be the moment where the "vampires can't enter without an invitation" thing comes from.

[@tepesobrejac4360]

1:40 That's not entirely accurate. Moldavia was an Ottoman vassal since the reign of Petru Aron (Stephen's predecessor) and his turning against Vlad was more to get the fortress of Chilia back (from which much of the Danube Delta was controlled) then a want to collaborate with the Turks. Edit: For those interested, there's a second correction in the replies.

[@bluespaceman7937]

Thanks for the correction.

[@jamiemetzger1403]

I imagine that they will cover this in their lies episode following this story.

[@CrisSelene]

Man, Vlad's family was really something, between a traitorous brother and his rocky relationship with his cousin. Not to mention all the other distant relatives who wanted the throne. I don't know about other countries, but in Romania relationships between cousins are close. I'm just imagining his talks with Ștefan.

[@George_M_]

Love how all the modern nationalists in the Balkans are like "we always opposed the Ottomans at all times, gloriously" whereas actually every country sided with them at one point or another.

[@EmilReiko]

I would have sided with the ottomans, have you seen those cool hats!

[@florinmanolache9706]

Sure, "at all times" might be an exageration, but it's still true that we opposed the ottomans for a long period of time. Because unlike a superpower that can just make a peace treaty after a stalemate or minor defeat (losing 1 battle doesn't mean you lost the entire country), a weaker power could only accept defeat and side with them since you want to live to fight another day (losing 1 battle is game over)

[@friedzombie4]

Silver or Gunpowder

[@MilloSpiegel]

I like that the balkan countries hate each other but they often hate the Albanians more. Just because they are Muslim.

[@basedkaiser5352]

@@MilloSpiegel Bosnians ?

[@ktheterkuceder6825]

Stephen becomes an ottoman ally. Vlad: bruh.

[@nirast2561]

Weren't you paying attention? They're cousins! :p

[@kevinboros7427]

Stephen hated the Ottomans as much as Vlad did(well maybe not that much, but close). He only wanted to capture the fortress of Chilia in order to defend against the Ottomans in his future campaign against them. He is actually the most popular and beloved Romanian historical figure over here.

[@wallachia4797]

Stephen didn't become an ally of the Ottomans, his predecessor did. This video is a bit inaccurate.

[@TheKosMean]

@@wallachia4797 He was an Ottoman vassal and paid tribute, hence no inaccuracy in this regards. He even accepted to pay a higher tribute after getting Chilia.

[@TheKosMean]

@Anhedon and what?

[@reinaldoaugusto160]

This is like so interesting cause kings and prince promised to do acrusade agaisnt the ottomans but didnt and insted arrested the only one wiling to fight the ottomans

[@setcheck67]

To be fair getting arrested probably saved Vlad's life for a while. He was given an estate and lived life fairly well after just a few months.

[@polasamierwahsh421]

And this is why in the bram staker novel the inciting incident is him being betrayed by the church/ god And then turning to the dark side

[@buriedalive3192]

@@polasamierwahsh421 Based on his notes, Bram Stoker's Dracula probably wasn't based on the historical figure, he just thought the name was kinda dope.

[@reinardish]

Many crusade before only ended in disaster

[@niclassemmerow6401]

Mathias Corvinus deserves an own episode of Extra History, he is so awesome yet so underrepresented

[@catalinmarius3985]

Extra Credits, could you look at Stephen the Great as well? Vlad the Impaler's cousin from Moldavia. They were cousins and polar opposites. While Vlad the Impaler had dark tendencies, Stephen the Great was a faithful man and for every victory he would build a church in the name of God. He ruled Moldavia for 47 years in a time when the average ruler lasted 1-2 years, at different points he was at war with every neighbour: Hungary, Poland, Tatars, Wallachians and Ottomans. He had 44 victories out of 46 battles, his only defeats at the hand of the Ottomans.

[@Genessyss]

he built churches but he wasn't a faithfull person. Also he had the same tendencies like Vlad just he didn't go the the groosome extent that Vlad went.

[@SvenElven]

I was in a discussion with a Romanian once: Is there a difference between Moldavia and Moldova? In the eyes of the UN the second is a sovereign nation, but (some) Romanians believe Moldavia and Moldova are one and the same and both rigthfully part of Romania.

[@vampdude5696]

@@SvenElven Romanian here. The idea behind the Republic of Moldova and Moldavia is that at one point they were the same thing. The only reason there is a Republic of Moldova is because of the USSR annexation during WW2. There are people from both Romania and Moldova that want to unite, but there are a lot of complications. Culturally, while Moldova has a stronger slavic influence (cause again, USSR and the deportations), they are very very similar to us to the point of almost being the same exact thing. It's kind of like saying that Transylvania is Romanian despite the Hungarian influence during it's occupation

[@SvenElven]

@@vampdude5696 Thank you for your input! Wikipedia says Moldova is demographically 75% Moldovian and 7% Romanian and about 18% people originating in other former USSR countries. What you’re saying is that the ethnic Moldovians culturally have more in common with Romanians than the other ethnic groups?

[@vampdude5696]

@@SvenElven what is currently called moldovians, in the majority of romanian eyes, are also romanian. Just separated because of the ussr. So yes Moldovia has more similarities with romania than any other country

[@michaelconnell1010]

Wasn’t expecting Vlad to have some Assassin class qualifications

[@Blaze-xe8cl]

Dont give ubisoft ideas

[@charlotteshenkenberger345]

​@Blaze-xe8cl I think they're referring to the Fate Series. Though I do agree with not giving Ubisoft any ideas.

[@eldorados_lost_searcher]

"You did not have--" *Crazy eyes intensify* *Pulls out the offending captain's head* "--an invitation."

[@PJDAltamirus0425]

Matthius Cromquist was a historical figure, neat, I just thought he was Dracula's name before he turned into the king of vampires in Castlevania lament of innocence.

[@DanielGalimidi]

Are you confusing him with Matthias Corvinus, the king of Hungary mentioned in the video?

[@Merennulli]

Cromquist is based loosely on both Corvinus and Vlad III, along with a lot of folklore and completely new story. I wouldn't call him a "historical figure" any more than Godzilla is a "historical figure", but both are fictional monsters using something that happened in history and adding in a ton of fiction on top.

[@PJDAltamirus0425]

@@Merennulli ... good point, better to say I'm surprised he was loosely based on a real person.

[@DrgoFx]

I love how an important figure amongst all these players is just named "Stephen." Really puts into perspective how common names today became so common, and how that modern perspective affects the way we look at the past.

[@grizzlyb9984]

That dude that's "just named "Stephen" is also know as Stephen the Great and Holy. He's one of the 5-ish historical figures of romania.

[@staffan-]

Well, his name was Stefan, but he is known as Stephen in the English speaking world.

[@pathfinderGM]

It would be so funny to start the next one with vlad tepes from Castlevania story about becoming a vampire before stopping and saying "wait no this is for a future video on Vlad's cultural impact on the world."

[@maqotucsh9860]

You should make a video about Skanderbeg too

[@thealbozz4059]

Gjergj Kastrioti Skanderbeg would be really amazing! I hope they do Skanderbeg in the future

[@Idkwhattoputhere240]

I really hope they do him, i think he is one of the most underrated generals in history. Imo more people should learn about him

[@yuvalharel3537]

One of my favourite series if extra credit so far

[@theguestkid5651]

What kind of rollercoaster ride of life and action is this!?

[@mattman3960]

4:53 animated scenes in extra history are rare and epic at the same time

[@jacob8565]

Really wish this was lined up for Halloween

[@abcdef27669]

I hope we got the Salem Trials for Halloween in Extra History.

[@landlockedcroat1554]

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[@AImeria]

Wallachian Mission Number 2: Impale the Sultan

[@dantetre]

Matthias "Corvinus" Hunyadi was the son of John Hunyadi from few episodes before.

[@samiai8905]

I just watched Castlevania and so many of these names are flashing me back to the show

[@Ghonosyphlaids]

Oh man, a follow up series on Mehmed II would be sweet as heck

[@FuyuzuKii]

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

[@gamewizardthesecond]

Vlad draculaaa, spawn of the devillll. Dipping my bread in your weeping blood vessels

[@someguy-bv3il]

A man of culture I see

[@dylansporrer1198]

Do you think that the Ottomans were extra terrified of the impaled corpses since (based on their shadows) they had grown strange columns of flesh linking their torsos to their hands?

[@pitioti]

This series about Vlad III is awesome !

[@DeWitherWarrior]

The EEEnk at the start was very much appreciated

[@martingorojovsky]

Nice series! By the way, I'd love if someday you talk about other topics of the history of east-central Europe, like Matthias Corvinus, the succession crisis in Hungary and the HRE in the 1440's, the Jagiellon dynasty, etc. Greetings from Buenos Aires, Argentina.

[@blaster915]

I can't wait for the last chapter of this!! So interesting this series!

[@GoblinInTraining]

You guys should turn these into podcasts they’re just so great to listen to

[@jroden06]

Awesome!! Been waiting for this all day! Loving this series

[@sergeychistov8162]

YES! Another episode of my favorite series!

[@shartheIsraeli]

Thanks for putting this. It teaches me history

[@LewiLuvLife]

Americans: walk until the trees speak Vietnamese Russians: walk until the trees speak Finnish Turks: walk until the trees aren’t speaking anymore

[@clashofchampsoo2697]

I didn't get the Russians one Plzz explain🙏🙏🙏

[@superiorshotgun4348]

@@clashofchampsoo2697 the winter war

[@BosterCol]

Some historians say Radu and Mehmed were really, really good friends........

[@george-luciancasu1540]

:D :D :D yep!! why do you think that Radu was nicknamed **the Handsome**?? certainly not for his looks, but rather for his **good friendship** with Mehmet ! :D :D :D like.... sharing the pillow at night :D :D :D

[@soghitankoiko6059]

Hmmmm... Interesting

[@Trexmaster12]

They were roommates.

[@CrisSelene]

@@Trexmaster12 OMG they were roommates!

[@gamewizardthesecond]

There's a reason he got the title "the handsome"

[@Captain_Pine_oo]

Anybody else notice the “EEENK”at the beginning?😂

[@Mizekslav]

Although my country was never under Hungarian rule, Mathias Corvinus is a local legend known as kralj Matjaz (king mathias) i live near a mountain where a legend says that Corvinus is sleeping with his army around a stone table and the legend says that when his beard will come around the table 9 times he and his army will awake and once again bring prosperity and gold times to our lands

[@chieflet]

i like how at the beginning the ink jar says “Eeenk” probably mocking someone saying “ink” weirdly at their studio lol

[@scotty2827]

I counted; I have watched 72 of your videos in less than 5 days. My god you guys are incredible, thank you so much!

[@extrahistory]

Wow, thank you! That's one heck of a binge! ❤

[@rennor3498]

If Hungary had helped they could have potentially destroyed Ottoman hegemony in Balkans. Vlad's knowledge of Ottoman warfare,tactics and his cruelty along with Hungarian support could have permanently crippled Ottoman expansion into Europe, maybe even kick them out of the Balkans. This unwillingness to help would cost them when 70 years later Sultan Suleiman would come and end the Kingdom of Hungary after which Hungary would not gain its independence untill after ww1.

[@twiliblade]

many in history sow the seeds of their own destruction

[@_Muzolf]

Matthias had himself trouble home with the nobility, and this dream of kicking out the Ottomans was very much a fantasy. Matthias himself tried to organize a pushback when he finally put down his biggest rivals and various rebellions, but that plan went up in smoke due to being unable to get the Serbians on board. Hungary being catholic, while all of its southern and eastern neighbors being orthodox, with the usual politics simply created too much a wedge between them to ever create a successful coalition against the ottomans.

[@gromnokriptide]

This is my favorite extra history set.

[@joshuafrimpong244]

I knew staying on the channel page long enough will be worth it

[@Numba003]

Vlad with his little lion backpack on a leash is adorable lol. Thank you. Stay well out there everybody, and God bless you friends. :)

[@manasjain2034]

You could say, Vlad was Outgunned, Outmanned, Outnumbered, Outplanned until the end when he was just outgunned, outmanned and outnumbered.

[@borkthefedz2504]

Those dimple eyes are amazing.

[@lollllfol]

Hunyadi and matthias corvinus should get their own series!

[@muhddanish8311]

Everybody was a gangsta till the trees speak Wallachian

[@darthimperious8661]

Vlad be using his many noble Fantasms

[@mikotagayuna8494]

Vlad III - Literally fighting with sticks and harsh language.

[@MrJMB122]

I really got to look back at the primary sources of Vlad was given quite title both by Ottoman and Hungarian for this situation. It's actual primary title that English translation into prince mean Voivode..warlord.

[@nicopavvi8494]

X:"damn, my pet is terrible sometimes" Mathias Corvinus:" ugh, mine too" X:"mine always barks to the mailman, your too?" Mathias Corvinus:"no, he impales the mailman".

[@zarlsalamandersspacemarine302]

Hey thanks for the video my doods

[@RazvanMihaeanu]

2:57 Run, you fools! The Dragon has awakened!

[@stormrider6202]

How about a video of Skenderbeu the Hero of Albania !Would be Fun !

[@georgy2596]

Part four yey

[@issmiregal3332]

I watched the 3rd part before and wondered when they will upload the next one till this popped up

[@Ahmadabdal_]

00:27 "they will come with evil intentions" Vlad the *impaler* said without a hint of irony

[@beanujeam7121]

Very epic

[@Dovah22]

I know this is an old tfs quote but i think it truly fits the historical vlad tepes. “You lay upon ze blood-soaked dirt of your ruined land. Castles plundered... dominions in ruin... servants destroyed - all to end ze hellfire wis which you sought to cover ze world. A bloody conquest having consumed hundreds of thousands, countless villages razed to ze ground, and over 20,000 impaled and prostrated by you and you alone to strike horror into the hearts of mortal men! Vhat say you, monster, demon, devil conceived by the bleakest womb?! WHAT SAY YOU NOW?!” -tfs Van Helsing.

[@CarbonMage]

"The Aristocrats"

[@Dovah22]

@@CarbonMage *agressive stabbing*

[@adamnteki6393]

"Ottoman raider before beheading the Impaler"

[@ravdog98a]

You guys are the Best - Thanks!!!

[@alin_ilies]

special episode or series on Stephen the great?

[@timushpetru1112]

Still waiting for a series on Stephen the Great and the Holy

[@barbequejack970]

Vlad is such an interesting anti-hero.

[@dargondude2375]

He isn't an anti hero he's a villainous protagonist

[@notenoughmemes1847]

@@TheShtamer Ya good mate you've been typing 23 messages that mean nothing in any language

[@slithbackle]

I think anti villain would be a more accurate term.

[@dargondude2375]

@AshhadASLAM DAHRI Mehmet is the antagonist but he's a more heroic antagonist.

[@mariostanciu9571]

Im romanian and yes, i do consider him a hero, due to him the Ottomans wouldn't cross thorugh wallachia or hungary and into more of central europe.

[@Yes-hd5ku]

7:12 Vampires sure take the invitation into homes thing seriously

[@futureminds9742]

#Extracredits please make a video on Marathas too and the great 3rd war of panipath , it would be twist and fun !

[@postapocalypticnewsradio]

PANR has tuned in.

[@mygills3050]

Vlad juggling between allies and vice versa is a good example of relativity

[@KlaxontheImpailr]

I’d love to see a series on St Olga.

[@blakedavis2447]

Walachia sounds like the south Eastern European equivalent to Poland, a small country surrounded by bigger powers in a constant state of being screwed over.

[@setcheck67]

Except hilariously no one actually wanted the land. They all just wanted a puppet state that could act as a buffer for them. Honestly a worse state than Poland given their job was just to die over and over as a meat shield for other countries.

[@clementlefevre5384]

At least poland managed to be a great power at some point, not just a speedbump between central and eastern Europe for every army of the region

[@andersbjrnsen7203]

More like benelux maybe? But very unlike both: poor mountainous, small and really not worthwile to occupy initself, just a gateway to more valuable lands.

[@clementlefevre5384]

@@andersbjrnsen7203 Benelux being not valuable ? The lowlands were some of the richest lands in Europe, Wallachia was a couple of farms with some forts.

[@blede8649]

Poland has only been a small meatshield country in the last two centuries. Historically, Germany and Italy were the traditional meatshields, whereas Poland was the superpower of Eastern Europe.

[@tylerboyce4081]

Anyone else revisiting this Extra History series since the new Rise of Empires: Ottoman season released on Netflix?

[@Deimnos]

I can't wait for the Lies episode on this one!

[@ahsdjasashdahs9940]

They say his head was displayed at the Sublime Porte

[@nassrybendeck9064]

Great Animation

[@futureminds9742]

Please make a video on “Baji Rao” too , it would be great story .

[@ng855]

Now I realize why Dracula is called lord of Wallachia in castlevania sotn

[@danielvekony2320]

In case anybody cares Matthias Corvinus was the son of John Hunyadi. He's name is actually Matthias Hunyadi, he was renamed after his herald animal, the raven (latin: corvus). He was the smaller of two sons, the older one was decapitated by the prievous king who was afraid the popular Hunyadi's sons would dethrone him. The angry people gathered on the frozen Denube demanding Matthias to be crowned king, which thanks to the the pressure of the crowd has happened, that's why he was called, among other things, the King elected on ice. He is also a Hungarian culture hero, also called Righteous Matthias (which he wasn't necesseraly but still one of the best). According to the fables he frequently dressed up as a poor beggar, and wandered around the country to see the people's true colours, and when he me inequality, cruelty or injustice, he later returned as king to set things right. This probably never happened, but we have hundreds of such fables, which shows people's view on him.

[@danielwasserlauf4516]

At 8:16 you say there is a hungarian army marching... however the visuals are from the ottomans is this a mistake? Also great work with the videos love them!

[@NickTheNickname]

That "Oh nuts" earned my like instantly

[@kingh996]

There were so many betrayals in this series that I just stopped bothering to count them

[@StrangeTerror]

So I got a soap ad that ended with "so you can be" and went to the video with him saying "a rebel, and an oppressor"

[@Ryu_D]

Thank you for the video.

[@ajimit8669]

I don't remember this part in history, but I do remember Vlad engaged in a glorious combat with Karna, the Sun God

[@erenyeager2362]

This dude almost killed Mehmed II, conqueror of Constantinopole!

[@briggsy7919]

yes

[@FunnyMemes-dr3se]

Yes series

[@gunengineering1338]

The 1462 invasion of Wallachia is sometimes called the Vietnam of the muddle ages. King Matthias was actually pretty smart and craftfully played all parties to his peaceful ambitions. His game lasted for quite a while but of course, it couldn't have lasted forever and i think he knew that from the start.

[@NuclearBombs51]

4. Vlad the 4th is someone who grew up next to Sultan Mehmet the Conqueror who destroyed Byzantium, but later on, after the Ottomans wanted more money and for various reasons, he fought many wars with Sultan Mehmet the Conqueror, whom he knew from childhood, and he was interested in magic so much that after a certain period of time he fought and was killed, mistaking his own soldiers for Ottoman soldiers, and the reason for this was that he was interested in too much magic, astrology, and he met with oracles many times.

[@TheCreepypro]

even when Vlad is down he is not out

[@nassrybendeck9064]

Nicely Explained

[@corrupteddoge2402]

1:15 “They were great **friends**”

[@Hashmir2522]

7:42 Dude, nooo!! The baby leash!!! x'DDDD

[@VLCBK]

Huh, that makes you think how much would the course of history change if the Sultan was in the tent that Vlad opened