VLAD THE IMPALER by Extra History - 3 - A Historian Reacts

[@maxwelljarman7785]

“Doing a presentation on kindness to k-8 children”…”alright let’s learn about Vlad the Impaler” 😂😂

[@elijahvega5915]

😅

[@cyberus1438]

Hell yeah

[@richeybaumann1755]

Legend has it that Vlad III was so feared that, after he took the throne for the second time in 1456, he had a golden cup placed on a fountain in the central square of Târgoviste, leaving it unguarded and unprotected. While he reigned, the cup was never touched, for the people feared Vlad and knew the punishment for thieves was public impalement. Some of the accounts (translated from Romanian, so there may be linguistic drift) say that one day, the cup was stolen, and on that day everyone knew that Vlad Dracula was dead.

[@WALAHIA.]

Yes I remember it

[@razvanmazilu6284]

I've usually heard Wallachia pronounced with a "v" in English, so it is a bit unusual to hear it pronounced with a "u" sound. In Romanian it would be pronounced Va-la-hee-ah (Valahia). It's important to mention that Wallachia/Wallachian is an exonym (as in a name used by foreigners for a place). While it was used locally to some extent (as in Ungro-Vlahia), it wasn't a name commonly used by the people. The origin of the name is supposedly from an old Germanic word used to describe romanised Celts or romance language speakers. Wallachia would thus be related linguistically to Walloon and Wales. The name used by Romanians at the time was Țeara (from the Latin Terra) Rumânească or Țara Românească in modern Romanian. Literally The Romanian Land. It's worth noting that Wallachia was made up of two major regions: the Western part was Oltenia (the land of Olt, a major river) and the Eastern part was Muntenia (the land of Mountains). Locals to this day are described as "olteni" or "munteni" and that would've also been the case back then. However they also would've called themselves Romanians. Just as today. While the concept of ethnicity was not exactly what it is now, there are multiple accounts of travellers, merchants or diplomats reporting in their journals that locals called themselves "rumâni", that they considered themselves descendents of the Romans and that their language possessed some familiarity with Latin. One Italian traveller notes "Valachi nunc se Romanos vocant" or the Wallachians are calling themselves Roman now. It would've been the same in Moldavia, as one of their chroniclers - Grigore Ureche - proudly proclaimed in his work on the history of Moldavia "de la Rîm ne tragem"; an old Romanian way of saying "we are descended from Rome". I find this sort of linguistic trivia fascinating and I hope someone else does too.

[@cosminblk8359]

For those who are wondering what does Wallachia means : it is a generic germanic word for every group of people who spoke latin. Wallachia is not the only part in the world that shares this etimology : for stance, the polish word for Italy is "Wlochy" and the half of Belgium that speaks french is called Wallonie.

[@henriquesoares2343]

They also refered to lands that did not speak Latin languages as is the case with Wales, which shares the same ethmology.

[@danc7934]

germans just want us romanians to be friends with belgians

[@HistoryNerd808]

@@henriquesoares2343 I love it when history makes sense and ties a lot of very different things(or in this cases places) together

[@drrakw2432]

2:38 Also, after "improving" his method of impaling, the stinks weren't even sharp, they were blunt, to make the process even slower and more painful. Good reason for why you wouldn't have a good time being one of Vlad's enemies.

[@stephenwright8824]

_stakes_

[@st3am267]

Sheesh

[@flynnstone3133]

When your done with this series, I highly recommend you give History Marche’s series on Micheal the Brave a viewing. He’s another prominent Wallachian Ruler. While Vlad the Impaler gets the headlines for his brutality, Micheal actually defeated the Ottomans in a large scale battle and even briefly United Romania under his rule.

[@sashat.2629]

yes yes

[@WriterGirl90]

One of my favourite stories about Vlad involved a rich merchant and a poor man. The Merchant lost his purse of money and offered a significant reward for its return. The poor man found it and when realising that it was the Merchant's purse, he returned it (no doubt he was scared to just keep it given Vlad's reputation). But the Merchant didn't want to pay the reward so told the poor man that he must have taken his reward already. The poor man was so incensed at the accusation that he took it before Vlad to complain. Vlad questioned the Merchant and the Merchant claimed there was a different amount of money in the purse he was given compared to the one he lost, probably thinking that Vlad would side with him. Instead Vlad took the purse and said that it can't be the Merchant's then if the amount of money inside was different. He then said that because nobody had claimed THIS purse missing, that it belonged to the finder: the poor man. So because the Merchant was a douche, he lost all that money. There's no way of knowing if it's true but it's an entertaining story.

[@dragos_16]

It's more of a moral, my grandma in the norther part of Romania told me the same story. And all across Romania they know this story. This story teaches you something, but this clearly did not happened :)

[@chesterparish3794]

I subscribed about two or three weeks ago but I've been watching since the oversimplified prohibition video. Love this channel and the community.

[@VloggingThroughHistory]

Glad to have you Chester!

[@ferea_896]

@@VloggingThroughHistory 6:49 yes, but at the same time the Tudors were very much favourable to Edward. Was that because Henry was married to his daughter of because they couldn’t actually deny him since he was actually really beloved by the people themselves?

[@Skelli2]

Pronounciation wise it would be Valahia with a V (also instead of a ch sound you have a straight "h" as in "humor"). Also here in Romania we learn about it being named Țara Românească which just directly translates to The Romanian Country or The Romanian Land

[@iustinprisacaru225]

Actually in Romania we don't say Wallachia (we say actually Țara Româneasca, which means The Romanian Land) but correctly, Wallachia is Valahia pronounced.

[@Iruth27]

Romanian History student here. To be even more pedantic, back then it was called locally Ţeara Rumânească, as well as Ungrovlahia, literally "Wallachia towards Hungary". But yes, in Romania we call Wallachia, Valahia (pronounced as Vahlachya).

[@gundabalf]

wow, fascinating

[@iustinprisacaru225]

@@Iruth27 PPersonally I feel weird calling Wallachia Tara Romaneasca and the reason is that also Moldova is a Tara Romaneasca and Transilvania too. For me it would make more sense if we would call Wallachia... Wallachia.

[@20914570]

@@Iruth27 Does Valahia (Wallachia) means Tara Rumaneasca? Wich oversimplified just means Rumanian Land/Country? Thats fascinating.

[@iustinprisacaru225]

@@20914570 yes and no. Wallachia is not a term used by Romanians it is actually (I think, I might be wrong) a term used by the germans to describe the land of the Vlachs who are basicly old Romanians.

[@MGWProfessor]

If you and Ken Burns could work together that would be THE GREATEST moment for all history buffs lol

[@hurgcat]

In the lies episode Rob Rath, the editor in cheif for Extra History, said they had already recorded most of the series by the time they realized the wallachia mistake, and just decided to march foward and acknowledge it in lies.

[@ryancampbell7866]

Would the video Kings and Generals did on Thomas Cochrane be something you would consider doing? Dude was one of the most interesting sea captains in history. Love the videos and congrats on 200,000 subs!

[@ytubestolemyhandle]

Yeah, interesting that Nelson got practically immortalized for one battle, while Cochrane is practically unknown despite leading 4 countries worth of navies and sinking more ships than basically anyone in history (the only one with similar track record is probably korean Admiral Yi) - and being instrumental in helping at least 2 countries gain independence from their respective empires (Chile from the Spanish and Brazil from the Portugal). I imagine, if he wasn't such an ethical dude and had a bit more ambition, he could create an empire of his own. I mean, if someone treated me as the British treated him, I'd fcking join Napoleon instead. Maybe we'd all be speaking french by now if Cochrane snapped one day, back then.

[@untruelie2640]

The Transsylavian "Saxons" actually weren't from Lower Saxony (the region where the Anglo-Saxons came from) nor were they from (Upper) Saxony. The name was a cultural-linguistic misunderstanding. The german colonists that made up the Transsylvanian Saxons came from all parts of medieval Germany. (Btw., the german name of Brasov was Kronstadt) :)

[@SvenElven]

IIRC, the Saxons who invaded Britannia came from neither Saxony nor Lower Saxony, but rather from what is today Schleswig-Holstein and southern Jutland! They were called Saxons because the Latin scholars of the time got the different Germanic tribes mixed up!

[@anderskorsback4104]

That seems to be a common thing: The closest German tribe becomes the word for all Germans. In French and Spanish, all Germans are Alemanni. In Welsh, Finnish and Estonian, all Germans are Saxons.

[@SkyArmyKernal]

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[@Guywithalimp7]

Love this channel man. Don't let history be forgotten, or worse, erased!

[@elijazfrazelsassafraz3100]

Its neat that you speak at schools. I remember how cool it was when a John Brown expert came to our school and spoke to us and then months later I saw the same expert on a documentary about bleeding Kansas. It was so unexpected and I immediately felt personally connected with him.

[@corinna007]

Dracula is so interesting, both the real person and the character. I think there's another show that had an episode that focused a lot more on the castles and fortresses he had built, while also going over his history. (And it just clicked in my head that Castlevania series on Netflix actually references the incident in Brasov; Dracula (vampire) mentions 41 merchants in Kronstadt/Brasov disrespecting him.)

[@Dogarux]

Congrats for 200k , and Good luck in future from Romania!

[@RMondo44]

Congrats on the 200k subscribers, mate! I think you were on about 40k when I first discovered this channel, and you fully deserve the rapid growth. I've learned so much about so many fascinating topics and I think the way you cover them is fantastic. You're always respectful of the content creators you focus on and you always add a huge amount of insight. The passion is palpable. Keep it up

[@TheLibermania]

In Germany there is a saying that roughly translates "to be in Wallachia" which means to be in unknown territory and often is added with a uncertainty about what happens to you. I never thought about it but maybe that comes from the stories of Vlad.

[@milestonechild]

Love your content and your youtube grind. We are lucky to have you, professor.

[@andreivasileiorga287]

Congratulations on 200k subscribers. I found this channel a month ago and I really enjoy the content and the community here.

[@shepherd8762]

YAAAY congrats again on the 200K and loving this series keep it up!!!!!!

[@xJamesLaughx]

Thank you for doing this series. I have always had a fascination with Vlad and the whole story and history surrounding him.

[@unluckyirish2763]

Congratulations on 200k, VTH. We all have made it, but it does take a good personality recording these videos to help grow their brand. :) and, nice to see youll get to go back to a school and speak. Also, no surprise that youve got a plan for your 5 hour downtime. You always have a plan

[@dragos_16]

8:56 It's neither! We call it "Țara Românească" (Romanian contry) which wallachia means the same thing (Also vlach comes from the slavs that named romanians "romanised" or something like that!) Edit: My bad! It's from Proto-Germanic and means stranger! (Walhaz)

[@bierwolf8360]

That etymology (Walhaz) also applies to: Wallonia, Wales and Welschland/ Welsche Land (Swiss German name for the Romandie, the french speaking part of the country).

[@rasmusn.e.m1064]

@@bierwolf8360 Also Walnut! xD

[@dragos_16]

@@bierwolf8360 Great to know! 🙂

[@dragos_16]

@@rasmusn.e.m1064 Nice name haha, 'Walnut'

[@rasmusn.e.m1064]

@@dragos_16 It's true though. It means "Italian nut" because hazelnuts are usually what's found in Northern Europe. Walhaz originally referred to the Celts living just North of the Roman Empire but eventually it came to refer to the Italians as a whole in that area, and that's where we get the "walhaz" nut from.

[@tonibest2011]

congrats on 200k this is a great channel

[@snbks4ever]

Congrats on 200k!! Always enjoy your videos and insight

[@michaelaburns734]

8:50 Eastern Europe and Central Europe has this Slavic way of saying it. Valakia is the way to say it. I am actually descendant blood from Western Baltic Lithuania Estonia Latvia area if not a high percentage. I adopted from Medieval II Total War when I was playing as Hungry Poland and Rus (Boyars themselves).

[@Regimentz.]

Congrats on 200k!! You've come so far!! I enjoy your vids!! Your amazing

[@powwowken2760]

I appreciate the aside about the inherent inaccuracies or assumptions that have to be made about History. We can never be 100% sure if what's written in historical texts is actually authentic and have to do a lot of guesswork and archeology to see what claims hold water. It's why even though I love ancient Egypt, a lot of Egyptologists infuriate me.

[@jer1234ish]

Great work, as always. Congrats for 200k!

[@oranexaltation4678]

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[@Aeliasson]

8:27 In Extra History's "Vlad the Impaler - LiES" bonus segment they cover the decision regarding the pronounciation of Wallachia. They actually did the "Vah-lahk-iya" pronunciation for a while, but had doubts because so many of English sources said "Wa-lake-iya". As a Romanian speaker myself, "Vah-lahk-iya" is closer to the Romanian version, but the term is an exonym so it would make more sense to study the foreign pronunciation at the time. Some people might also point out that the "Brasov" and "Targoviste" inflection is different from what you'd hear in their modern pronunciation, but I am detecting some elements of Hungarian musicality in the way they are pronounced in the video, which would make sense if we think about the time in history.

[@tubekulose]

8: 25 Well, they try to pronounce the names of people and towns in the way they should be pronounced in the original languages but when it comes to countries things get quite different for a reason. Most languages have their own names for a lot of foreign countries. E.g.: My home country is Österreich but in English it's called "Austria", in French "Autriche", in Dutch "Oostenrijk", in Hawaiian " 'Aukekulia" and so on. In German we don't say "Hellas", "United States" or "France" either but "Griechenland", "Vereinigte Staaten" and "Frankreich". By the way the Romanian name for Wallachia is "Valahia". 🙂

[@DBProWrestling]

Yeah I admit especially compared to other KZbin communities this one is especially kind and one I actually feel good to be a part of

[@gtownwr]

It seems like just a couple weeks ago you hit 100k! Awesome work!

[@murugamoorthy7156]

Congrulation on 200K Mate! I just remember when I first saw one of your video(The OG Oversimplied's The America Civil War) you were like.. 9K to 12k Subs and then you just Boomed!I hope you grow more in the future! Now its the Road to 500K, then a Road to a Million! So,In the last Stream you said you want to learn more Asian History, so Can I suggest a Videos you might like? Since India(And the Indian Subcontinent in General) is important for Asian History! I suggest, Overly Sarcasstically Explained's The History of Indian Series, and Kraut's India Vs Pakistan, a Continuing Story!

[@kitchenconnection9838]

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[@thewritersblock6870]

Thank you for making Learning fun, and interesting!

[@sharpcamer200]

So glad to see you make it to 200k! I’m happy I got into history and discovered your channel a while back. Hers to next 100k

[@projectdaaltaran]

Impaling wasn't really a twist on crucifixion. Crucifixion looked more like this before the Roman's use of the cross. Looking at the book of Esther, you can see them building a gallows. That wasn't the hang from the neck gallows that we are familiar with. It was a place where a tall pole would be placed to stand in the air after someone was run through with it. So this impaling was pretty much the original crucifixion.

[@dragos_16]

Congrats on your 200ks subscribers!

[@elijahvega5915]

Congrats on 200k! I love this channel and learn so much. I’ve found a new fascination of history through this channel. Keep up the great work! 👍😄

[@emeralddragon2980]

If there's one (of many) thing(s) I've learned from this channel, it's that fear works until it works too well. Getting your subjects to obey you through fear mostly involves the threat of death if you displease or work against them. Then, at some point, they go off the deep end. At that point, you evaluate things and come to the conclusion "If they stay here, we're all going to die. But if we can overthrow them, yes, many of us will die, but more of us will survive in the long term." And that's the moment the leader who rules by fear comes to fear their subjects.

[@amynurss1375]

Awesome! Another one! 200K! Again very interesting! I'm in PA by the way!

[@fraso7331]

Within some languages a word derived from 'Sachsen' or 'Saxons' just became the word for Germans. So the 'Siebenbürger'/'Transsylvanian' Sachsen stand just for people from somewhere in Germany, not for Lower Saxons like in Old Saxons. (The Margraviat of Meißen and some other principalities around it were called (Upper) Saxony after their ruler, who also wore the title Duke of Saxony.)

[@oancemr]

This is the first video "essay" on YT about Vlad Tepes that is historically accurate (for the most part) and you're the only channel i've seen that actually has intelligent commentary and doesn't just go with the cliche "bloodthirsty vampire" (mainly because you actually know history and how these things work). Just wanna add 1 thing as an interesting tid bit that you don't see mentioned almost anywhere: the spikes where NOT sharpened. In any video on the topic you see the pikes sharp at the end, but they were made dull on purpose so they don't pierce so fast through the body, this practice made it so the people impaled would die in a matter of hours up to 2 days. Also, his name "Țepeș" was a nickname given to him by the people as "țeapă" means "pike" (but this is in modern day romanian so idk if this is a nickname given to him by people in modern days or it was actually the case back then). DK if you still read comments on old videos, but I'll leave it for the algo

[@bellehogel8665]

Congratulations on 200k

[@cosminblk8359]

A really small detail that piss me off about the animation is that Vlad's hat doesn't contains thise 5 pearls and that long white thing which rises from the golden star, as you can see in his famous portrait.

[@e1123581321345589144]

8:58 the closes pronunciation would be something like Vlahia. It comes from the word "vlach" which means stranger/foreign in old Slavonic and was an exonym for the Romanina people. In Romania we just Wallachia "the Romanian Country"

[@hannahjones4611]

I believe, although I could be wrong, impaling preceded crucifixion and was used frequently by the Persians (and probably further back too). A good example of that is shown in the book of Esther where Haman was “hanged” (impaled) on his new, shiny “gallows” (essentially a pike).

[@michaelaburns734]

I saw the whole series and I liked it. Got more information on him and his reign.

[@tacobowler]

He explains the Wallacia pronunciation decision in the extra credits episode

[@garint6950]

In regards to the correct pronunciation of Wallachia, it's a bit complicated since Romania mainly uses a different term, "Țara Românească" (literally meaning "Romanian Country"). The word "Wallachia" came from the words "Valah" or "Vlach" which were words used by outsiders, particularly germans, to refer to romanians at the time. As for how the (albeit underused) word is pronounced in Romanian, you are definitely closer with the beginning 'v', although the name doesn't contain a 'c'. It's 'Valahia'. (Sidenote: they nailed the Brașov pronunciation)

[@Idk-wb1qe]

To me it sounded like he accentuated the first syllable of Brașov instead of the second, it should be Brașóv, but it s good nonetheless :)

[@briancomer6766]

Sir, I'm always told I'm full of useless information from people who don't appreciate history. How do you deal with that? Also, I'm from Pittsburgh, my parents currently live in Medina, and I'm currently in St Louis. Your channel is amazing and I appreciate your viewpoints. Please don't stop.

[@stormfly893]

I've been watching you ever since I desired some backup if historic things other people say are actually true, which is surprisingly since your very early videos, I hope you keep your style this way, add your knowledge to further cement the facts. Keep it up, you're making great videos.

[@gheorghitaalsunculitei9146]

Wallachia generally appears as "Țara Românească" (Romanian Country) in Romanian texts but it can also be called Valahia with a V sound. I personally called it Valahia because I find egotistical for southerners to call themself the "Romanian Country"

[@danielwebb8402]

Congrats. Love your content. Learn so much.

[@MonsterIsABlock]

European history: exists France, England and Germany: You could not exist without me...

[@Jose.AFT.Saddul]

The Greeks who invented European history: sad noises

[@darkratoon5436]

@@Jose.AFT.Saddul it is more honest to say they started it, though it is true that depending on where you grew you learned different part of history, as a french i discover a lot on this channel, even on France itself ^^

[@Jose.AFT.Saddul]

@@darkratoon5436 I agree. I’m not even European and the European history taught in my school was dominated by Western Europe + Greece.

[@theman4884]

The wanted a leader who would be pliable and easy to manipulate. Hmm. Makes you you think.

[@Anonymoususer44569]

Congrats on 200K!

[@TriXJester]

If you wanna do a more lighthearted video after this series is done I'd suggest some more OSP, Blue's Top Five Domes! is one thats a lighter topic that focuses more on architectural history. Also if you want to feature another history channel History Tea Time with Lindsay Holiday is a wonderful channel that actually focuses more on women of history. She did a series called Queen & Consorts of England (8 Parts)

[@yrthchannel5701]

So, in Romanian, we have 3 different names for Wallachia : Valahia (which was given by Germans, meaning land of foreigners, the same way they did with Wales and Wallonia) Muntenia (meaning basically Mountain Land) And Țara Românească (meaning the Romanian Country) All of them are pronounced the same way they're written, with Ț being pronounced as "ts"

[@gundabalf]

lol Muntenia isn't the same as Tara Romaneasca, which also includes Oltenia, no?! domnule expert in istoria tarii

[@yrthchannel5701]

@@gundabalf oh shit, my bad. Tho Wallachia is mostly Muntenia

[@nannunbgd]

I recomand you to follow and History March. Have battles verry well described of Vlad,Stephen the great,Michael the brave,etc

[@deathguppie]

My Romanian wife Lucica, says that Walachia is pronounced "Ve-la-kia" Also the truth being inbetween or somewhere in the middle still puts him at serial killer king for the most part.

[@symn00]

I honestly didn't expect the spanish inquisition to show even if briefly in the video

[@VloggingThroughHistory]

No one expects the Spanish Inquisition.

[@sandybarnes887]

@@VloggingThroughHistory 😆 a Python fan, eh? Much respect

[@feartheamish9183]

For your NW ohio trip check out Maumee ohio. Lots of stuff from little turtles war there.

[@bakthihapuarachchi3447]

Please do more Kraut. And Whatifalthist!! Love your content!!

[@TheLaur200]

I like that you know the pronounciancion of words when talking about many a foreign country. It shows respect for the countries! You are right - the correct way to say it is Valahia - Vah-lah-he-ah (dunno the phonetic alphabet to right it like that so I hope this make sense) :D

[@VloggingThroughHistory]

I don't always get it right, but you are correct. I try to respect other places and do my best to learn the correct way to pronounce things. I've learned a lot from people on youtube helping me with that.

[@nogynogard2062]

Yeah 200K !!!!! : ). now we just need 800K and we will make party for 1 M

[@zamurayzombie4271]

second i think but i miss the direct NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO what a shame but im celebrating about your achivment of your channel. And congrats for the suscribers!

[@cameronyates3744]

So happy for this guy hitting 200k. What a man

[@MultiFreeman31]

Not sure if already mentioned but "Vlad" means a "Ruler" "Vladislav" means "Celebrating of Ruling" or Honoring the Rule"

[@jacob8565]

If they got complaints about pronunciation it'll probably show up in the lies episode. Might be worth reviewing at the end of the last episode to see if there's anything interesting to add

[@gavinhennigan3083]

I shall contribute as the guidance for how to pronounce Wallachia in a appropriated way unbeknownst to you I originated from Hencida, Hungary (roughly twenty kilometres from the border of Romania) we would pronounce Wallachia as Walla-shee-a instead of the English pronunciation.

[@drrakw2432]

9:00 Not sure how you'd say it in English, but in Romanian it's "Valahia", pronounced the same way it's spelled.

[@adamlatosinski5475]

If I'm not mistaken, "Wallachia" is an exonym (coming from the same root as "Wales"), not used by most of the Romanian themselves. Therefore I feel it's fine using the English pronunciation. Some Romanian text adopted this name and then they write it as "Valahia" or "Vlahia". We should remember however than in old Latin alphabet there was no distinction between U and V, so it's still not clear to me how they would pronounce it.

[@Wagon434]

If someone is interested in the whole stake thing there is book called The Bridge on the Drina, part of it is about Ottoman Turks is Visegrad and there is a really horrifying description on how did they Impale people, whole book is actually good, one of the best I ever read.

[@diegoontour]

Can i recommend you to watch the Extra History video called Civil war: Surprising soldiers? I would love to hear your comments about it.

[@quandaryn1231]

I think the difference is that notable locations have accepted pronunciations in English that may or may not be the same as those in the local language, whereas the names of things like small towns do not.

[@ferea_896]

6:49 yes, but at the same time the Tudors were very much favourable to Edward. Was that because Henry was married to his daughter of because they couldn’t actually deny him since he was actually really beloved by the people themselves?

[@jasonesterhuizen9828]

PLEASE do another ck3 play through! Pleass i enjoyed it soooo muchh!

[@NoBandwidth-0]

Not related to the video, but my grandpa's great great uncle was a soldier in the Civil War. William Hancock Davis.

[@dicorsak4436]

you deserve 200K subs , keep on keeping on

[@citronnade1506]

Wallachia is an exonym . The romanian name is Tara Românească meaning Romanian county/country/land .Valahia can be still used as a word but it's rather odd . Pronunciation would be like V(Very)A(Alert)L(London)A(Alert)H(Hotel)I(Indoor)A(Alert).

[@hoshinoutaite]

Very often, the cause of death was suffocation, because the diaphragm was destroyed by the stake.

[@WaywardVet]

Now I agree with you and the original content creators, but it does remind me of the famous story of John Smith, where Powhatan was about to crush his skull in, and Pocahontas did the role of "saving him". Just power dynamics and shows of force for the sake of politics.

[@germanmagicstories]

2:25 At the end of part 2, when Vlad empales the first nobles, they actually say, that those impaled persons were still alive and died the following days

[@LudicrousChris]

hope we can see the presentation at the school. that'd be pretty cool!

[@CM-1723]

CHRIS - please can you react to " Jeremy Clarkson the greatest raid of all time "

[@olufemidavies2135]

The “ Turkish commander” was reportedly mehmed’s father in law

[@tudorm6838]

Much information about Vlad's cruelty was spread by his direct enemies, such as the rulers of Brașov, and could be exaggerated. I read that he did not impale the nobles, but used the usual methods of execution of his time. Great comments!

[@Iruth27]

Ironically, the ancestors of the Transylvanian Saxons weren't actually Saxons, they came from what is today in the West of Germany, the Netherlands, Belgium, and Northeastern France, as well Southern and Central Germany, but not actually from Upper or Lower Saxony.

[@maximilianolimamoreira5002]

yeah, it's just coming from tradition of calling German settlers Saxons, in some languages.

[@96gh0st]

One reason is that the name wallachia derives from old germanic, slavic or even from gothic word walhaz, wolka, walhs or many more other derivatives witch mean romance speaking people......that`s how the germanic and slavic tribes could refer to the latins in the region of this part of Europe But pronunciation is with ,,v`` because this is how the germans and slavs could pronounce the ,,w`` in thier worlds.....maybe mostly germans

[@fraso7331]

Valahia without any 'k'. Within the Romanian language 'h' is pronounced like 'ch' in the german word 'Loch' or like 'h' in 'hound'. I can't remember, which one is used in the case of 'Valahia'. In modern Romanian it is called "principatul Țării Românești".

[@maximilianolimamoreira5002]

Loch is Scottish Gaelic, not German

[@fraso7331]

I am german and I guarantee you, 'Loch' is a german word meaning hole and 'loch' is a Scottish Gaelic word meaning a hole with water in it. Easy to remember. (In German nouns are written with a capital letter at the beginning.)

[@maximilianolimamoreira5002]

@@fraso7331 hole with water in it? just call it river,lol

[@fraso7331]

Everyone knows about that hole in Loch Ness, which is used by Nessy to get in from prehistory and to go home after scaring some visitors. ;)

[@Deimnos]

I am laaate!! So basically both Vahalia (your pronunciation) and Wallachia (EC pronunciation) are correct. Valahia is the local name and variation, while Wallachia is an "westernisation" of it. It is the same thing with Ion and John, one is the local word, the other the international translation. I do remember we had a few senteces on the etimology of the word back in the 8th and the 12 grade while learning that part in our history, but for the life of me i don't actually remember the content. Also, unfortunately, i can't find my 8th grade History textbook :(

[@untruelie2640]

Even considering the brutality standards of medieval Europe, I think it's fair to say that Vlad Dracula was a psychopath and probably a sadist. There are a few individuals in medieval history that would be considered serial killers or brutal psychopaths, like the infamous Elizabeth Báthory or the monstrous Gilles de Rais - probably the two worst serial killers in world history. I think it could be argued that Vlad falls in this category too.

[@maximilianolimamoreira5002]

Elizabeth Báthory was born in the 16th century, it was the early modern period when she lived.

[@untruelie2640]

@@maximilianolimamoreira5002 You are right. My mistake.

[@noahgibsonspeninsularwarsa1134]

Raising the stakes, literally.