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

Vlad the Impaler may have cemented the throne for a little while but the Ottoman Empire was very keen on ousting him and replacing him with Radu the Handsome. And it seemed like all of his neighbors were either apathetic or working with the Ottomans. But he is not going to go quietly...

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[Hypastpist]

"I IMPALED THE OTTOMEN, THE OTTOWOMEN AND THE OTTOCHILDREN TOO!"

-vlad definitely

[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.

[michaeleaster]

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

[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..."

[abcdef]

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

[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...

[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.

[ktheterkuceder]

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

[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.

[rolebo]

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.

[tepesobrejac]

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.

[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.

[ktheterkuceder]

Stephen becomes an ottoman ally.
Vlad: bruh.

[reinaldoaugusto]

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

[eldorados_lost_searcher]

"You did not have--"

*Crazy eyes intensify*

*Pulls out the offending captain's head*

"--an invitation."

[catalinmarius]

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.

[michaelconnell]

Wasn’t expecting Vlad to have some Assassin class qualifications

[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.

[Wildtigger]

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

[niclassemmerow]

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