The Real Dracula Was Far Worse Than Any Vampire | Vlad the Impaler

History Without Borders ^ | 23/12/25

[Eleutheria5]

In this documentary, we dive into the true story of Vlad III Dracula, better known as Vlad the Impaler – the 15th‑century prince who turned a small, fragile principality into a nightmare for the Ottoman Empire. From his childhood as an Ottoman hostage to the infamous Forest of the Impaled that made Sultan Mehmed II turn back in fear, this is the brutal, human story behind the legend.

This video covers:

Vlad’s birth and early life in Transylvania and Wallachia His years as a political hostage in the Ottoman Empire The murders of his father and brother and his burning desire for revenge How he seized power and unleashed a reign of terror on the boyars Impalement, propaganda, and the golden cup that no one dared steal His war against Mehmed II: scorched earth and the Night Attack at Târgoviște The 20,000 bodies on stakes that shocked the world His fall, mysterious death, and empty grave How Bram Stoker borrowed his name for Count Dracula – and how the fiction differs from reality If you learned something new, hit like, subscribe to History Without Borders, and tell us in the comments:

[No name given]

Quite.

[mass55th]

Exactly. Hadn’t he been taken prisoner by them? Been sodomized, etc. He was a warrior against the Ottomans.

[TalBlack]

Leaving Cedar Grove cemetery late one November eve I happened to notice off in the gloom an old fashioned rounded top stone glowing faintly white with the legend DRACUL. I thought “man you gotta be kidding”! Then I got the hell out of there…

[Bonemaker]

[T.B. Yoits]

From the article: The real Dracula was far worse better than any vampire...

[Jolla]

IF he had defeated Mehmed II and turned back the muslims he would have been one of the great Christian soldiers.

[Harmless Teddy Bear]

At least Muslims don’t abort their babies or groom their children into becoming transvestites.

Yeah, they do.

Both.

Oh and infanticide.

They do that too.

[SunkenCiv]

Lookes like the Blood Libel caucus got busy in the keywords. Vlad was a Christian, not a Jew.

Here’s some stuff to really stir up a hornet’s nest, since someone opened up that ugly door:

https://www.labrujulaverde.com/en/2025/02/the-story-of-radu-the-handsome-the-younger-brother-of-vlad-the-impaler-who-lived-in-the-ottoman-court-and-participated-in-the-fall-of-constantinople/

https://qnews.com.au/on-this-day-march-30-mehmed-ii-and-radu-the-beautiful/

[SunkenCiv]

[Secret Agent Man]

This is not really convincing me he was a bad guy. I think we heed a hell of a lot of Vlads right now.

[Keyhopper]

Traitorous politicians heads on white house fence

[BFW]

There’s a long history of those who believed that when you have them by the balls their hearts and minds will follow.....

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[Cronos]

Interesting point, but Poland and Hungary practically never fought.

There is a saying in Polish and a corresponding one in Magyar that goes “Polak, Węgier – dwa bratanki, i do szabli, i do szklanki” pole, Hungarian two brothers in arms and drinking.

The Crusade of Varna (1444) was a direct union between Poland and Hungary under King Władysław III (also known as Władysław Warneńczyk). Moldavia and Wallachia also contributed troops. The coalition suffered a catastrophic defeat, and King Władysław was killed, which effectively ended the last major unified effort to expel the Ottomans from the Balkans for decades.

The Moldavian prince Stephen the Great won a major victory against the Ottomans at the Battle of Vaslui (1475) with help from Hungarian and Polish reinforcements.

The Ottoman Empire was a global superpower with a highly disciplined professional army (the Janissaries) that often outnumbered European coalitions.

The Ottomans in the 1500s were almost like the USA in the 1990s, a juggernaut.

The Christian forces were divided due to Calvinist Hungarians actually fighting on the side of the Ottomans in 1683 and Catholic France in alliance with the Ottomans against the Hapsburgs

[Cronos]

Don’t kid yourself.

The Democrats are evil yes, as are the communists, but they are secondary to the great evil that is islam

[sauropod]

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[Eleutheria5]

HBO made one, I think. But no gory forest, just information that it existed, and really bugged his young wife.

[Eleutheria5]

It wasn’t all Muzzies. He did that to his political enemies, petty thieves, or anyone who p!ssed him off.

[Cincinnatus.45-70]

Thanks! That 2nd one is great!

[Eleutheria5]

Now just a cotton pickin’ minit here. Let’s be fair. His little brother was the one who got sodomized. He just couldn’t do anything about it at the time, being a child himself.

[Hot Tabasco]

I watched that video last week and Vlad was a true monster. I’m glad I never lived in those days.