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Vlad III, commonly known as Vlad the Impaler (Romanian: Vlad Țepeș [ˈ v l a d ˈ ts e p e ʃ]) or Vlad Dracula (/ ˈ d r æ k j ʊ l ə,-j ə-/; Romanian: Vlad Drăculea [ˈ d r ə k u l e̯a]; 1428/31 – 1476/77), was Voivode of Wallachia three times between 1448 and his death in 1476/77.
Apr 30, 2024 · Vlad the Impaler (born 1431, Sighișoara, Transylvania [now in Romania]—died 1476, north of present-day Bucharest, Romania) was a voivode (military governor, or prince) of Walachia (1448; 1456–1462; 1476) whose cruel methods of punishing his enemies gained notoriety in 15th-century Europe.
1499 German woodcut showing Vlad III dining among the impaled corpses of his victims. Vlad learned that the Ottoman forces were lax at protecting their camp, and one night he launched a surprise attack. However, it failed to sow panic among the Ottoman troops, and despite several hours of fighting, the Wallachians had to retreat just before dawn.
There were about 20,000 of these dead or dying victims of the Impaler, covering an area three miles long and one mile wide. Mehmed was said to have been dumbstruck, and his men terrified. One of the slaughtered souls was a leading Ottoman, Hamza Pasha, who had been impaled on a stake taller than anyone else’s, owing to his high rank.
It is highly unlikely that a rival of Vlad’s would have reduced the number of Vlad's victims. The atrocities made by Vlad in the German stories include impaling, torturing, burning, skinning, roasting, and boiling people, feeding people human flesh (their friends or relatives), cutting off limbs, drowning, and nailing of hats to the heads of ...
A ghoulish Vlad Tepes (the Impaler) lives up to his fearsome image as he feasts amid his victims in this 15th-century German woodcut. Dracula Spent Much of His Imprisonment Torturing and Impaling Rodents that He Caught in His Quarters
Oct 28, 2021 · Gruesome feast Vlad III dines amid impaled victims following his assault on Brasov (then known as Kronstadt). Printed in Nuremberg in 1499, this engraving, and others like it, helped spread...
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