The OG Dracula: No Sparkles, Just Blood | Dark Dives

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Blair Zoń

Documentary, Education, Business, Society & Culture

4.4 • 961 Ratings

🗓️ 30 October 2023

⏱️ 26 minutes

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Sign up for our Patreon to support what we do! https://www.patreon.com/iilluminaughtii Welcome to Dark Dives, a new series where we explore the murky and devious depths of humanity. Vlad Dracula is seen as one of the most evil, sadistic men ever to walk the earth. If you think about it, he was only a teenager when he started his reign, which later consisted of putting people on pikes. But is he really the most evil man? Or has that been exaggerated as history wears on? Connect With Me: https://linktr.ee/iilluminaughtii’ Sources: https://justpaste.it/c1mhb Writers/Researchers/Helpers: Ali Z-B This episode was edited and mixed by: G. Thomas Craig Album cover art created by: Betsy Primes Intro Song Credits: Last to Fall- Will Van De Crommert Outro Song Credits: Sacred and Profane- Nicholas Rowe Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:41.2	Dracula, the O.G.
0:42.2	And just in time for to my whole. Dracula, the O.G.
0:43.0	And just in time for Halloween.
0:47.1	So, Vlad the impaler, of course.
0:49.0	The big scary.
0:50.2	He ruled over Wallachia, which is like present-day Romania back in the 15th century.
0:55.2	Now, this had a bit of a reputation for being one serious hardcore ruler.
1:00.4	Vlad was all about that impalement life. He would stick his enemies on sharp long stakes and leave them there to suffer.
1:07.0	It was like a twisted version of lawn decoration.
1:10.0	But here's the thing, Vlad wasn't just a sadistic maniac.
1:14.0	He had a reason for the madness.
1:16.0	You see, he was constantly at odds with the Ottoman Empire,
1:19.0	and he was all about defending his land.
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