The True Vlad Dracula (A Video Essay)

Описание: To demonstrate that everything in this video is strictly for educational purposes and I have no desire to steal or misuse the sources and research of the people I am citing, this video will NOT be monatized. If any credit is to be given, it should be to the men and women whose work I read.

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Florescu, Radu R. and Raymond T. McNally. Dracula: Prince of Many Faces. New York: Back Bay Books, 1989

Ibrahim, Raymond. Defenders of the West: The Christian Heroes Who Stood Against Islam. Bombardier Books. 2022

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Treptow, Kurt W, ed., Dracula: Esssays on the Life and Times of Vlad the Impaler. Oxford: Center for Romanian Studies, 2019.

Vlad III Dracula is a man regarded as legendary and was the chief influence for Bram Stoker's vampire of the same name. Since the book's release, the Dread Lord Impaler has been featured, discussed, and sensationalized as a cruel, sadistic, and twisted monster. But is there more to him than this? In this video essay, I look into some accounts compiled by academics of the ancient world and scholars who have studied the Prince of Wallachia deeply, and today I'd like to share the full context of Dracula so that, perhaps, he can start to recieve the proper respect he deserves.