03 - Vlad the Impaler Prince
On this episode, we get blunt about Vlad the Impaler of Wallachia. Was he a reasonable man of his times or was he a psychopath? Join me on this legend laden episode as I try to expose the real Dracula. At the same time, we'll learn more than we will ever need to know about impaling. Fair warning: I don't delve too deeply into the atrocities, but there are some fairly gruesome descriptions.
Vlad Draculea (1431 - 1476ce)
Show Notes:
- Nuremburg Pamphlet - University of Pennsylvania
- Image of Vlad Draculea wood carving
- The Historical Dracula - an essay by Ray Porter
- Poenari Castle
- Romanian Tourism - Count Dracula's Legend
